Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in Pennsylvania in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 wrongful death settlements obtained in Pennsylvania in the year 2020. 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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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in Pennsylvania in 2020) you have also made the list of Top 20 Wrongful Death Settlements in Pennsylvania in 2020.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Greg Prosmushkin, of Law Offices of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Motorcyclist v. Bus Co. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew J. Stern, Elizabeth A. Crawford of Kline & Specter P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Colon v. Einstein Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Train, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Neurosurgery Malpractice, Failure to Test |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $2,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven G. Wigrizer, Jason S. Weiss of Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer, Brecher & Miller, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Burnett v. Pennsylvania Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania Health System, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Fall, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $1,591,666.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan D. Marx of Kaplun Marx P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Scavo v. EF Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy R. Lawn of Raynes McCarty |
| Case: | Estate of Kelly v. Premier Urgent Care, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas A. Veronis of Hagelgans & Veronis, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Oswald v. Gable, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $1,280,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey P. Hoyle, Michael JL Handley of The Law Offices of Jeffrey P. Hoyle |
| Case: | DiAntonio v. Kelly |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $1,227,590.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wade Suthard, Raymond M. Bily of Reiff & Bily |
| Case: | Estate of Vafokulova v. UA International Consulting Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $1,175,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Neil R. Rosen of Rosen, Louik & Perry PC |
| Case: | Estate of Mollura v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $1,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Francis J. Curran of The Curran Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Myers v. Eagleville Hospital |
| Type: | Business Liability, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
Updated on 07/04/2021