Top 100 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2020
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| Visit: | Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2020 |
| 51 | |
| Amount: | $3,151,774.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew C. Meyer of Lubin & Meyer P.C. |
| Case: | Antonio v. Medlock |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Neurosurgery Malpractice |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 52 | |
| Amount: | $3,146,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Franklin R. Strokoff of The Rothenberg Law Firm L.L.P. |
| Case: | Hozey v. American Multi-Cinema Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 53 | |
| Amount: | $3,061,682.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Caplis, Babar Waheed, Ethan A. McQuinn of The Dan Caplis Law Firm L.L.C.; Bradley A. Levin, Elisabeth Owen of Levin Sitcoff P.C. |
| Case: | Dahmer v. Palm |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Colorado |
| 54 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. Martin of Law Office of Matthew Scott Martin L.L.C.; Cheryl Louise Trine of Cheryl Louise Trine Law Firm |
| Case: | Moncher v. Percival |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Amputation |
| State: | Colorado |
| 54 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ernest Buonocore of Shapiro Law Offices, PLLC |
| Case: | Appleyard v. Tigges |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 55 | |
| Amount: | $2,855,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rachel O’Neal of Law Office of Rachel F. O’Neal d/b/a O’Neal Law Firm |
| Case: | Ziady v. St. Onge Carneiro, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Oregon |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $2,840,765.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy M. Paul, Giovanni Stewart, Michael Fox Orr of Orr Cook. |
| Case: | Wildes v. Northern Florida Transportation Group L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Florida |
| 57 | |
| Amount: | $2,811,084.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Resnick of David Resnick & Associates P.C. |
| Case: | Dowdy v. The Brooklyn Hospital Center |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $2,730,572.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sarah Fleming, James Gooding, Anne R. Vankirk of GLP Attorneys PS Inc. |
| Case: | Griswold v. Fred Meyer Stores Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 59 | |
| Amount: | $2,716,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pius Joseph of Law Offices of Pius Joseph |
| Case: | Jimenez v. Badio, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Retention |
| State: | California |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $2,645,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey Patti of Patti & Patti, LLC |
| Case: | Gates v. Passaaic County |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 61 | |
| Amount: | $2,545,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William F. Ruiz, Sarah E. Gilson, David L. Amell of Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd LLC |
| Case: | Wilgenbusch v. Metalclad Insulation LLC |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | California |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Atticus N. Wegman of Aitken Aitken Cohn |
| Case: | Barraza v. Ginther |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 63 | |
| Amount: | $2,499,208.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerold “Gene” Sullivan, John K. Sullivan, David Ebenhack of Sullivan & Sullivan |
| Case: | Blasing v. M703 Kroger West/Ralphs |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 64 | |
| Amount: | $2,455,273.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Caplis, Michael P. Kane, Michael Annerino of The Dan Caplis Law Firm L.L.C. |
| Case: | Herbka v. Metro Care Ambulance L.L.C. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Colorado |
| 65 | |
| Amount: | $2,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James J. Waldenberger, Charles Becker of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
| Case: | Getting v. Mark Sales and Leasing Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Negligent Tort, Amputation |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $2,239,350.00 |
| Attorneys: | Armen M. Tashjian of Law Offices of Armen M. Tashjian; Stephen L. Bucklin of Bucklin Law Firm APC |
| Case: | Cassady v. LACMTA |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Bus Accident, Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 67 | |
| Amount: | $2,221,768.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Benji, Albert Ng of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley; Nicole Dolle of RMD Law |
| Case: | Collazo v. County of Orange |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 68 | |
| Amount: | $2,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Corey A. Holton of Bachus & Schanker L.L.C. |
| Case: | Hodge v. Waterpark II and III LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Colorado |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $2,107,966.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary Silverstein of Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff & Wolff L.L.P. |
| Case: | Best v. Vaynman, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 70 | |
| Amount: | $2,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Nisivaco of Chicago Injury Lawyers, LLC |
| Case: | Perez v. Larry’s Cartage Co., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Illinois |
| 71 | |
| Amount: | $2,011,845.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Zaremba of Zaremba, Brownell & Brown P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Impoco v. Marjam Supply Co. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | New York |
| 72 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert L. Mitchell of Cunningham Bounds L.L.C. |
| Case: | Gant v. Southeastern Freight Lines Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Alabama |
| 72 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raquel Greenberg of Greenberg Law PC |
| Case: | Ryan v. PCV St Owner LP, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Workplace Negligence, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $1,958,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mike Moriarty of Moriarty Law Firm; Jud Waltman, The Lanier Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Garner v. Waldrop Construction |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 74 | |
| Amount: | $1,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John T. Stamps, III of The Stamps Law Group, LLC; T. Tom Perry, Jr. of Manley Traeger Perry Stapp & Compton |
