Top 10 Truck Accident Settlements in the United States in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 truck accident 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 Truck Accident Settlements in the United States in 2020) you have also made the list of Top 20 Truck Accident Settlements in the United States in 2020.
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| 1 | |
| 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 |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott Occhiogrosso, Daniel P. O'Toole of Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Rorapaugh v. Meadow, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | New York |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Terry v. Meadowbrook Meat Co. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $7,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. DiCroce of Law Office of Joseph A. Dicroce LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Claussen v. Sakoutis Brothers Disposal Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $6,976,304.11 |
| Attorneys: | Hank Stout of Sutliff & Stout, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Driver v. Willoughby Trucking Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ranger J. Wiens of Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc. |
| Case: | Christian v. Joe O. Rocha Dairy, Inc, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kurt Holzer, John Kluksdal of Hepworth Holzer |
| Case: | Miller, et al. v. Halbert, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Idaho |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $4,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Truck Driver |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $3,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garet D. O’Keefe, Amy O’Keefe of O’Keefe & O’Keefe LLP |
| Case: | Salazar v. Magic Gourmet Trading Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | California |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $3,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David S. Levy, Moshe Borukh of Spar & Bernstein P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of S.P. v Denali Water Solutions, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | New York |