Top 50 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2023
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| Visit: | Top 20 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2023 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $40,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott L. Frost, Jill A. Rakauski of Frost Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Torgerson v. John Crane Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Occupational Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 22 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $40,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benno Ashrafi, Leonard Sandoval, Josiah Parker, Venus Burns of Weitz & Luxenberg PC |
| Case: | Estate of Gaborko v. Emerson Electric Co. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Occupational Injury |
| State: | California |
| 22 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $40,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Xavier Carter, Stephen Chance, Lindsay Forlines, Lance Lourie of Lourie, Chance, Forlines, Carter & King |
| Case: | Estate of Sanford v. Phoebe Sumter Med. Ctr. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Hospital Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test |
| State: | Georgia |
| 22 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $40,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy E. Dollar, Lauren Dollar, Thomas J. Hershewe of Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe, L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Mabie v. Mason, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Missouri |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $38,669,631.41 |
| Attorneys: | Lee Gutschenritter, Steven R. Wisebram, Richard W. Hendrix, David Hanson of Finch McCranie LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Falson v. Emory Healthcare Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test |
| State: | Georgia |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $35,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jed D. Manton, Madeline E. McNeeley, Jeffrey R. Harris of Harris Lowry Manton LLP; Christopher M. Simon, Tyler H. Bridgers of The Simon Law Firm; Naveen Ramachandrappa of Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Chang v. City of Milton |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Georgia |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $35,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frederick K. Brewington, Albert Darnell Manuel III, Leah Elizabeth Jackson, Stephanie Michelle Platt, Cobia Malik Powell, Oscar Holt III of the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington; Gregory Calliste, Jr. of Phillips & Associates, PLLC; Scott A. Korenbaum of Scott A. Korenbaum, Esq. |
| Case: | Gonzalez, et al. v. County of Suffolk, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Death in Custody, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| State: | New York |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $33,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel E. Smolen, Bryon D. Helm, Robert M. Blakemore of Smolen & Roytman PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Ellis v. The Sheriff of Ottawa County |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Death in Custody, Negligent Tort, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $31,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Burg, Holly Kammerer, Shane Fulton, Jessica Prochaska of Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Ross v. Xcel Energy |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Utility Negligence, Failure to Train, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Gas Explosion, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Colorado |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $31,032,017.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Antonio DelCampo, Randy Grayson, Dax Lopez of DelCampo Grayson Lopez LLC |
| Case: | Ramirez v. Avalon Mobile Home Park LLLP |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Tort, Residential Premises Liability |
| State: | Georgia |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $31,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Max Lee of The Simon Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | Chambers, et al. v. Massie |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Collision |
| State: | California |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $30,912,802.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward P. Dudensing of Dudensing Law; Jay P. Renneisen of Nursing Home & Elder Abuse Law Center; Andrew J. Collins of Law Office of Andrew J. Collins |
| Case: | Estate of Rios v. Daisy Holdings LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Constructive Fraud, Vicarious Liability, Bed Sores, Elder Law |
| State: | California |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steve Vartazarian, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of D.T. v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Negligent Supervision, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | California |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Moriarty of Moriarty Injury Lawyer LLC; L. Evan Cline of L. Evan Cline LLC; James R. Haug, Colin A. Barron of Haug Barron Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Butler v. McDaniel, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Georgia |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $28,794,326.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph E. Kolar, Michael R. Grieco of Romanucci & Blandin LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Cutaia v. Gottlieb Memorial Hosp., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care, Premature Discharge, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test |
| State: | Illinois |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $27,707,930.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Kyle Findley, John Grinnan of Arnold & Itkin LLP |
| Case: | Warner, et al. v. Talos ERT, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Falling Object, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $26,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Hill of Eadie Hill Trial Lawyers |
| Case: | Estate of Tate v. LP Warren LLC |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Supervise, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Ohio |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brett M. Rosen, Angel Leyva of Goldberg & Rosen PA |
| Case: | Estate of Betancourt v. Bailey |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Florida |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Katrina M. Taraska of Goldberg & Goldberg |
| Case: | Estate of White v. Advocate Condell Med. Center, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test |
| State: | Illinois |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $23,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Renee V. Masongsong of The Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Maro Burunsuzyan of Law Offices of Maro Burunsuzyan |
