Top 20 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 20 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 - 10 | |
| Visit: | Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2022 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $9,425,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gina Sorge, Dennis Drasco of Lum, Drasco & Positan |
| Case: | Thomas v. Jersey Central, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Austin G. Ward, Christopher Adamson, Federico Sayre of Adamson Ahdoot |
| Case: | Navarro v. Jurupa Unified School District |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | California |
| 13 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam Shea, Nicholas Yoka, Spencer Lucas, Ryan Casey of Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Guardado v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 13 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Margaret P. Battersby Black, Michael F. Bonamarte, John J. Perconti, Steven M. Levin, Michael L. Shanahan, Blake W. Gibney of Levin & Perconti |
| Case: | Mutz v. Silver Cross Hospital |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John J. Coyle, Daniel N. Purtell of McEldrew Purtell; Cannon Lambert of Karchmar & Lambert PC |
| Case: | Estate of Roberson v. Covey, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Illinois |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $6,395,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey P. Goodman, Samuel B. Dordick of Saltz, Mongeluzzi & Bendesky PC; Charles S. Cooper of Cooper Schall & Levy |
| Case: | Estate of Montanez v. Weiss, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $6,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Gustafson, Jr., Carter W. Scott, Christian D. Searcy of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley |
| Case: | Estate of Morrison Parker v. State of Florida, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Florida |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rose M. Day of Day & Associates P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Semple v. NYCHHC |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $5,490,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandon Peak, Chris McDaniel of Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP; Joseph Gates of Gates Law Firm, PLLC; Paul Byrd of Paul Byrd Law Firm, PLLC |
| Case: | Special Administrator of Estate v. Trucking Co, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Arkansas |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $5,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawlor F. Quinlan III of Connors LLP |
| Case: | Employee v. School District and Construction Management |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $5,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John R. Connelly, Micah R. LeBank, Samuel J. Daheim of Connelly Law Offices; Ronald R. Ward of Law Office of Ronald R. Ward, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Harris v. Federal Way High School |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Washington |
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| Visit: | Top 50 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2022 |