Top 50 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2022
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| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2022 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $33,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arash Homampour, Ronan Duggan of The Homampour Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Ruvalcaba v. City of Victorville |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | California |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $33,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Stohr of Daniel J. Stohr, Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Seats, et al. v. Village of Dolton, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Emergency Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Illinois |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vanessa J. Firnhaber Oslund, Brendan E. Little, Erica L. Bergmann of Bergman Draper Oslund Udo PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Ibarra v. Ameron International Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Design Defect, Occupational Injury |
| State: | Oregon |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $26,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edwin Budge, Erik J. Heipt, Hank Balson of Budge & Heipt PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Hill v. Naphcare Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Death in Custody, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $26,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Victor L. George, Wayne C. Smith of The Law Offices of Victor L. George |
| Case: | Mosley v. Pacifica Corp. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Elder Abuse, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $24,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John W. Keker, Ajay S. Krishnan, Franco Muzzio, Neha Sabharwal of Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP; Claret Vargas, Elizabeth T. Mathews, Carmen K. Cheung of Center for Justice & Accountability; A. Margot Moss of Markus Moss PLLC |
| Case: | Camps v. Bravo |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Mental Abuse, Extrajudicial Killing, Torture Victim Protection Act |
| State: | Florida |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $22,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Render Freeman of Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C. |
| Case: | White v. McCommons |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Excavator Accident, Negligent Tort, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Georgia |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $21,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Shay Samples, Ralph D. Cook, Ashley R. Peinhardt of Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton LLP |
| Case: | Estate of J.S. v. Sample, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test |
| State: | Alabama |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $21,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adante Pointer, Patrick Buelna of Pointer & Buelna LLP; Melissa Nold of Nold Law; John Burris of Law Offices of John Burris |
| Case: | Mondragon v. City of Fremont |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | California |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $20,730,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Mullins McLeod Jr., H. Cooper Wilson III of McLeod Law Group LLC; J. Christopher Pracht of Thomason & Pracht LLP |
| Case: | Abel v. Lack's Beach Serv. Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Wrongful Death, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Drowning Accident, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $20,718,575.00 |
| Attorneys: | William B. Hicky of William B. Hicky, Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Estate of Nixon, et al. v. Hoskins, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Tennessee |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $20,025,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Antoinette T. Schlapprizzi, Craig Anthony Schlapprizzi of Donald L. Schlapprizzi PC; Christopher Finney, Alexander L. Ledbetter of Finney Injury Law; Edward D. Robertson Jr., Edward D. Robertson III of Bartimus Frickleton Robertson Rader PC |
| Case: | Estate of Schultz v. Beck, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Missouri |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $18,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Woodard of Phillips & Paolicelli; Rebecca Vinocur of Rebecca S. Vinocur, PA |
| Case: | Donovan v. John Crane, Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| State: | Florida |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $17,107,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Catherine D. Bertram of Bertram Law Group PLLC; Allan M. Siegel of Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata, Siegel, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Dunbar, et al. v. Washington Hospital Center Corp. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Inform, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| State: | District of Columbia |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard L. Denney, Lydia Barrett, Jason Robinson of Denney & Barrett P.C.; Larry A. Tawwater, Darren M. Tawwater of The Tawwater Law Firm PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Gianos v. Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Inform, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Design Defect, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $15,680,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason B. Stephens of Stephens Law; Bill Kennedy, Joan Ballard of Bill Kennedy Law |
| Case: | Wells, et al. v. Monticello Asset Management Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Electrical Injury, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $15,495,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary M. Paige of Gordon & Partners PA |
| Case: | Giambalvo v. R.J. Reynolds |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $15,319,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen R. Chance of Watkins, Lourie, Roll & Chance P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Dubose v. Gwinnett Operations LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Bed Sores |
| State: | Georgia |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew J. Moak, Bradford J. Griffin of Shunnarah Injury Lawyers, PC; D. Brett Turnbull, Robert E. LeMoine of Turnbull, Holcomb & LeMoine, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of A.C. v. Kelley, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Alabama |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Guy Bennett Rubin, Todd M. Norbraten of Rubin & Rubin; Christopher S. Anulewicz, Patrick Silloway of Balch & Bingham LLP |
| Case: | Estate of A.J. v. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect, Police Misconduct |
| State: | Florida |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel P. Blouin, Donald P. Blydenburgh, Randy S. Cohn, Olivia P. Kelly, James R. Huss of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Seen v. 84 Lumber Co., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Strict Liability |
| State: | New York |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Mokodean, Roger Walton of The Law Firm of Rocky Walton |
| Case: | Shorter v. Stratton, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Texas |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephanie Z. Roberge of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge |
| Case: | Estate of Gilmore v. Stamford Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $12,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard Mithoff of Mithoff Law Firm; Ladd Sanger of Slack Davis Sanger LLP; Laurel M. Smith, W. Cameron McCulloch of MacIntyre McCulloch & Stanfield |
| Case: | Christensen, et al. v. Weiss, et al. |
| Type: | Aviation Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Texas |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $11,624,456.60 |
| Attorneys: | Jacob L. von Plonski, Collen A. Clark, R. Connor Barbe, Linda Le of Clark von Plonski Anderson |
| Case: | Dodd, et al. v. Huichapa‐Rodriguez, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Texas |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Rodriguez, Joel Andreesen, Chantal Trujillo, Danay Gonzalez of Rodriguez & Associates; Joseph H. Low IV of The Law Office of Joseph H. Low IV |
| Case: | Bough, et al. v. J Squared General Contractors Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Forklift Accident, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Occupational Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | California |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $10,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel E. Smolen, Lauren Lambright of Smolen & Roytman PLLC |
| Case: | Sparks, et al. v. Harger, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $10,535,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen M. Blecha of Coplan & Crane Ltd. |
| Case: | Estate of Mathai v. Alexian Brothers Med. Grp., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Neurosurgery Malpractice |
| State: | Illinois |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $10,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Hilliard, Michael Richardson, Jessi Pritchett of Hilliard Martinez Gonzales LLP; Juan Reyna of Reyna Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Garcia v. BASF Corp. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $10,370,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Wilson, Richard Hunnicutt, Roger L. Turk of Thomas J. Henry Law, PLLC |
| Case: | Amador v. Vasquez, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Texas |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $10,031,535.83 |
| Attorneys: | Brian R. Denney of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley P.A. |
| Case: | Branen v. La Mesa RV Center, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Recreational Vehicle Accident |
| State: | Florida |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $10,008,705.00 |
| Attorneys: | Trevor M. Quirk, Aletheia S. Gooden of Quirk Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Reynoso, et al. v. Burch, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| State: | California |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $9,934,747.51 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin S. Salsbury, Kevin P. Sullivan of Salsbury Sullivan, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Turner v. Ellis, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Maryland |
| 50 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark D. Meliski, John R. Bevis, Roy E. Barnes of Barnes Law Group, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Sain v. Preferred Women's Healthcare, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Georgia |
| 50 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles C. Eblen, Brandon K. Gutshall, Lindsey K. Heinz of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Hill v. Bentley, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Death in Custody |
| State: | Missouri |
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