| Case: | Murillo v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| State: | California |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $22,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ashkahn Mohamadi, Bobby Taghavi of Sweet James LLP |
| Case: | Thomas v. Nineteenee Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort, Assisted Living Facility Negligence |
| State: | California |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $21,613,634.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daryl K. Washington of Washington Law Firm PC; J. Gregory Marks of Law Office of J. Gregory Marks; Jasmine F. Crockett of The Crockett Law Firm, PLLC; Thad D. Spalding, Shelby J. White of Durham, Pittard & Spalding LLP |
| Case: | Estate of J.E. v. Oliver |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| State: | Texas |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $21,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Rosenblatt of The Rosenblatt Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Figueroa v. Durant, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Florida |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $20,211,025.75 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Harwin, Deborah J. Gander, Melissa Gunion of Freedland Harwin Valori Gander, PL |
| Case: | Hamby v. Glauser, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Rex Parris, Alexander R. Wheeler of Parris Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Ordaz v. Kruppe |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Collision |
| State: | California |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samuel I. Iola, Patrick J. Wigle of Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel; Christopher Meisenkothen of Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen LLC |
| Case: | Peckham v. DAP, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Occupational Injury |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert M. Higgins, Andrew C. Meyer of Lubin & Meyer |
| Case: | Estate of Brown v. Browell |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $19,025,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew M. Patterson, Ryan P. Timoney of Beam Legal Team LLC |
| Case: | Estate of D.B. v. St. Bernard Hosp. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Illinois |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $19,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin Burke, Lorraine Donnelly of Kline & Specter PC |
| Case: | Estate of O’Donnell v. Brinton Manor Nursing & Rehab. Ctr. |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Fall, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Bed Sores, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $18,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Leizerman of Leizerman & Associates |
| Case: | Estate of Montie v. Crossfire, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Michigan |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $18,432,754.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jessica Dean, Jordan Blumenfeld-James, Mark J. Buha of Dean Omar Braham Shirley, LLP; Jeffrey Mutnick of Law Office of Jeffrey S. Mutnick; Devin N. Robinson of Law Offices of Devin Robinson PC |
| Case: | Estate of Graham v. Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma |
| State: | Oregon |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $16,388,220.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew J. Conn, Jeffrey R. Harris of Harris Lowry Manton LLP; Alexander Hoffspiegel of Hoffspiegel Law |
| Case: | Estate of Pieraccini v. Estes, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Inform, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Georgia |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $16,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Zarzaur, Jr. of Zarzaur Law, P.A.; Russell A. Dohan of Dohan Law Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Williamson v. Armor Correctional Health Svcs., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Train, Death in Custody, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $16,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Perkosky of Ogg, Murphy & Perkosky PC |
| Case: | Latham v. Heritage Valley Health Sys., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Katherine K. Melik-Stepanyan of Law Offices of Haytham Faraj; Gary Casselman of Law Offices of Gary S. Casselman |
| Case: | Estate of M.T. v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist., et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wilson DuBose of DuBose Law Group LLC; Leitra Maxwell of Forrest B. Johnson & Associates; Jay N. Sadd, Daniel M. Epstein of Slappey & Sadd LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Tapley v. Geary, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Georgia |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick K. Bader, Jacob C. Murov of Bader & Murov LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Redmond v. Osage Marine Servs. Inc. |
| Type: | Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act, Occupational Injury |
| State: | Missouri |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce Hagen, Matthew R. Hagen of Hagen Rosskopf LLC; Rory Chumley, Mark A. Molina, William A. Parker of Montlick & Associates PC |
| Case: | Estate of A.E. v. Estate of Hartsfield |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| State: | Georgia |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Bosco, David J. Aron of LaRose & Bosco Ltd.; Robert Baizer, Alexis Zisser of Coplan & Crane Ltd. |
| Case: | Estate of Walsh v. Advocate Health and Hosps. Corp. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Illinois |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James E. Beasley Jr., Lane R. Jubb Jr. of The Beasley Firm LLC |
| Case: | Estate of S.M. v. The Children's Hosp. of Philadelphia |
| Type: | Hospital Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo of The Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Michael Carrillo, J. Miguel Flores of Carrillo Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Cedillo v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Police Brutality, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | California |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Alvarez, Michael A. Alvarez of The Alvarez Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Rey v. R.J. Reynold's Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $13,094,751.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ernesto L. Santos of Halpern Santos & Pinkert PA; Pedro P. Echarte III of The Haggard Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Estate Burns v. Sunbelt Rentals Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Failure to Train, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Florida |
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