| Case: | Jordan v. Cheeks, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Alabama |
| 75 | |
| Amount: | $1,925,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Valerie J. Lauriello of Law Office of Michael D. Flynn |
| Case: | Grosso v. Long Island R.R. Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 76 | |
| Amount: | $1,876,346.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott Kang, Natasha Cobb of Kang Law Group |
| Case: | Pecora v. Silva, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Oregon |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | G. Rutledge Durant of Riesen Durant |
| Case: | Glenney v. Robertson |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $1,755,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerold “Gene” Sullivan, David Ebenhack of Sullivan & Sullivan |
| Case: | Smith v. Jennison |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 79 | |
| Amount: | $1,753,220.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank F. Fernandez III, The Fernandez Firm; Daniel A. Iracki, Howard C. Coker, Janeen M. Kirch of Coker Law |
| Case: | Looney v. Crime, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 80 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary D. Ginsberg of Ginsberg & O'Connor, PC |
| Case: | Wacker v. Magasiny, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 81 | |
| Amount: | $1,689,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David P. Roosa, Kenneth R. Friedman of Friedman Rubin PLLP |
| Case: | Dallo v. Holland America Line N.V. LLC |
| Type: | Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Maritime Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 82 | |
| Amount: | $1,687,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Taylor Ernst, Don Ernst of Ernst Law Group |
| Case: | Flick v. Reyes |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, DUI, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 83 | |
| Amount: | $1,669,875.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Galamaga of Lamchick Law Group P.A |
| Case: | Lynn v. Calusa Club Village Prop. Owners Ass'n Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 84 | |
| Amount: | $1,639,045.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Danzig, Ven R. Johnson of Johnson Law P.L.C. |
| Case: | Sanderson v. Wright, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Michigan |
| 85 | |
| Amount: | $1,621,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Hammer, Lindsay Boese of The Deters Law Firm P.S.C. |
| Case: | Atwood, et al. v. Durrani, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Unnecessary Surgery, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Ohio |
| 86 | |
| Amount: | $1,598,759.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam G. Kornblau of Kornblau & Kornblau P.C.; Mark H. Riesenfeld of Law Office of Mark H. Riesenfeld |
| Case: | Toch v. Evans |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 87 | |
| Amount: | $1,563,315.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence J. Bohannon of Lawrence J. Bohannon P.A |
| Case: | Brown v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Personal Injury, Fall, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 88 | |
| Amount: | $1,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter W. Kolp of Peter Kolp, PC; Nick Gjelaj, Pat Mullaney of Mullaney & Gjelaj, PLLC |
| Case: | Buckner v. Mcgill |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 89 | |
| Amount: | $1,520,834.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd D. Greenberg of Addabbo & Greenberg |
| Case: | Davis v. MTA Long Island Rail Road |
| Type: | Business Liability, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 90 | |
| Amount: | $1,486,731.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan J. Clifton of Law Offices of Bryan J. Clifton |
| Case: | J.G., Pro Ami, et al. v. Oxnard Union High School District, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, School Safety, Emotional Distress, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 91 | |
| Amount: | $1,482,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Katherine Moorhouse of Taxman, Pollock, Murray & Bekkerman L.L.C., |
| Case: | Verdin v. Magiera |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 92 | |
| Amount: | $1,428,033.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher B. Dolan, Lourdes DeArmas, Taylor French of Dolan Law Firm PC; Gerard L. Friend, Edgar Vera of Law Office of Gerard L. Friend |
| Case: | Argueta v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 93 | |
| Amount: | $1,406,009.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel W. Courtney of Daniel W. Courtney P.A; Roy J. Kahn of Roy J. Kahn P.A. |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. GFM Operations Inc. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Intentional Tort, Failure to Train, Failure to Hire, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 94 | |
| Amount: | $1,382,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller, Daniel Desantis, Bobby Saadian, Megan Lazar of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Stewart v. Wake |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 95 | |
| Amount: | $1,370,935.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elise R. Sanguinetti, Jamie G. Goldstein of Arias, Sanguinetti, Wang & Torrijos LLP |
| Case: | Dewitt v. Jimenez |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 96 | |
| Amount: | $1,285,437.00 |
| Attorneys: | G. Dana Scruggs, Samuel Forbes-Roberts, David A. Fulton of Scruggs, Spini & Fulton |
| Case: | Palochak v. Arcilla |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 97 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Breiter, Chance J. Pardon, Jeffrey J. Twomey of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter LLP |
| Case: | Kozlovsky v. Zilbershertyn |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 98 | |
| Amount: | $1,198,643.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin Jaffe, Brian McClain of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Hajdasz v. Magic Burgers, LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 99 | |
| Amount: | $1,136,211.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Danzi of Law Office of Robert F. Danzi; Brandon M. Cruz of Bongiorno Law Firm P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Vailes v. Molloy College |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 100 | |
| Amount: | $1,135,346.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Mann of Ledger Law |
| Case: | Bryant v. Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |