Top 20 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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 - 10 | |
| Visit: | Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2020 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $6,976,304.11 |
| Attorneys: | Hank Stout of Sutliff & Stout, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Driver v. Willoughby Trucking Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daryl Zaslow of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow |
| Case: | Estate of Horvath v. Alegre-Gomez, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 13 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ranger J. Wiens of Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc. |
| Case: | Christian v. Joe O. Rocha Dairy, Inc, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 13 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James C. Pullos of Clifford Law Offices |
| Case: | Payne v. Cook County |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $5,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David B. Shanies, Deborah I. Francois of David B. Shanies Law Office LLC |
| Case: | Polanco v. City of New York, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Failure to Accommodate, Failure to Monitor, Death in Custody, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $5,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Haddad, Julia Sherwin of Haddad & Sherwin LLP; Adante Pointer, Patrick Buelna of Pointer & Buelna; John L. Burris of Law Office of John L. Burris |
| Case: | I.F. v. City of Vallejo, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Haggard, Adam C. Finkel of The Haggard Law Firm P.A |
| Case: | Estate of A.D. v. Spitzer Autoworld Homestead Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Florida |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Mazie of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Nelson v. Baratta, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adante De Pointer, Patrick Buelna of Pointer & Buelna, LLP; John Burris of Law Offices of John Burris |
| Case: | Jaime, et al. v. Alameda County, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. Watters of Miles, Sears & Eanni |
| Case: | Rotondaro v. Kings Rehabilitation Center Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank Perez, Miguel G. Caballero of Perez & Caballero APC |
| Case: | Hernandez v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kurt Holzer, John Kluksdal of Hepworth Holzer |
| Case: | Miller, et al. v. Halbert, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Idaho |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $4,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Barry R. Eichen of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Garcia v. Carlon, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $4,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Millington of Thorp Purdy Jewett Urness & Wilkinson; David Park of Elliott & Park |
| Case: | Estate of Kenny v. City of Springfield, et al. |
| Type: | Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Oregon |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kelly Andersen, David Linthorst of Andersen Morse & Linthorst |
| Case: | Estate of Graves v. City of Eagle Point, Oregon |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Oregon |
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