Top 20 Premises Liability Settlements in the United States in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 premises liability settlements obtained in the United States in the year 2019. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $60,375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Filippo Marchino, Damon Rogers, Thomas E. Gray of The X-Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Alvarez v. Campbell, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $36,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul J. Edelstein, Glenn K. Faegenburg of Edelsteins, Faegenburg & Brown LLP |
| Case: | Tavares, et al. v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Excavator Accident, Negligent Tort, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $28,715,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rahul Ravipudi, Ian P. Samson, Paul A. Traina of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; Jon C. Teller, Bobby Saadian, Daniel B. Miller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Martinez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 4 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian W. Easton, Matthew D. Easton, Travis R. Easton, Gabriel M. Mendoza of Easton & Easton, LLP |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Premises Owner |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 4 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Deborah S. Chang, Brian J. Panish, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; Richard L. Duquette of Richard L. Duquette Law Firm |
| Case: | Du v. The City of San Diego |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Construction Defect, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arash Khorsandi, Brian G. Beecher of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Jane Doe v. Farm Operator, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone of Dordick Law Corporation; Jeffrey S. Dawson of The Law office of Jeffrey S. Dawson |
| Case: | T.J. v. University Community Association |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 6 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel P. O'Toole, Scott Occhiogrosso of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Mirzayev v. JPER LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 6 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ramzy P. Ladah, Anthony L. Ashby of Ladah Law Firm |
| Case: | M.B., Pro Ami v. Pennwood Partners L.P., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Nevada |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd A. Smith (IL), Brian LaCien of Smith LaCien LLP |
| Case: | Dumitrescu v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $9,475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy D. McMahon, Mark A. Sigala, Ben H. Stoddard of Corsiglia McMahon & Allard, LLP |
| Case: | Kulkarni v. The Sobrato Organization LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Architectural Malpractice, Design Defect |
| State: | California |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $8,605,388.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Power, Thomas H. Murphy (IL) of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Customer v. Retail Establishment |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leigh D. Eskenasi, Louis Grandelli of Law Offices of Louis Grandelli, PC |
| Case: | Leccese v. The Brooklyn Union Gas Co., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Fall, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Spencer R. Lucas, Noriel L. Flores of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Bermas, et al. v. Waterstone Garden Investments, LP, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pedro P. Echarte, III of Haggard Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Doe v. ABC Corp. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $4,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Glen P. Rodriguez, Heather Nathan of Rodriguez & Nathan, PLLC |
| Case: | Adames v. LIRR |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $4,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James D. Martin of Martin Kane Kuper LLC |
| Case: | Dembitsky v. Defendant Hotel |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $4,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John H. Howard, Brett C. Templeman of Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman |
| Case: | Caceres v. Villanueva |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin R. Boyle, Andrew P. Owen, Brian J. Panish of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Scott v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $3,722,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott Occhiogrosso of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Topuria v. Ane LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William P. Hepner of Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP |
| Case: | Construction Worker v. General Contractor, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | New York |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $3,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Slawek W. Platta, Brandon Cotter of Platta Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Norko v. 1211 6th Avenue Property Owner LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Ladder Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Lance C. Behringer of Law Offices of Haytham Faraj PLLC |
| Case: | Caloca v. Zuma House LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone of Dordick Law Corporation; Cristobal M. Galindo of Law offices of Cristobal M. Galindo, P.C. |
| Case: | Carranza v. Driver Urban |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |