Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States in 2020

Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States in 2020We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 personal injury settlements obtained in the United States 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 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States in 2020) you have also made the list of Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States in 2020.

Important: While we strive to achieve maximum accuracy and completeness of our lists, we cannot guarantee either at 100%. If you believe another settlement should be on this list, please submit it to us today.

1
Amount: $125,000,000.00
Attorneys: David M. Estes, David M. Freeman, David A. Mazie, Adam M. Epstein of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC
Case: Meister v. Verizon New Jersey Inc.
Type: Business Liability, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury
State: New Jersey
2
Amount: $41,148,845.69
Attorneys: Danny Soong of Law Office of Danny Soong, APLC
Case: L.C., Pro Ami v. Secretary of HHS
Type: Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability, Paralysis Injury
State: District of Columbia
3
Amount: $30,350,000.00
Attorneys: Confidential Attorneys and Firm
Case: Injured Plaintiff v. Confidential Defendants
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State: California
4
Amount: $20,100,000.00
Attorneys: Nathan P. Roberts, Micah R. LeBank of Connelly Law Offices, PLLC; Susan E. Wassell of Wassell Law, PLLC
Case: Smith, et al. v. Confidential Hospitals
Type: Business Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort
State: Washington
5
Amount: $17,500,000.00
Attorneys: Rahul Ravipudi, Paul Traina of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case: Brandt v. Rebel Oil, et. al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State: Nevada
6
Amount: $16,550,000.00
Attorneys: C. Nicholas Cronauer of Cronauer Law, LLP; Robert L. Langdon and David Brose of Langdon & Emison, LLC
Case: Vehicle Occupant v. Global Car Manufacturer
Type: Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia
State: Illinois
7
Amount: $15,000,000.00
Attorneys: David M. Oddo of Oddo & Babat, PC
Case: Plaintiff v. Confidential Defendant
Type: Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury
State: New York
8
Amount: $12,750,000.00
Attorneys: Shanin Specter, Kila B. Baldwin, Philip M. Pasquarello of Kline & Specter, P.C.
Case: Brassloff v. Judy, et al.
Type: Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Defective Medical Device, Strict Liability, Design Defect
State: Pennsylvania
9
Amount: $12,500,000.00
Attorneys: Beth G. Baldinger, David Mazie of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC
Case: Ocasio v. Yeh, et al.
Type: Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Amputation
State: New Jersey
10
Amount: $11,500,000.00
Attorneys: Dov Apfel, Seth Cardeli of Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC; Kevin Biniazan, Michael F. Imprevento of Breit Cantor Grana Buckner PLLC
Case: D.B., Pro Ami v. USA
Type: Birth Injury, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort
State: Virginia
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