Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 wrongful death 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: | $115,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ted Buck, Anne Bremner, Evan Bariault of Frey Buck, P.S. |
| Case: | Cox v. State of Washington |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Murder, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
| State: | Washington |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $38,625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin P. Cloward, Ian C. Estrada of Richard Harris Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Salazar v. Sportsman’s Royal Manor LLC |
| Type: | Business Liability, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Nevada |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Friedman, Friedman & Friedman |
| Case: | Estate of Fernandez v. Baptist Health Medical Group Orthopedics L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $26,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Gustafson, Jr. of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley; Gary M. Paige of Gordon & Partners, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Duignan v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steve Garner, Chandler Gregg, Nick Smart of Strong Garner Bauer P.C. |
| Case: | Church v. CNH Industrial America L.L.C. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Loader Accident, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | Missouri |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric S. Rosen of Rosen Injury Law, P.A.; Catherine C. Darlson of Kelley Uustal Trial Attorneys |
| Case: | McHugh v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| 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 |