Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 wrongful death 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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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James McConkie, Bradley Parker, W. Alexander Evans of Parker & McConkie; J. Frederic Voros, Jr., Dick Baldwin of Zimmerman Booher |
| Case: | Mccluskey v. State of Utah, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Utah |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $12,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Court B. Purdy, William M. Paoli of Paoli & Purdy P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Shear v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 3 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sam Aguiar, Lonita Baker of Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers; Ben Crump of Ben Crump Law |
| Case: | Estate of Taylor v. Hankison, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Kentucky |
| 3 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard J. Sullivan and Thomas P. Kelley of Sullivan & Sullivan, LLP; Jeffrey Steinberg of Law Office of Jeffrey Steinberg |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Turn Key Lumber, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Fall, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Breiter, Peter Diamond of Law Offices of Brian Breiter, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Pedestrian v. Motorist |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $9,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas Moore of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore |
| Case: | Estate of Shane v. Podwall, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $8,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amanda M. Searle, Matt Wurdeman of Connelly Law Offices |
| Case: | Estate of Patient v. Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew Schwartz of Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook |
| Case: | Curry v. San Ramon Valley Unified School District |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Breiter, Chance Pardon of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Minor v. Owner |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Emotional Distress, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Glassman, Nathan Werksman of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Corona, et al. v. Orange Unified School District, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Haddad, Julia Sherwin of Haddad & Sherwin LLP |
| Case: | Martinez v. City of Pittsburg |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 10 (tie) | |
| 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 |
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