Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2020

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1
Amount:$787,300,000.00
Attorneys:Chris Panatier of Simon Greenstone Panatier; Christopher Placitella, Harry Roth of Cohen Placitella & Roth; Moshe Maimon of Levy Konigsberg
Case:Barden, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson
Type:Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State:New Jersey
2
Amount:$375,263,109.00
Attorneys:Robert Scott Cox, Talley Kaleko, Law Offices of Robert Scott Cox; Benjamin L. Crump, Parks & Crump L.L.C
Case:Washington v. Top Auto Express, Inc.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:Florida
3
Amount:$67,441,000.00
Attorneys:Thomas J. Henry, Robert P. Wilson, Marco Crawford, Reggie Blakely of The Law Offices of Thomas J. Henry
Case:Camacho v. Stewart Builders Inc., et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Forklift Accident, Negligent Tort
State:Texas
4
Amount:$50,000,000.00
Attorneys:Jon C. Conlin, F. Jerome Tapley, Nina Herring, Mitchell Theodore from Cory Watson, PC
Case:Abbott v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Type:Business Liability, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort
State:Ohio
5
Amount:$38,164,263.00
Attorneys:Timothy S. Trecek, Jesse B. Blocher, Elissa M. Bowlin, Susan R. Tyndall of Habush Habush & Rottier
Case:Vanderventer v. Hyundai Motors Co., et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury, Design Defect
State:Wisconsin
6
Amount:$25,656,686.00
Attorneys:Ryan Saba, Robert Karwin, Tyler Vanderpool of Rosen Saba LLP
Case:Tusant v. City of Hemet
Type:Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State:California
7
Amount:$21,513,000.00
Attorneys:Denis M. Delja of The Dunnion Law Firm
Case:Maclovio v. Brewer
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury
State:California
8
Amount:$18,273,040.00
Attorneys:Benjamin A. A. Russell of Associates & Bruce L. Scheiner
Case:Cox v. Jason's Grading, Inc., et al.
Type:Assault & Battery, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Intentional Tort
State:Florida
9
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
10
Amount:$13,478,106.00
Attorneys:Leon R. Russell of The Russell Law Firm; R. Douglas Gentile of Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes; Frank G. Giunta of Giunta Law, P.C.; Cynthia Hollingsworth of Hollingsworth Walker
Case:Cook v. Valentine
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Strict Liability, Design Defect
State:Texas
11
Amount:$13,426,000.00
Attorneys:Christopher Madeksho of Madeksho Law; Alexandra Caggiano, Phillip Chu of Weinstein Caggiano
Case:Budd v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc.
Type:Asbestos Exposure, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Strict Liability
State:Washington
12
Amount:$12,195,000.00
Attorneys:Richard A. Cook, Bryan Tisch, Brandon Yosha of Yosha Cook & Tisch
Case:Simmons v. Indianapolis Power & Light
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Electrical Injury, Negligent Tort
State:Indiana
13
Amount:$11,929,722.00
Attorneys:Brent P. Frederick, Michael T. Beckers of Frederick & Beckers L.L.C.
Case:Brown v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co., et al.
Type:Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:Louisiana
14
Amount:$10,838,000.00
Attorneys:Brendan B. Lupetin, Gregory R. Unatin and Jerry I. Meyers of Meyers Evans Lupetin & Unatin LLC
Case:Miller v. Biggs, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:Pennsylvania
15
Amount:$10,600,000.00
Attorneys:Seth A. Harris, Alison R. Keenan, Blake G. Goldfarb of Burns & Harris
Case:Barragan v. NYCTA, et al.
Type:Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State:New York
16
Amount:$10,560,000.00
Attorneys:Alex Alvarez, Michael A. Alvarez of The Alvarez Law Firm
Case:Principe v. Morris USA Inc.
Type:Conspiracy, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Design Defect
State:Florida
17
Amount:$10,556,490.00
Attorneys:Ricardo Echeverria, Kristin Hobbs of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP; Stuart Chandler of Chandler Law
Case:Singh, et al. v. Capay Inc.
Type:Business Liability, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Forklift Accident, Negligent Tort, Amputation
State:California
18
Amount:$10,094,668.00
Attorneys:Robert N. Gellatly, David M. Beninger, Andrew Hoyal, Patricia Anderson of Luvera Law Firm; Robert A. Clifford, Kevin P. Durkin, Sean P. Driscoll of Clifford Law Offices P.C.
Case:Linton v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
Type:Business Liability, Deceptive Trade Practices, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Inform, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort
State:Washington
19
Amount:$9,661,233.00
Attorneys:David D. Guiley, Daniel L. Hightower of Daniel L. Hightower P.A.
Case:Searcy v. Brunelle
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Dangerous Instrumentality
State:Florida
20 (tie)
Amount:$9,000,000.00
Attorneys:Marc P. Kunen, Jose L. Becerra of The Ferraro Law Firm P.A.
Case:Moure-Cabrera v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., et al.
Type:Asbestos Exposure, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State:Florida
20 (tie)
Amount:$9,000,000.00
Attorneys:Jason Lesnevec, Michael S. Lamonsoff of Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff P.L.L.C.
Case:Del Valle v. The City of New York
Type:Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, False Arrest, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort
State:New York
21
Amount:$8,000,000.00
Attorneys:Brian J. Breiter, Chance J. Pardon of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter LLP; Steve Hoffman of Steve Hoffman Law Office
Case:Ferrera v. Terminix International Inc.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Negligent Tort
State:California
22
Amount:$7,396,314.00
Attorneys:L. Todd Kelly, Jaime Lynn of The Carlson Law Firm, PC
Case:Claxton v. Rayner, et al.
Type:Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Failure to Maintain, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:Texas
23
Amount:$6,348,061.00
Attorneys:Meredith B. Good, Kelly Battley, Alice Emerson of Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd L.L.C.
Case:Dillard v. John Crane Inc.
Type:Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State:Oregon
24
Amount:$6,333,000.00
Attorneys:Raymond Mariani of Raymond L. Mariani, P.C.; James Puga, Molly Greenblatt, Alex Wilschke of Leventhal & Puga
Case:Blatchley v. St. Anthony Summit Medical Center
Type:Business Liability, Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort
State:Colorado
25
Amount:$6,250,000.00
Attorneys:Jordan K. Merson of Merson Law P.L.L.C.
Case:Njinga v. Alexiades, et al.
Type:Business Liability, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Unnecessary Surgery, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:New York
26
Amount:$6,218,046.00
Attorneys:Lin Thunder, Christian Hartley, Kelly Battley, Meredith Good of Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd
Case:Miller v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc.
Type:Asbestos Exposure, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Strict Liability
State:Oregon
27
Amount:$6,185,059.00
Attorneys:Raymond J. Dearie of Dearie Law Group P.S.
Case:Kaden v. Fred Meyers Stores Inc., et al.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort
State:Washington
28
Amount:$5,750,000.00
Attorneys:Glendell D. Nix, Jacob Diesselhorst, Andy J. Campbell of Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst P.L.L.C
Case:Lewis v. Warren Clinic Inc., et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:Oklahoma
29 (tie)
Amount:$5,500,000.00
Attorneys:Dylan Ruga, Brian Poulter, Allen G. Haroutounian of Stalwart Law Group
Case:Phillips v. Avantgarde Senior Living
Type:Negligent Supervision, Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Fall, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort
State:California
29 (tie)
Amount:$5,500,000.00
Attorneys:Raoul Felder of Felder, Felder & Nottes PC
Case:Bardwil v. Bardwil
Type:Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress
State:New York
30
Amount:$5,445,637.00
Attorneys:Matt Powell of MattLaw
Case:Young v. McCoy, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort
State:Florida
31
Amount:$5,000,000.00
Attorneys:Norman M. Hobbie, Jacqueline DeCarlo, Justin Lee Klein of Hobbie, Corrigan & DeCarlo P.C.
Case:N.P., Pro Ami v. Lighty, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Burn Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:New Jersey
32
Amount:$4,677,880.00
Attorneys:Daniel J. Temming of Robbins, Kelly, Patterson & Tucker
Case:Hanlon v. Henderson, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:Ohio
33
Amount:$4,675,000.00
Attorneys:George L. Salinas Jr., John R. Bozada II of Law Offices of George Salinas P.L.L.C.
Case:Wammack v. Howell Crane & Rigging Inc.
Type:Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Negligent Training, Crane Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:Texas
34
Amount:$4,662,572.00
Attorneys:Christopher M. Drury of Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, PA; Todd L. Wallen of Wallen Kelley
Case:Winkeljohn v. Callari
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort
State:Florida
35 (tie)
Amount:$4,500,000.00
Attorneys:Tanveer A. Shah, Cassidy L. Gerardy of Viper Law Group ; David Chami of Price Law Group P.C.
Case:Jarman v. American Family Ins. Co.
