Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts 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 verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2022. 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: | $7,375,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher S. Hamilton, Ray T. Khirallah Jr., Grant P. Boston, Allie J. Hallmark of Hamilton Wingo LLP; Brad Jackson, Cheryl L. Mann of Law Offices of Brad Jackson; Douglas W. Alexander, Anna M. Baker, Melanie D. Plowman, Amy Warr, Kevin H. Dubose of Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Thomas v. Holden Jr., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Gross Negligence, Spoliation of Evidence, Negligent Tort, Stabbing |
| State: | Texas |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $1,724,030,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | James E. Butler, Jr., Daniel E. Philyaw of Butler Prather LLP; Gerald Davidson, Jr. of Mahaffey Pickens Tucker LLP; Michael B. Terry, Laurie Ann Taylor of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP |
| Case: | Hill v. Ford Motor Co. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Design Defect, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Georgia |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $1,008,014,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew A. Rainer, Kevin Donovan, Meredith K. Lever of The Public Health Advocacy Institute; Randy Rosenblum of Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum Bluestein, LLP |
| Case: | Fontaine v. Philip Morris USA Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Conspiracy, Fraud, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Design Defect |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $353,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard M. Kaudy of Kaudy Law LLC; Megan M. Hottman of Hottman Law Office, PC |
| Case: | Inglis v. Montoya |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Colorado |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $212,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel A. Horwitz, Lindsay E. Smith of Horwitz Law, PLLC; Brian P. Manookian of Cummings Manookian PLC |
| Case: | Estate of Dasilva v. Reinking |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Tennessee |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $206,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas E. Shaw of Law Offices of Thomas E. Shaw |
| Case: | Estate of Crews v. Lazaro |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $175,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey S. Weikum of Weikum Injury Law; Chad C. Nodland of Chad C. Nodland, P.C.; Thomas A. Dickson of Dickson Law Office |
| Case: | Zander v. Morsette |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Head-on Collision, DUI, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | North Dakota |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $160,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Parker Miller of Beasley Allen Law Firm; Darren Summerville of The Summerville Firm LLC |
| Case: | Fleur, et al. v. Sony Music Holdings, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Georgia |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $150,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Beninger, Patricia Anderson of Luvera Law Firm |
| Case: | Justad, et al. v. Northwest Tower Crane Serv. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Falling Object, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Crane Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $150,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jude Basile of The Basile Law Firm; David Sullivan of Golper, Sullivan, Rivera & Osuna |
| Case: | Collins v. Diamond Generating Corp. |
| Type: | Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Gas Explosion, Occupational Injury |
| State: | California |
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