Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2023
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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 2023. 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: | $408,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shawn M. Collins, Margaret E. Galka of The Collins Law Firm, P.C.; Patrick A. Salvi II, Jennifer M. Cascio, Lance D. Northcutt of Salvi Schostok & Pritchard P.C.; Antonio M. Romanucci, Bryce T. Hensley of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC; Todd Smith, Brian LaCien, Andrew Mason, Carla Colaiani of Smith LaCien LLP; Steven A. Hart, Brian Eldridge of Hart McLaughlin & Eldridge, LLC; Shannon M. McNulty of Clifford Law Offices; Deanna N. Pihos, Scott A. Entin, Roisin Duffy‐Gideon of Miner Barnhill & Galland, PC; Dan Kotin, Loren Legorreta of Tomasik Kotin & Kasserman, LLC; Corboy & Demetrio; Power Rodgers, LLP; McNabola Law Group; Winters Salzetta O'Brien & Richardson, LLC; Wise Morrissey; Motherway & Napleton; Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz; Cavanagh Law Group; Nolan Law Group; Barney & Karamanis; Dolan Law; Edelson P.C., Goldberg Weisman & Cairo; Hofeld & Schaffner; Taxman Pollak Murray & Bekkerman |
| Case: | In re Willowbrook Ethylene Oxide Litigation |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Pollution, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Environmental Protection, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Public Nuisance, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $56,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tedra Cannella of Cannella Snyder LLC; Jim Butler of Butler Prather, LLP; Rory Weeks of Weeks Law LLC |
| Case: | Andrews, et al. v. Autoliv Japan, Ltd., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Single-Vehicle Accident, Design Defect, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Georgia |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $55,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George Cowden IV of The Cowden Law Firm PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Albright v. Estate of Albright |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $30,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Deborah Chang, Candice Klein, Patrick Gunning, Sarah Kim of Chang Klein LLP; Daniel Johnson of Berglund & Johnson |
| Case: | Estate of Patient v. Hospital |
| Type: | Hospital Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Bed Sores, Elder Law |
| State: | California |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $27,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dave Ring, Neil Gehlawat of Taylor & Ring LLP |
| Case: | Salcedo, et al. v. Moreno Valley Unified School District |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Children's Rights, Failure to Protect, Bullying, Harassment, Failure to Report, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
| State: | California |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $26,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Parker Miller, Houston Kessler of Beasley Allen Law Firm; Greg Stokes, Neil Kopitsky of Stokes & Kopitsky, PA; Natanya Brooks, Meredith Watts, Morgyn Graber of Brooks Injury Law |
| Case: | Estate of Shooting Victim v. Apartment Complex Owner |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Wrongful Death, Nuisance, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort, Public Nuisance, Residential Premises Liability |
| State: | Georgia |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $24,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric Dubin of Dubin Law Firm; Annee Della Donna of the Law Offices of Annee Della Donna; Luis A. Carrillo, Michael S. Carrillo, J. Miguel Flores of Carrillo Law Firm, LLP |
| Case: | Tapia, et al. v. CHP Officers, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| State: | California |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $19,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce Nagel, Andrew O’Connor of Nagel Rice, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Vargas, et al. v. Paramus School District, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, School Safety, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, School Bus Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Mass Transit Accident, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $18,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arash Homampour, Danielle Lincors of The Homampour Law Firm; Ryan J. Daneshrad of LA Century Law |
| Case: | Estate of Construction Worker v. Construction Co. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury |
| State: | California |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $18,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brant J. Stogner, Jennifer Stogner, Jonathan Sneed of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner |
| Case: | Soles, et al. v. EGW Rollingbrook Invest., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Texas |
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