Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2022
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 wrongful death settlements obtained in the United States in the year 2022. 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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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $1,021,199,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Harley Tropin, Javier A. Lopez, Jorge L. Piedra, Tal J. Lifshitz, Eric S. Kay of Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton LLP; Rachel W. Furst, Andrew Yaffa of Grossman Roth Yaffa, Cohen, PA; Adam Moskowitz of The Moskowitz Law Firm; John Scarola of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | In re: Champlain Towers South Collapse Litigation |
| Type: | Class Action, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Real Estate, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $127,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kristina M. Infante of Podhurst Orseck PA |
| Case: | In re Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting FTCA Litigation |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort, FTCA Violation |
| State: | Florida |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $73,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua D. Koskoff, Alinor C. Sterling, Katie Mesner-Hage of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder |
| Case: | Estate of Soto, et al. v. Bushmaster Firearms Intl., LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Deceptive Trade Practices, Murder, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Consumer Protection, Gunshot Wound |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $18,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Ghyczy, Victor Alexandroff, Nicholas Alexandroff of Alexandroff Law Group |
| Case: | Munoz v. Chubb Custom Market, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | California |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $16,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marcus Petoyan, Mark Geragos of Geragos & Geragos |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Home Appliance Retailer |
| Type: | Car Accident, Economic Loss, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | California |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $16,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Crystal Rutherford of Excelsior Law PLLC; Matthew Hale of Law Office of Matthew R. Hale; John Kawai, Nicholas Rowley of Trial Lawyers for Justice |
| Case: | Estate of Hernandez Carrillo v. Aquilini Invest. Grp. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Property Damage, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Negligent Tort, Fire Damage, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean P. Murray, Marc A. Taxman of Taxman, Pollock, Murray & Bekkerman LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Burse v. SCR Medical Transportation Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Retention, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Illinois |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ashkahn Mohamadi of Sweet James, LLP; Jordan D. Johnson of Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.; Andrew Meisel of Meisel Law Group |
| Case: | Pedestrians v. Truck Driver |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian L. Salvi, Patrick A. Salvi, Lance D. Northcutt, Eirene N. Salvi, Michael P. Schostok of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Matillano v. Fast Cars Trans Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Illinois |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Piers of Hughes Socol Piers Resnick Dym Ltd. |
| Case: | Estate of Prude v. The City of Rochester, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathan P. Roberts, Evan T. Fuller of Connelly Law Offices |
| Case: | Estate of Rojas, et al. v. Confidential Truck Manufacturer, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Washington |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathan A. Gaffney of Fried Goldberg LLC |
| Case: | Jones v. GDOT |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Georgia |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank J. Niesen, III of Law Offices of Frank J. Niesen, Jr. |
| Case: | Estate of Passenger v. Cement Mixer Truck Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Missouri |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $10,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brant Stogner, Jennifer Stogner of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz, and Stogner |
| Case: | Warren v. Texas Pride Disposal Solution, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Texas |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce Broillet, Christian T.F. Nickerson of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP; Samuel Ogbogu of Samuel Ogbogu Law Offices |
| Case: | Alagba, et al. v Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Type: | School Safety, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | California |
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