Top 50 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 wrongful death settlements obtained in the United States in the year 2021. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2021 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $4,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Genis of Sonin & Genis |
| Case: | Estate of Brown, et al. v. City of Waterbury, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paula McCandlis, Matt Conner of Brett McCandlis Brown & Conner |
| Case: | Estate of Heutink v. Ferguson, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 23 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Flanagan of Flanagan & Bodenheimer; Pedro P. Echarte III of Haggard Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Higgins v. Lauderhill Point Apartments |
| Type: | Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 23 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Evan L. Goldman of Goldman Davis Krumholz & Dillon, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Avevedo v. Hines, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Wolff of Law Offices of Sobo & Sobo LLP |
| Case: | Aurori, et al. v. KE Carpeting, Inc. |
| Type: | Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon R. Perry, Michael Calder of Rosen & Perry |
| Case: | Estate of Patient v. K.S., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris Davis of Davis Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Pedestrian v. Truck Driver |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lynn Sare Kornblau of Kornblau & Kornblau P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of T.H. v. The Nemours Foundation, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Lopez Family v. Docking Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pete Kaufman, Brian Panish, Whitney Smith of Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Winfield v. YTLife Investments, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $2,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven J. Weinberg of McCune Wright Arevalo |
| Case: | Arnison v. Adventist Health |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $2,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jordan K. Merson, Jaclyn M. Ponish of Merson Law PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Shareef v. USA |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Hospital Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley S. Wallace of The Wallace Firm PC; Rodney S. Diggs of Ivie, McNeill, Wyatt, Purcell & Diggs; Jubin J. Niamehr of Jacoby & Meyers Attorneys LLP; Britany M. Engelman of Engelman Law APC |
| Case: | K.W. v. City of Victorville |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Haggard, Adam C. Finkel of The Haggard Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Clemente v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert H. Baumgarten, Michael A. Gallardo of Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Gomes v. Bozali, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Jeck, Joshua Schwartz of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Naticchia v. Albert Einstein Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $2,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David E. Schreiber of Wolpert Schreiber P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Petrowski v. Public Sports Bar, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $2,265,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon Teller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | J.C. v. Auto Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | California |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $2,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Ross, Ryan P. Chase of Ross Feller Casey LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Norris v. Temple University Hospital Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $2,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eleni Coffinas, John M. Tomsky of Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath, Coffinas & Cannavo P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Baquedano v. Melton, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $2,095,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Ashlee Albies of Albies & Stark; Jesse Merrithew of Levi Merrithew Horst |
| Case: | Estate of Hayes v. Hearst, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Oregon |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $2,025,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon Teller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | M.C. v. Landlord |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Haggard, Adam C. Finkel of The Haggard Law Firm PA |
| Case: | Estate of Chambers v. Asset Overwatch Services LLC |
| Type: | Business Liability, Failure to Warn, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Salesia V. Smith-Gordon of Salesia V. Smith-Gordon PA; Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | Estate of Williams v. The School Board of Palm Beach County, FL |
| Type: | School Safety, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James E. 'Jeb' Butler III, Thomas A. Giannotti, Morgan E. Lyndall of Butler Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Jordan v. Evans delivery Co., Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Georgia |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter K. Berg of Berg & Berg |
| Case: | Estate of Wilson v. Wells, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Illinois |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Ross, Gegory Haroutounian of Ross Feller Casey LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Walker v. The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin D. Swenson, Brian D. Shelley, Jake R. Spencer, Chrystal Mancuso-Smith of Swenson & Shelley PLLC |
| Case: | Estates of Jimenez v. Gonzalez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Utah |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $1,905,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin Hutchinson-Flaming, Chris Davis of Davis Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Smith v. Tyau, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Washington |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carol Nelson Shepherd of Feldman Shepherd & Wohlgelernter |
| Case: | Estate of G.R. F-S. v. Snyder, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Estrada, et al. v. Clover Stornetta Farms, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | California |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Nisivaco of Chicago Injury Law L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of S.S. v. USA |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $1,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua D. Kelner of Kelner & Kelner |
| Case: | Estate of Holloway v. The City of New York, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Prison Negligence, Death in Custody, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $1,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James Goslee of Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Millisock v. Neilson, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,535,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John S. Hinman, Seth Workman of Hinman Law Group; Benjamin T. Ikuta of Hodes Milman Ikuta, LLP |
| Case: | Ramirez, et al. v. Garcia, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $1,510,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shane V. Mullen, Joseph R. Morrison of Mullen & Mullen |
| Case: | Estate of Unborn Child v. Motorist |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Jeck, Joshua Schwartz of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of D.X.S. v. Chiarelli, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $1,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Victoria Wickman of Law Office of Victoria Wickman |
| Case: | Estate of Villegas v. Grana, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert T. Simon, Jenny V. Anglin, Greg A. Jackson of The Simon Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Ross v. Boettger |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention |
| State: | California |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas J. McCarron of The Haggard Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Olvera v. Cypress Courts Associates Ltd. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael C. McKenna of McKenna Law, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Palmer v. Angelo’s Farm Market |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Haig A. Harris Jr., Neil S. Turner of Scampini, Mortara & Harris |
| Case: | Moore, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Elder Abuse, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew M. Stroth of Action Injury Law Group L.L.C.; Carlton Odim of Odim Law Offcies |
| Case: | Estate of P.L. v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Illinois |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,188,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Dodig, Jason A. Daria of Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig |
| Case: | Estate of Charles v. AECOM USA, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $1,175,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Charles Meltmar of The Cochran Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of L.J., Pro Ami v. Children’s Health System Inc. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Virginia |
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