Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 personal injury 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: | $600,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC; Elizabeth Graham of Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. |
| Case: | In Re: East Palestine Train Derailment |
| Type: | Class Action, Economic Loss, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Railroad Accidents, Toxic Exposure, Nuisance, Failure to Maintain, Emotional Distress, Failure to Train, Trespass, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Ohio |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $320,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeff Anderson of Jeff Anderson & Associates PA; Jordan K. Merson of Merson Law PLLC; Paul Mones of Paul Mones PC; Jason P. Amala of Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC; Adam Slater of Slater, Slater & Shulman; Jeff Herman of Herman Law |
| Case: | In Re Diocese of Rockville Centre Child Sex Abuse Victims |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Sexual Battery, Sexual Assault & Battery, Minor Sexual Abuse |
| State: | New York |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $138,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | H. James White of White Law PLLC |
| Case: | Abuse Victims v. United States of America, Nassar, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, FTCA Violation |
| State: | Michigan |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $115,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jessica K. Pride of The Pride Law Firm; Deborah M. Golden of The Law Office of Deborah M. Golden; Kara Janssen of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP |
| Case: | Chavira, et al. v. FCI, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Sexual Assault & Battery, Adult Sexual Abuse |
| State: | California |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $101,980,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian M. Boynton, Erek L. Barron, Rodney Patton, Michael A. DiLauro, Michelle T. Delemarre, Thomas M. Brown, Jessica G. Sullivan, Jeanne L. Amy, Guyer S. Bogen, Laine M. Goodhue, Kelly M. Marzullo of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | In The Matter of The Petition of Grace Ocean Private Ltd, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Personal Injury, Pollution, Property Damage, Watercraft Accidents, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Admiralty Law, Public Nuisance, Maritime Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Maryland |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $87,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeff Anderson of Jeff Anderson & Associates PA; John W. Baldante of Baldante & Rubenstein PC |
| Case: | Sexual Abuse Survivors v. Diocese of Camden |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $65,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brant J. Stogner, Jennifer O’Brien Stogner, Jonathan D. Sneed of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner |
| Case: | Injured Electrician v. Facility Owner, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Burn Injury, Gross Negligence, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Work Premises Liability |
| State: | Texas |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. Cavanagh, Michael J. Sorich, Christopher H. Dietmann of Cavanagh Sorich Law Group; Daniel Q. Herbert of The Herbert Law Firm |
| Case: | Employee v. Railroad |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Railroad Accidents, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, FELA , Amputation/Limb Loss, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Industrial Vehicle Accidents |
| State: | Illinois |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Illinois |
| 10 | |
| 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, 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 |
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