Top 20 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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 - 10 | |
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| 11 | |
| Amount: | $38,764,623.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean Claggett, Geordan G. Logan, William T. Sykes of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Espana v. Republic Silver State Disposal Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Nevada |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $33,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colleen Parsley, Gregory A. Gold of The Gold Law Firm L.L.C.; Chad P. Hemmat, Jason G. Alleman, Cameron O. Hunter of Anderson Hemmat L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Gorodess v. Vahobov |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Colorado |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $32,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott Frost of Frost Law Firm PC; Bonnie Steinwolf, Kush Shukla of Meirowitz & Wasserberg |
| Case: | Weist v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Troy D. Chandler, Devin McNulty of Chandler McNulty L.L.P. ; Andrew B. Bender of The Bender Law Firm P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Cargal v. Fedex Freight Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Texas |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $27,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark T. Baker, Elizabeth K. Radosevich, Matthew M. Beck of Peifer, Hanson, Mullins & Baker, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Granger v. Sunrise Tire and Lube Service, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | New Mexico |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $26,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan Holder, Rachel Gross, Jessica Dean of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Lorbiecki v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $26,141,628.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Stone, William S. Stone, Ryals D. Stone of Stone Law Group Trial Lawyers, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Thornal v. Clausen |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James Corrigan, James O’Leary of O’Leary Shelton Corrigan Peterson Dalton & Quillin; Alan Mortensen, Lance Milne, Paul Simmons, Christopher Cheney of Dewsnup King Olsen Worel Havas Mortensen |
| Case: | Estate of Mahe v. Century Blinds, Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | Utah |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $23,857,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pat Farrell of Patrick M. Farrell Co. LPA; John T. Forristal of Law Office of John T. Forristal |
| Case: | Masterson v. Brody |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Ohio |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $21,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garo Mardirossian, Lawrence D. Marks of Mardirossian & Associates Inc. |
| Case: | Smith v. MV Transportation Inc. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
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