Top 10 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in the U.S. in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 motor vehicle accident settlements obtained in the United States in 2024. The list is composed of various types of cases filed in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $162,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Beasley Allen of Beasley Allen Law Firm |
| Case: | Motorist, et al. v. Motorist, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Single-Vehicle Accidents, On-board Accidents, Fire Injury/Damage, Vehicular Accidents, Rollover Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Car v. Passenger Accidents |
| State: | Georgia |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick A. Salvi, II, Lance D. Northcutt, Aaron D. Boeder, Eirene N. Salvi of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
| Case: | The Estate of Jones v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Emergency Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Police Negligence, Car v. Car Accidents, Police Vehicle Accidents |
| State: | Illinois |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $42,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam K. Shea, Nicholas W. Yoka of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Disabled Motorcyclist v. Caltrans |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Truck v. Motorcycle Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Neurological Injury |
| State: | California |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $33,025,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth J. Allen, Otto J. Shragal of Allen Law Group, LLC |
| Case: | Detert v. Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Eye Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Left Turn Accidents |
| State: | Indiana |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $32,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandon L. Peak of Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP |
| Case: | Crump v. G.R.E.L. Trucking LLC., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Torts, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| State: | Georgia |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $32,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian W. Easton, Matthew D. Easton, Travis R. Easton, Mani N. Navab, Gabriel M. Mendoza of Easton & Easton, LLP |
| Case: | Injured Bicyclist v. Negligent Trucking Co. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Amputation/Limb Loss, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Truck v. Bicycle Accidents |
| State: | California |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James 'Jeb' E. Butler III, Matt Kahn of Butler Kahn |
| Case: | Thomas v. Feild |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin T. Bamberg, Adam C. Ness of Bamberg Legal LLC |
| Case: | Robinson v. Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc. et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Utility Negligence, Gross Negligence, Vehicular Accidents, Public Premises Liability, Falling Object v. Pedestrian Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Brent Goudarzi, Charla G. Aldous of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P. |
| Case: | Dalby v. Hunt Oil Company, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Head-on Collisions, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents |
| State: | Texas |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $28,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brant J. Stogner, Jennifer O’Brien Stogner, Christopher D. Mahfouz of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner |
| Case: | T-Boned Motorist v. Commercial Truck Driver |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Gross Negligence, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, Red Light Accidents |
| State: | Texas |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $25,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel R. Rosenberg, Ksenia Cutler of Stark & Stark PC |
| Case: | Steele v. Stout’s Charter Bus, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Mass Transit Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Bus v. Motorcycle Accidents, Common Carrier Liability |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $20,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin P. Cloward, Ian C. Estrada of Cloward Trial Lawyers; Esther C. Rodriguez of Rodriguez Law Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | Injured Pedestrian v. Energy Co., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Nevada |
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