Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States in 2020
We 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 |