Top 100 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 100 personal injury 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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| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel S. DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Minor Burn Victim v. Landlord |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Burn Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John F. Denove, Alicia S. Curran, Kyle Tracy of Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam Shea, Patrick K. Gunning of Panish, Shea & Boyle; Matthew de Lira, Oliver Pelly of Phillips & Pelly |
| Case: | Sastoque v. QSC Ventures Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Hiring, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | California |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael P. O'Connor of Thon Beck Vanni Callahan & Powell |
| Case: | Tor v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott H. Carr, Ivan Puchalt of Greene, Broillet & Wheeler LLP |
| Case: | Zhang v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | California |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew C. Bryman, Mark D. Apelian of Bryman & Apelian |
| Case: | Ruparelia v. A&R Telecom Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Darren T. Moore of The Law Offices of Darren T. Moore PC |
| Case: | Lopez v. ECCO, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lisle W. Blackbourn of Godfrey, Liebsle, Blackbourn & Howarth S.C. |
| Case: | G.V., Pro Ami v. Pope Transport Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $1,990,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roy T. Willey, IV, Eric M. Poulin, Lane D. Jefferies of Anastopoulo Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Passenger v. Trucking Co., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $1,952,616.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robin J. Bond of Douglas & London P.C. |
| Case: | K.W., Pro Ami v. Stewart, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | New York |
| 79 | |
| Amount: | $1,925,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | E. Stewart Jones Jr. of E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy L.L.P. |
| Case: | E.H., Pro Ami v. River and Mountain Midwives P.L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Business Liability, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 80 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Herman of Herman Khan, PC |
| Case: | Bonner v. Spargo |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 80 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas L. Gordon of Miles, Sears & Eanni |
| Case: | Jimenez v. County of Sacramento |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Denial of Medical Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 81 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Agundez v. Smokey Points Distributing Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 81 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones, of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 81 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Walter H. Walker, III of Walker, Hamilton & Koenig, LLP |
| Case: | Sims v. City of Richmond, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Amputation |
| State: | California |
| 81 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Thomas Colonna of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Coffinas and Cannavo |
| Case: | Calvert v. City Trampoline Indoor Park, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 82 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tamara Vannah of Vannah & Vannah; Michael C. Van, Travis J. Robertson of Shumway Van |
| Case: | James v. Outdoor Promotions Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Nevada |
| 82 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James S. Lynch of Lynch Lynch Held Rosenberg P.C. |
| Case: | J.P., Pro Ami v. Guerrero, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Amputation |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 82 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin T. McCarthy of McMahon & McCarthy |
| Case: | Mack v. NY Presbyterian Hospital |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 83 | |
| Amount: | $1,725,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul A. Sack, R. Brandon Deegan of Law Offices of Paul A. Sack, P.A. |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 84 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Mongeluzzi, Elizabeth A. Bailey of Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Shaud v. Altec Industries, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 84 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris Davis, Brad Bernadt of Davis Law Group |
| Case: | Gursley v. Caliber Concrete Construction, Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 85 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alison Cannata Hendele of Gregory J. Cannata & Associates, LLP |
| Case: | Driver v. Electric Company et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 85 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wes Kissinger of Harrison White P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Wathano v. Ellis |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin Jones, Daniel DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm PLC |
| Case: | Munoz v. Hindelang |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish, Jubin J. Niamehr, Randi L. Ibrahim of Jacoby & Meyers LLC |
| Case: | Passenger v. Host Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Lisa Villasenor of The Hassell Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Yoshida v. Vik's Distributors, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack J. Casciato of Clifford Law Offices |
| Case: | Tokarz v. J.B. Hunt Transport |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd J. Krouner of Law Office of Todd J. Krouner, P.C. |
| Case: | Martinez v. 10th Avenue Hospitality Group |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brett R. Leitner, Justin Varughese, Nicholas Warywoda of Leitner Varughese Warywoda, PLLC |
| Case: | Fleicher v. Olsen, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | New York |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew Pillersdorf of The Pillersdorf Law Firm |
