Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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.
For firms that have made the list and would like to signify their achievement on their website or in other marketing materials, TopVerdict.com has issued a special electronic badge that is available for purchase here.
If you are an attorney who has obtained one of the verdicts on this list, you can display a separate, personalized badge on your bio page to showcase your victory and potentially generate more business for your firm. You can buy your personalized attorney badge here. You can also obtain a personalized plaque to display in your office.
Note: While we strive to achieve maximum accuracy and completeness of our lists, we cannot guarantee either at 100%. If you believe another verdict should be on this list, please submit it to us today.
Special Appreciation
This and other lists of ours is made possible thanks to the attorneys and law firms who generously support our work by purchasing accolades from our online store.
If you too find our publication of benefit to your business, please show your appreciation by way of becoming a customer. Please be aware that the number and variety of lists published by us are solely driven by the interest we receive from you in the form of orders. Your participation counts. Thank you for your attention and support!
| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2021 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $33,889,968.00 |
| Attorneys: | Manuel R. Reboso, Alexandra M. Reboso, Andrew P. Rodriguez of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso & Spier P.A.; Robert D. Peltz of The Peltz Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Canales v. VFK Head Corp. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Amputation, Design Defect |
| State: | Florida |
| 22 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $32,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ray Panek of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek |
| Case: | Cordner v. Hudson News Distributors LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 22 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $29,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Nettles, Christian Morris, Victoria Allen of Nettles Morris Law Firm ; Jeffrey Cook, Joseph Thomas of Driggers Schultz & Herbst |
| Case: | Giacalone v. Medicwest Ambulance, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Paramedic Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Nevada |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $27,882,915.49 |
| Attorneys: | Ronald J. Schutz, Patrick M. Arenz, Emily E. Niles, Jessica L. Gutierrez of Robins Kaplan L.L.P. |
| Case: | Tholen v. Assist America Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Business Liability, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Amputation |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $27,798,967.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher K. Cooke of Secrest Wardle |
| Case: | Hairston v. Zeeland Farm Services Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| State: | Michigan |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $27,458,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benno Ashrafi, Elizabeth Topolosky, Danny R. Kraft, Jr. of Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. |
| Case: | Johnson v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $26,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arthur G. Zack, Melissa A. Brennan of Feinberg, Campbell & Zack PC; Andrew Abraham, Martin Sabounjian, Harrison Lebov of Keches Law Group |
| Case: | Rooney v. White - Skanska - Consigli J.V. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $26,572,967.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph D. Satterley, Ian A. Rivamonte of Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood |
| Case: | Prudencio v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | California |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $26,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. Grimes, Jeffrey A. Mega of Decof, Barry, Mega & Quinn, PC |
| Case: | Traficante v. Rhode Island Airport Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Rhode Island |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $26,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick J. Cullan, Joseph P. Cullan of Cullan & Cullan LLC |
| Case: | V.M., Pro Ami v. Nebraska Pediatric Practice Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Failure to Diagnose, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Nebraska |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $26,004,743.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael L. Bloch, Roberta A. Kaplan, Raymond Tolentino, Yotam Barkai, Alexandra K. Conlon, Jonathan Kay of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP; Karen L. Dunn, Jessica Phillips, William A. Isaacson, Giovanni Sanchez of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Robert T. Cahill, David E. Mills, Joshua M. Siegel, Alan Levine of Cooley LLP; J. Benjamin Rottenborn of Woods Rogers PLC |
| Case: | Sines, et al. v. Kessler, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Conspiracy, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Racial Harassment |
| State: | Virginia |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $23,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Adair of Cooney & Conway; Jason P. Weinstein of Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. |
| Case: | Cowger v. Qualitex Co. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Failure to Test |
