Top 20 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2019
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $1,127,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey S. Weikum of Pagel Weikum Law Firm; Thomas A. Dickson of Dickson Law Office; Chad C. Nodland of Chad C. Nodland, P.C. |
| Case: | Monson v. Morsette |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | North Dakota |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $700,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott W. Leeds, Channa Lloyd of The Cochran Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Doty v. Rodriguez, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Conspiracy, Murder, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $495,123,680.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Phillips, Kirby Johnson of Law Offices of Phillips & Hunt |
| Case: | Estate of McCoy v. Wade, et al. |
| Type: | Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $280,065,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandon Peak, Christopher B. McDaniel, Ramsey B. Prather, Joel O. Wooten of Butler Wooten & Peak LLP; LaRae D. Moore of Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Madere v. Greenwich Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Georgia |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $157,445,439.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brittany C. Barron, Steven J. Hammer, Scott P. Schlesinger, Jonathan R. Gdanski of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA |
| Case: | Estate of Caprio v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $125,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shaun P. O'Hara, Charles A. Gower, Miranda Brash of Charles A. Gower, P.C. |
| Case: | Thornton v. Ralston GA LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $123,634,686.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garth L. Jones, Karen Koehler, Andrew Ackley of Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore; Bethany Mito Lee, Risa D. Woo, D. Sho Ly, Nelson Lee of Lee & Lee, PS |
| Case: | Dinh Group v. Ride The Ducks International, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $60,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Evan L. Ginsburg of Law Offices of Evan L. Ginsburg; William M. Paoli, Court B. Purdy of Paoli Purdy, LLP |
| Case: | Johnson, et al. v. Town of Apple Valley |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $52,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | N. John Bey, Stuart B. Bagley, Kevin A. James, Tifanie R. Owens of Bey & Associates, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Purdue v. Quick Stop and Deli Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Failure to Maintain, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Georgia |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $48,630,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ivy R. Gage, Danial O. Laird of The Gage Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Whitley-Murray v. Valley Health System L.L.C. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| State: | Nevada |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $42,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward P. Dudensing of The Office of Ed Dudensing; Thomas G.C. McLaughlin of Law Office of Thomas G.C. McLaughlin; Jay P. Renneisen of Nursing Home & Elder Abuse Law Center |
| Case: | Lovenstein, et al. v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge, et al. |
| Type: | Fraud, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Intentional Tort, Failure to Supervise, Elder Abuse, Failure to Train, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $42,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart N. Ratzan, Stuart J. Weissman of Ratzan Weissman & Boldt; Edward H. Zebersky of Zebersky Payne Shaw Lewenz, LLP; John G. Crabtree of Crabtree & Auslander |
| Case: | Estate of Gloger v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $42,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randi McGinn, Michael Sievers of McGinn, Montoya, Love & Curry, PA |
| Case: | Hein v. Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Design Defect |
| State: | New Mexico |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $40,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David E. Harris, Louie J. Cook of Sico Hoelscher Harris LLP; Briggs F. Cheney, Joshua Allison of Sheehan & Sheehan, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Armijo v. Werner Enterprises, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| State: | New Mexico |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $37,005,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brittany C. Barron, Steven J. Hammer, Scott P. Schlesinger, Jonathan R. Gdanski of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Celene Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka, Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries |
| Case: | Estate of Mahfuz v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $36,240,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory L. Gowan, Luis Alberto Elizondo of Gowan Elizondo LLP; Douglas A. Allison of Law Office of Douglas Allison |
| Case: | Enriquez, et al. v. Lasko Products, Inc, et al. |
| Type: | Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Defective Product, Strict Liability, Smoke Inhalation, Fire Damage |
| State: | Texas |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $33,413,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ben C. Brodhead III, Ashley B. Fournet of Brodhead Law, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Mayfield v. Kennison |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $32,144,972.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steve R. Romines, Lawrence I. Young of Romines, Weis & Young, PSC |
| Case: | Estate of Garmon v. Jenkins, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Kentucky |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott E. Boyer, Arash Homampour of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC; Hamed L. Yazdanpanah of Law Offices of Hamed Yazdanpanah |
| Case: | Estate of Plascencia, et al. v. Deese, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David H. Marsh, Richard J. Riley, Derrick A. Mills of Marsh Rickard & Bryan, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Sledge v. The DCH Health Care Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Alabama |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $28,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua D. Pollack of Kramer & Pollack LLP; Joel H. Robinson of Robinson & Yablon PC |
| Case: | Hayden, et al. v. Zarghami, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $27,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan J. Hamilton, Jeffrey P. Shiver, Margaret E. Randels of Shiver Hamilton, LLC; James M. Roth of The Roth Firm LLC |
| Case: | Huynh v. MDV Spartannash, LLC |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Georgia |