Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 personal injury verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2021. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of the United States.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $352,772,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randall O. Sorrels, Alexandra Farias-Sorrels of Sorrels Law P.C.; David M. Gunn, Erin Huber of Beck Redden L.L.P.; Harvey Brown, H. Victor Thomas of The Lanier Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Cruz v. Allied Aviation Fueling Co. of Houston Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Train, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $185,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean J. Gamble, Richard H. Friedman, James A. Hertz, Henry G. Jones of Friedman Rubin PLLP |
| Case: | Erickson v. Pharmacia, LLC |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Strict Liability |
| State: | Washington |
| 3 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $120,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Khail Parris, Rex Parris of Parris Law Firm; James M. Baratta of Grant, Genovese & Baratta LLP; Stephen L. Rishoff, Brittney M. Baca of Accident Attorneys |
| Case: | Equihua v. Chausse |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 3 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $120,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey J. Humphries, Brian J. Lee, Brian K. McClain of Morgan & Morgan |
| Case: | Rodgers v. Stormant, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Dangerous Instrumentality, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $91,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric Fong, Kenneth McEwan, Emma Aubrey of Fong Law |
| Case: | Tisdale v. Apro LLC |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Business Liability, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Washington |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $90,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Williams, Virginia Watson Williams of Williams & Williams Attorneys at Law; Gedney M. Howe IV of Law Offices of Gedney M. Howe, III, PA; Robert Wyndham of Wyndham Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Garvin v. Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Electrical Injury, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Amputation |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $85,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frederick H. Shiver of Curtis Law Group |
| Case: | Shockey v. Local Public House LLC |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dram Shop Liability, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $72,645,402.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone, Terry J. Cole of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Greene v. Driz, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury |
| State: | California |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $72,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory A. Cade of the Environmental Law Group; T. Roe Frazer II of Fraser Law Firm; Lloyd M. Cueto of Cueto Law |
| Case: | Blackmon v. Cerro Flow Products, LLC |
| Type: | Business Liability, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Pollution, Toxic Exposure, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $62,135,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean J. Gamble, Richard H. Friedman, James A. Hertz, Henry G. Jones, Ronald J. Park of Friedman Rubin PLLP |
| Case: | Long v. Pharmacia LLC |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Washington |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $51,605,904.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Power of Cogan & Power P.C. |
| Case: | Bland v. Q West Inc. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Business Liability, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Security, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
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