| Case: | Jones v. Reachout Healthcare America Ltd. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | CaraMia Hart of Finz & Finz, P.C. |
| Case: | Patient v. Hospital |
| Type: | Business Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sadat Montgomery of Montgomery Law, PLLC |
| Case: | Multiple Claimants v. Crane Co. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Crane Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 87 | |
| Amount: | $1,490,291.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin Jones of Wilshire Law Firm PLC |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Ascot Limousine Service, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 88 | |
| Amount: | $1,457,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas D’Amore, Emily Johnson of D’Amore Law Group |
| Case: | Bahena v. Senvoy, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Oregon |
| 89 | |
| Amount: | $1,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean P. Driscoll of Clifford Law Offices |
| Case: | Rivard v. Zientarski |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 90 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kamelia Jalilvand of Jalilvand Law Corporation |
| Case: | Haile v. Howard |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Failure to Train, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | California |
| 90 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arkady Frekhtman, Richard R. Mogg of Frekhtman & Associates |
| Case: | Marke v. City of NY |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 91 | |
| Amount: | $1,318,182.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard E. Shafran of Shafran & Rock P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | P.S., Pro Ami v. Smith-Foy |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Medication Error, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 92 | |
| Amount: | $1,302,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Chambers, et al. v. Lee Tsou |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 93 | |
| Amount: | $1,280,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey P. Hoyle, Michael JL Handley of The Law Offices of Jeffrey P. Hoyle |
| Case: | DiAntonio v. Kelly |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 94 | |
| Amount: | $1,275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. Watters of Miles, Sears & Eanni |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Owner of the Bus, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 95 | |
| Amount: | $1,260,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James C. Pullos of Clifford Law Offices |
| Case: | Disabled Adult v. Residential Care |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Business Liability, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 96 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arash Khorsandi, Judd Allen, Brian Beecher of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Baiza v. Gannon |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 96 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samer Habbas of Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Car Driver v. Car Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 96 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd Allen, Brian Beecher, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Curl v. Futterman |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 96 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ashkahn Mohamadi of Sweet James LLP |
| Case: | Victim v. Dog Owners |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Dog Bite, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Animal Attack, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 96 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam Hepburn, Michael Hernandez, and Elliott Jung of Hepburn Hernandez & Jung Trial Attorneys, P.C. |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 96 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garrett R. Chambers, Gary L. Chambers, Chantell Cervantes-Chambers of Law Offices of Chambers & Noronha |
| Case: | Clausen v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 96 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin T. Ikuta of Hodes Milman LLP; Robert H. Marcereau of Marcereau & Nazif |
| Case: | Kaku v. Foto |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 96 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy C. Caress of Caress Worland Law Group |
| Case: | G.M., Pro Ami v. Indiana Patient Compensation Fund |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy |
| State: | Indiana |
| 96 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Susan F. Connors of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Wechsler v. Lefkon |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 97 | |
| Amount: | $1,225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Nocerino of Chopra & Nocerino |
| Case: | Ortiz v. Watson-Brown, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 98 | |
| Amount: | $1,220,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | L.V. v. Underinsured Motorist |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 99 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jordan R. Harlan of Harlan Law PC |
| Case: | Gomez v. City of Cerritos |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 99 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Deets of Hovde Dassow & Deets LLC |
| Case: | Werkley v. Robertson |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Premature Discharge |
| State: | Indiana |
| 99 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart L. Finz, Todd M. Rubin of Finz & Finz, P.C. |
| Case: | Patient v. New York City Hospital |
| Type: | Business Liability, Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 99 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sadat Montgomery of Montgomery Law, PLLC |
| Case: | Driver, et al. v. 18-Wheeler Trucking Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Texas |
| 100 | |
| Amount: | $1,190,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Farias Luna v. La Brucherie Produce, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |