Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 personal injury verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2020. 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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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2020) you have also made the list of Top 20 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2020.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $787,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris Panatier of Simon Greenstone Panatier; Christopher Placitella, Harry Roth of Cohen Placitella & Roth; Moshe Maimon of Levy Konigsberg |
| 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 |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $375,263,109.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Scott Cox, Talley Kaleko, Law Offices of Robert Scott Cox; Benjamin L. Crump, Parks & Crump L.L.C |
| Case: | Washington v. Top Auto Express, Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Florida |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $67,441,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Henry, Robert P. Wilson, Marco Crawford, Reggie Blakely of The Law Offices of Thomas J. Henry |
| Case: | Camacho v. Stewart Builders Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Forklift Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon C. Conlin, F. Jerome Tapley, Nina Herring, Mitchell Theodore from Cory Watson, PC |
| Case: | Abbott v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Ohio |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $38,164,263.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy S. Trecek, Jesse B. Blocher, Elissa M. Bowlin, Susan R. Tyndall of Habush Habush & Rottier |
| Case: | Vanderventer v. Hyundai Motors Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury, Design Defect |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $25,656,686.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan Saba, Robert Karwin, Tyler Vanderpool of Rosen Saba LLP |
| Case: | Tusant v. City of Hemet |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $21,513,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Denis M. Delja of The Dunnion Law Firm |
| Case: | Maclovio v. Brewer |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | California |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $18,273,040.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin A. A. Russell of Associates & Bruce L. Scheiner |
| Case: | Cox v. Jason's Grading, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $18,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan M. Ritter, S. Edmond El Dabe of ElDabe Ritter Trial Lawyers; Joshua E. Ritter of Werksman, Jackson & Quinn LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Shen v. Hershel |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $13,478,106.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leon R. Russell of The Russell Law Firm; R. Douglas Gentile of Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes; Frank G. Giunta of Giunta Law, P.C.; Cynthia Hollingsworth of Hollingsworth Walker |
| Case: | Cook v. Valentine |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | Texas |