Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 personal injury verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2019. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried in one of the Nation's state or federal courts.
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1 | |
Amount: | $8,000,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Thomas R. Kline of Kline & Specter, P.C.; Jason A. Itkin of Arnold & Itkin, LLP; Stephen A. Sheller of Sheller, PC |
Case: | Murray v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Defective Drug |
State: | Pennsylvania |
2 | |
Amount: | $2,055,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael J. Miller, Curtis G. Hoke, David J. Dickens, Jeffrey Travers, Nancy Guy Armstrong Miller of The Miller Firm, LLC; R. Brent Wisner, Michael L. Baum, Pedram Esfandiary of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC; Mark Burton of Audet & Partners, LLP; Steven J. Brady of Brady Law Group |
Case: | Pilliod v. Monsanto Co. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
State: | California |
3 | |
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 |
4 | |
Amount: | $325,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jerome H. Block, Alexandria Awad, John P. Guinan of Levy Konigsberg LLP; Christian H. Hartley, Suzanne Ratcliffe of Maune, Raichle, Hartley, French and Mudd, LLC |
Case: | Olson v. Brenntag North America Inc., et al. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
State: | New York |
5 | |
Amount: | $229,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Keith D. Forman, Mary M. Koch, Sarah L. Smith of Wais, Vogelstein, Forman & Offutt LLC |
Case: | Byrom v. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center |
Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
State: | Maryland |
6 | |
Amount: | $202,230,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Dereck G. Capaz, Laura Turbe Capaz of Capaz Law Firm Tampa Personal Injury Attorneys & Car Accident Lawyers; Andres N. Oliveros of Andres N. Oliveros, P.A. |
Case: | Garcia v. Espildora |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort |
State: | Florida |
7 | |
Amount: | $151,791,000.00 |
Attorneys: | J. Greg Allen, Kendall Dunson, LaBarron N. Boone of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.; William J. Gamble of Gamble Gamble Calame & Jones, LLC |
Case: | Smith v. Ford Motor Co., et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Paralysis Injury, Design Defect |
State: | Alabama |
8 | |
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 |
9 | |
Amount: | $120,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Braden R. Lepisto, Tracie L. Palmer, Elia Robertson of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
Case: | McFarland v. Ethicon Women’s Health and Urology, et al. |
Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Strict Liability |
State: | Pennsylvania |
10 | |
Amount: | $113,402,626.00 |
Attorneys: | Steven R. Vartazarian, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC |
Case: | N.R., Pro Ami v. County of San Bernardino Children and Family Services |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
State: | California |
11 | |
Amount: | $110,640,958.00 |
Attorneys: | Richard A. Gurfein, Preston J. Doulgas of Gurfein Douglas LLP |
Case: | Redish v. Adler, et al. |
Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort |
State: | New York |
12 | |
Amount: | $110,174,972.00 |
Attorneys: | Daniel P. O'Toole, Scott Occhiogrosso of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
Case: | Liciaga v. NYC Transit Authority |
Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
State: | New York |
13 | |
Amount: | $101,798,965.00 |
Attorneys: | Benedict Morelli, David Sirotkin, Alexander Morelli, Danielle Lamberg, Michael S. Schlesinger of Morelli Law Firm |
Case: | Perez v. Live Nation Worldwide Inc. |
Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Fall, Forklift Accident, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury |
State: | New York |
14 | |
Amount: | $100,673,368.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert A. Clifford, Bradley M. Cosgrove, Keith A. Hebeisen, Charles R. Haskins, Sarah F. King of Clifford Law Offices, P.C. |
Case: | G.S. v. Walker, et al. |
Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Inform, Failure to Report, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
State: | Illinois |
15 | |
Amount: | $95,477,464.00 |
Attorneys: | Joseph A. Power Jr., James I. Power of Power Rogers LLP |
Case: | Montagano v. Leading Edge Group Inc., et al. |
Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Failure to Train, Crane Accident, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Amputation |
State: | Illinois |
16 | |
Amount: | $81,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Peter A. Law, E. Michael Moran, Denise D. Hoying of Law & Moran, Attorneys at Law |
Case: | Taylor v. The Kroger Co. |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
State: | Georgia |
17 | |
Amount: | $80,267,634.00 |
Attorneys: | Aimee H. Wagstaff, David J. Wool, Kathryn M. Forgie of Andrus Wagstaff PC; Lori E. Andrus of Andrus Anderson LLP |
Case: | Hardeman v. Monsanto Company |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
