Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 wrongful death 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: | $301,040,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig M. Sico of Sico, Hoelscher & Harris LLP; John T. Flood of John T. Flood, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Kindred v. Beer Belly's Sports Bar |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $1,002,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Curry G. Pajcic, Betsy Cardenas, Bob Link, Benjamin E. Richard of Pajcic & Pajcic P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Dzion v. AJD Business Services Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Gross Negligence, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $730,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nelson J. Roach, Keith L. Langston, Klint Bruno of Roach Langston Bruno L.L.P.; Brent Goudarzi, Marty Young of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P. |
| Case: | Estate of Combest v. Allred |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $222,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Scott West of The West Law Firm; Jason A. Itkin, Cory Itkin of Arnold & Itkin, LLP |
| Case: | Most v. Team Industrial Services Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $200,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald R. Fountain, Julie H. Littky-Rubin, Ben J. Whitman of Clark Fountain La Vista Prather & Littky-Rubin, LLP; Drew Ashby, Maxwell K. Thelen of The Ashby Firm |
| Case: | Estate of R.P.B. v. Malibu Boats, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Watercraft Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Motorboat Accident, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | Georgia |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $74,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ronald E. Johnson, Jay R. Vaughn of Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery |
| Case: | Godwin v. Eaton Asfalt Paving Co., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Kentucky |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $67,107,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edmund Davis of Law Office of Edmund Davis; Charles Medearis of Law Office of Charles Medearis |
| Case: | Estate of Nobles v. Egal, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| State: | Texas |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $66,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brent J. Savage ofSavage, Turner, Pinckney, Savage, & Sprouse; Brad S. McLelland of Law Office of Brad S. McLelland, PC |
| Case: | Dock v. McLendon, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $43,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Alvarez of The Alvarez Law Firm |
| Case: | Lipp v. Philip Morris USA Inc. |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $40,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Diego C. Asencio of Diego C. Asencio, PA; William D. Bone of Bill Bone |
| Case: | Estate of Harvey v. White |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $40,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Lukacs, Jr., Jose A. Raposo, Jr. of Raposo & Lukacs |
| Case: | Estate of Ruiz v. Holt |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
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