Top 10 Truck Accident Verdicts in the United States in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 truck accident 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: | $410,226,608.00 |
| 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 |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $21,029,363.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Shane Lazenby of Lazenby Law Group L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Holland v. Cypress Insurance Co., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Georgia |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $10,250,272.00 |
| Attorneys: | Langdon ‘Trey’ Smith and Michael Gomez of Jim S. Adler & Associates; Francisco Guerra, IV of Watts Guerra LLP; R. Louis Bratton of The Bratton Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Espinoza, et al. v. John Christner Trucking LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Texas |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $7,396,314.00 |
| Attorneys: | L. Todd Kelly, Jaime Lynn of The Carlson Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Claxton v. Rayner, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Texas |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Curtis C. Osborne of Osborne Law Firm P.C.; Wade E. Byrd of Law Offices of Wade E. Byrd P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Pendergrass v. S&D Coffee Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | North Carolina |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Norman M. Hobbie, Jacqueline DeCarlo, Justin Lee Klein of Hobbie, Corrigan & DeCarlo P.C. |
| Case: | N.P., Pro Ami v. Lighty, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Burn Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $4,677,880.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Temming of Robbins, Kelly, Patterson & Tucker |
| Case: | Hanlon v. Henderson, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Ohio |