| State: | Illinois |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $22,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Henry, Russell W. Endsley, Roger L. Turk of Thomas J. Henry Law, PLLC; Bryan F. Aylstock of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz PLLC; Andre Mura of Gibbs Law Group L.L.P.; Douglas C. Monsour of The Monsour Law Firm |
| Case: | Finley v. 3M Co., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | Florida |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $21,059,014.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick A. Salvi II, Robert Kohen of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. |
| Case: | Neese v. Taylor |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $20,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John F. 'Jack' Denove of Cheong & Denove; Jacqueline del Valle Vitti Frederick, Sunny Hawks of Frederick Law Firm |
| Case: | Fear, et al. v. Geiger, et al. |
| Type: | Dog Bite, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Animal Attack, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $20,636,313.44 |
| Attorneys: | Mark J. Leonardo of Kuzyk Law, LLP |
| Case: | Isom v. MacCarthy |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $20,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald J. Cazayoux Jr., J. Lane Ewingof Cazayoux Ewing Law Firm; Robert M. Marionneaux Jr. of Marionneaux Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Glaser v. Cowart |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $19,142,635.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason A. Itkin, Cory Itkin of Arnold & Itkin LLP |
| Case: | Casarez v. Taylor, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Texas |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $18,946,635.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peyton P. Murphy, Ashleigh N. Mazerac, Brian L. McCullough, Troy D. Morain, Renee H. Pennington, James E. Moore of Murphy Law Firm L.L.C.; Lewis O. Unglesby of Unglesby Law Firm |
| Case: | Barber Brothers Contracting Co. LLC v. Capitol City Produce Co. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $18,150,750.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack J. Casciato, Bradley M. Cosgrove of Clifford Law Offices P.C. |
| Case: | Cornejo v. Alliance Shippers Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Illinois |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $17,002,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Eric Valenzuela, Renee V. Masongsong of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | French v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| State: | California |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $16,674,097.49 |
| Attorneys: | Lucas Garrett, Thomas Breen of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender |
| Case: | Holdsworth v. Scapa Waycross, Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Washington |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $15,556,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James J. McEldrew, Daniel Purtell, John J. Coyle, Marcus A. Washington, Matthew Richards of McEldrew Young Purtell Merritt |
| Case: | Meszaros v. SEPTA |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $14,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin J. Sansone of Sansone & Lauber |
| Case: | Woodgate v. ST. James Winery Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Missouri |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Susan Kang Gordon of Law Office of Susan Kang Gordon; Jennifer Fiore of Fiore Achermann, ALC; Jody Moore of Johnson Moore |
| Case: | Ledesma, et al. v. Mariner Health Care, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael S. Porter, Eric C. Nordby of Porter Nordby Howe LLP |
| Case: | Lewis v. Delaney-Rowland, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test, Amputation |
| State: | New York |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew Finkelstein, Kenneth Fromson of Finkelstein & Partners |
| Case: | Noller v. Red Hawk Fire & Security, LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $13,100,559.00 |
| Attorneys: | William E. Applegate IV, David B. Lail, Reynolds H. Blankenship of Yarborough Applegate Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Cato v. South Carolina Department of Transport., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $13,062,320.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas W. Pirtle, Buffy K. Martines of Laminack, Pirtle & Martines L.L.P.; Keith M. Jensen of Jensen & Associates P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Camarillo v. 3M Co. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Design Defect |
| State: | Florida |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Spencer Lucas, Nadine Khedry of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; Simon Esfandi, Joseph P. Shirazi of Compass Law Group, PC |
| Case: | J.D., Pro Ami v. Fitness Alliance |
| Type: | Business Liability, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Psychological Injury, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $12,622,239.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel K. Kramer, Teresa Johnson of Kramer Trial Lawyers APC; Stuart B. Esner, Kathleen J. Becket, Andrew N. Chang of Esner, Chang & Boyer |
| Case: | Acosta v. Mas Realty LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jessica L. O’Neill Gooding, Robert F. Goings of Goings Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Bookman v. Buffkin |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 51 - 100 | |
| Visit: | Top 100 Personal Injury Verdicts in the United States in 2021 |