State: | California |
18 | |
Amount: | $80,025,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Lee B. Balefsky, Michelle L. Tiger of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
Case: | Mesigian v. Ethicon Inc., et al. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Pelvic Mesh Complications, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
State: | Pennsylvania |
19 | |
Amount: | $80,005,006.00 |
Attorneys: | Raymond L. Thomas of Ray Thomas, PC |
Case: | Lozano v. JNM Express L.L.C., et al. |
Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
State: | Texas |
20 | |
Amount: | $70,578,289.00 |
Attorneys: | Joseph H. Low IV of The Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV; Daniel Rodriguez, Chantal A. Trujillo, Danay Gonzalez of Rodriguez & Associates |
Case: | Cuevas v. Rai Transport Inc. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
State: | California |
21 | |
Amount: | $70,102,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Marc P. Kunen, Jose L. Becerra of The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A. |
Case: | Thornton v. GEA Mechanical Equipment US Inc. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort |
State: | Florida |
22 | |
Amount: | $59,756,223.00 |
Attorneys: | Phillip C. Ripper, L. Brent Farney, Dennis J. Bentley, J. Hunter Morris of Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys |
Case: | Guerrero III v. Pena |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort |
State: | Texas |
23 | |
Amount: | $59,170,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Ben B. Rubinowitz, Richard M. Steigman of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf |
Case: | Yanes v. NYC Board of Ed., et al. |
Type: | Government Negligence, Personal Injury, School Safety, Burn Injury, Emotional Distress, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
State: | New York |
24 | |
Amount: | $54,477,968.00 |
Attorneys: | Stuart Mann, Joshua Maximon of Mann & Maximon, LLC |
Case: | Suydam v. LFI Fort Pierce, et al. |
Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia |
State: | Colorado |
25 | |
Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert F. DiCello, Justin J. Hawal of Dicello Levitt Gutzler LLC |
Case: | Arnold Black v. East Cleveland |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
State: | Ohio |
26 | |
Amount: | $46,814,598.00 |
Attorneys: | Evan Torgan, Mitchell K. Aaron, Ona E. Sanders of Torgan Cooper + Aaron |
Case: | Jones v. Jones, et al. |
Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Neurosurgery Malpractice, Failure to Test, Quadriplegia |
State: | New York |
27 | |
Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Peter A. Law, Brian C. Kaplan of Law & Moran, Attorneys at Law; James A. Rice, Jr., Andrew J. Brandt of James A. Rice, Jr., P.C. |
Case: | Carmichael v. Georgia CVS Pharmacy L.L.C. |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Failure to Maintain, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
State: | Georgia |
28 | |
Amount: | $43,083,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Scott Rynecki of Rubenstein & Rynecki; John K. Avanzino of Avanzino & Moreno, PC |
Case: | K.C.C. v. United Lubavitcher Yeshiva, et al. |
Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, School Bus Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
State: | New York |
29 | |
Amount: | $41,050,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Zane Berg, Cristina Sabbagh of Schlesinger Law Offices, PA; Thomas P. Angelo, James W. Carpenter of Angelo & Banta, P.A.; Crane A. Johnstone of Johnstone Law P.A. |
Case: | Schnurr v. J.L. Property Owners Association Inc. |
Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury, Quadriplegia |
State: | Florida |
30 | |
Amount: | $41,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Thomas R. Kline, Lee B. Balefsky, Michelle L. Tiger of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
Case: | Emmet v. Ethicon Women’s Health & Urology, et al. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Pelvic Mesh Complications, Negligent Tort, Design Defect |
State: | Pennsylvania |
31 | |
Amount: | $40,145,909.00 |
Attorneys: | Jim M. Perdue Jr., Donald H. Kidd, Adam J. Blake of Perdue & Kidd; Errol John Dietze, Raymond H. Reese, Errol John 'Johnny' Dietze, Jr. of Dietze & Reese LLP |
Case: | Kulik, et al. v. Stallion Production Services LP, et al. |
Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Quadriplegia |
State: | Texas |
32 | |
Amount: | $40,137,769.00 |
Attorneys: | David C. Greenstone, Stuart J. Purdy, Marissa Langhoff, Lisa M. Barley of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC |
Case: | Cabibi v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
State: | California |
33 | |
Amount: | $39,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Bruce H. Nagel, Andrew L. O’Connor of Nagel Rice, LLP |
Case: | Agiz v. Heller Industrial Park, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort, Amputation |
State: | New Jersey |
34 | |
Amount: | $37,615,818.00 |
Attorneys: | James L. Mitchell of PayneMitchell Law Group; Charla G. Aldous, Brent Walker of Aldous \ Walker LLP |
Case: | Milburn v. American Honda Motor Company Inc., et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Catastrophic Injury, Quadriplegia |
