Top 10 Premises Liability Verdicts in the United States in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 premises liability 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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| 1 | |
| 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 |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $12,195,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard A. Cook, Bryan Tisch, Brandon Yosha of Yosha Cook & Tisch |
| Case: | Simmons v. Indianapolis Power & Light |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Electrical Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Indiana |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $9,689,948.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Levin of Levin, Riback, Adelman & Flangel P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Ware v. Home Opportunity L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Breiter, Chance J. Pardon of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter LLP; Steve Hoffman of Steve Hoffman Law Office |
| Case: | Ferrera v. Terminix International Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $6,185,059.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond J. Dearie of Dearie Law Group P.S. |
| Case: | Kaden v. Fred Meyers Stores Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $4,241,911.00 |
| Attorneys: | Seth A. Harris, Max Silverberg, Alison R. Keenan of Burns & Harris |
| Case: | Fortune v. New York City Housing Authority |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $3,936,826.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Scott West, Maddison M. West of The West Law Firm |
| Case: | Tatom v. Production Specialties Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | Texas |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $3,640,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Schmid of Stark & Stark |
| Case: | Simmons v. Staples |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $3,420,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Cowen and Malorie J. Peacock of Cowen Rodriguez and Peacock |
| Case: | Tovar v. M Construction Ltd. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jamie B. Levy, Candice A. Pluchino of Levy Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Pagan v. Goldfarb Properties Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |