Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 personal injury 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: | $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 |