Type:Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Fall, Emotional Distress, Paralysis Injury
State:Arizona
35 (tie)
Amount:$4,500,000.00
Attorneys:Ben Wells of Ben Wells & Associates; Joshua Trumbull, Emily Harris of JBT & Associates
Case:Walter v. Spee West Construction Co.
Type:Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Contractor Negligence, Excavator Accident, Negligent Tort
State:Washington
36
Amount:$4,436,259.00
Attorneys:Michael Armienti of Armienti, DeBellis, Guglielmo & Rhoden L.L.P.
Case:Deflorio v. County of Nassau
Type:Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Emergency Vehicle Accident
State:New York
37
Amount:$4,375,018.00
Attorneys:Joseph F. Gaar Jr., Jacob H. Hargett, Jason M. Welborn, Lucas S. Colligan of Gaar Law Firm; Mark T. Murray of Stevenson & Murray
Case:Hall v. Landstar Ranger Inc., et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:Louisiana
38
Amount:$4,241,911.00
Attorneys:Seth A. Harris, Max Silverberg, Alison R. Keenan of Burns & Harris
Case:Fortune v. New York City Housing Authority
Type:Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort
State:New York
39
Amount:$4,030,000.00
Attorneys:Emil L. Samuels of Kelner & Kelner
Case:Miller v. Camelot Communications Group Inc., et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident
State:New York
40 (tie)
Amount:$4,000,000.00
Attorneys:Adam Deutsch of Fiedler Deutsch, LLP
Case:Olken v. Zajac
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort
State:New York
40 (tie)
Amount:$4,000,000.00
Attorneys:Muhammad S. Aziz of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner
Case:Pruitt v. Asphalt Zipper Inc.
Type:Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
State:Texas
41
Amount:$3,936,826.00
Attorneys:S. Scott West, Maddison M. West of The West Law Firm
Case:Tatom v. Production Specialties Corp., et al.
Type:Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect
State:Texas
42
Amount:$3,875,000.00
Attorneys:Dwight F. Ritter, Karen Albence of Ritter & Associates
Case:Finlan v. Chase
Type:Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Sexual Battery
State:California
43
Amount:$3,640,000.00
Attorneys:David Schmid of Stark & Stark
Case:Simmons v. Staples
Type:Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort
State:New Jersey
44
Amount:$3,550,000.00
Attorneys:Charles B. Patrick, Jeffrey L. Haberman, Sarah J. Schultz of Schlesinger Law Offices P.A.; Devin C. Kelly of Roxanne Conlin & Associates P.C.
Case:Nicholson v. Biomet Inc., et al.
Type:Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Medical Device, Strict Liability, Design Defect
State:Iowa
45 (tie)
Amount:$3,500,000.00
Attorneys:Max J Stagliano, Raymond A. Gill of Gill & Chamas L.L.C.
Case:Bennett v. Hill, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort
State:New Jersey
45 (tie)
Amount:$3,500,000.00
Attorneys:James Wilkens of Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath & Cannavo P.C.; Mark L. Bodner of Mark L. Bodner P.C.
Case:Torgut v. The New York and Presbyterian Hospital
Type:Business Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort
State:New York
45 (tie)
Amount:$3,500,000.00
Attorneys:Peter A. Pentony of WilliamsFord
Case:Keane v. Ibarra, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
State:West Virginia
46
Amount:$3,464,288.00
Attorneys:Raymond D. McElfish of McElfish Law Firm; Bob B. Khakshooy, Sandeep G. Agarwal of Law Offices of Bob B. Khakshooy
Case:Qaadir v. Adan Ordonez Trucking
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention
State:California
47
Amount:$3,318,593.00
Attorneys:Joseph H. Shaughnessy, Jared Wise, Brian McClain of Morgan & Morgan P.A.
Case:Griggs v. PV Holding Corp., et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
State:Florida
48
Amount:$3,300,000.00
Attorneys:Jamie B. Levy, Candice A. Pluchino of Levy Law Firm P.C.
Case:Pagan v. Goldfarb Properties Inc., et al.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort
State:New York
49
Amount:$3,207,759.00
Attorneys:Thomas P. Cella of Howard, Kohn, Sprague & FitzGerald
Case:Cockayne v. The Bristol Hospital, et al.
Type:Business Liability, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort
State:Connecticut
50
Amount:$3,185,209.00
Attorneys:William Michael Berman of Berman & Riedel; John H. Gomez of Gomez Trial Attorneys
Case:Hernandez v. Wu
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
State:California
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