State: | Texas |
35 | |
Amount: | $37,300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Moshe Maimon of Levy Konigsberg LLP; Christopher J. Panatier of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC; Christopher M. Placitella of Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C. |
Case: | Barden, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
State: | New Jersey |
36 | |
Amount: | $36,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert S. Sinsheimer, Lisa A. Parlagreco of Sinsheimer & Associates; Jeffrey S. Beeler of Heinlein Beeler Mingace & Heineman, P.C.; Benjamin D. Stevenson of Stevenson Barrett LLP |
Case: | Lipton v. Knight |
Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, School Bus Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Catastrophic Injury |
State: | Massachusetts |
37 | |
Amount: | $34,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jennifer L. Alesio, Daniel P. Blouin, John Richardson, Paul C. Cook, Deborah R. Rosenthal, Benjamin D. Goldstein of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
Case: | Putt v. Ford Motor Company |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
State: | California |
38 | |
Amount: | $33,684,140.00 |
Attorneys: | David P. Matthews of Matthews & Associates; Rosemary Pinto of Feldman & Pinto |
Case: | Reed-Brown v. Rex Medical L.P. |
Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Medical Device, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
State: | Pennsylvania |
39 | |
Amount: | $33,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert C. Hilliard, Marion M. Reilly, John C. Duff, Rudy Gonzales, Jr., G. Joseph Barrientos, Alex Hilliard, Jessi J. Pritchett, Bradford P. Klager, Catherine Tobin Hilliard of Hilliard Martinez Gonzales L.L.P. |
Case: | Siegel, et al. v. Yamaha Golf-Car Co., et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia, Design Defect |
State: | Texas |
40 | |
Amount: | $32,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Ira Newman, Edward J. Sanocki, Carl B. Tegtmeier of Sanocki, Newman & Turret, LLP |
Case: | Lassalle v. City of NY, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Burn Injury, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
State: | New York |
41 | |
Amount: | $32,072,166.00 |
Attorneys: | Bruce W. Jacobus Jr. of Jacobus & Fielding |
Case: | Douglass v. Plowfield, et al. |
Type: | Construction Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Paralysis Injury |
State: | Florida |
42 | |
Amount: | $32,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Charla G. Aldous, Brent Walker, Caleb M. Miller of Aldous \ Walker LLP |
Case: | Fletcher v. IG |
Type: | Personal Injury, Rape, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort |
State: | Texas |
43 | |
Amount: | $30,840,015.00 |
Attorneys: | Mark A. Avera of Avera & Smith, LLP; Donald M. Hinkle of Hinkle & Foran |
Case: | Faircloth v. Cantina Tallahassee, LLC, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, DUI, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
State: | Florida |
44 | |
Amount: | $30,550,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Benjamin R. Zimmermann, David P. McCormack, Robert W. Casby of Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C. |
Case: | A.B., Pro Ami v. Cross Country Staffing Inc. |
Type: | Birth Injury, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Inadequate Care, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort |
State: | Massachusetts |
45 | |
Amount: | $30,148,619.00 |
Attorneys: | Brandon G. Cathey, Brent G. Steinberg, Daniel Greene of Swope, Rodante P.A. |
Case: | Willoughby v. Ellison |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality |
State: | Florida |
46 | |
Amount: | $29,400,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Denyse F. Clancy, Joseph D. Satterley, Ted W. Pelletier, Mark A. Swanson of Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood |
Case: | Leavitt v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
State: | California |
47 | |
Amount: | $28,600,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Carol L. Forte of Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari, P.C. |
Case: | Szell v. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation |
Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
State: | New Jersey |
48 | |
Amount: | $28,435,964.00 |
Attorneys: | Peter C. Beirne, Nectaria Belantis, Bryon P. Josselyn, Joshua S. Paul of The Paul Law Firm |
Case: | Webb v. General Cable Corp. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
State: | California |
49 | |
Amount: | $28,057,288.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert A. Miklos of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos PC |
Case: | Roberts v. New York City Health & Hospital Corp. |
Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test, Paralysis Injury |
State: | New York |
50 | |
Amount: | $26,619,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Peter C. Beirne, Nectaria Belantis, Bryon P. Josselyn, Joshua S. Paul of The Paul Law Firm |
Case: | Phipps v. Copeland Corp. LLC |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
State: | California |