Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 wrongful death verdicts obtained in the United States in 2024. The list is composed of various types of cases that were tried to a verdict before a state or federal jury in the United States. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $738,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Grahame “Grey” E. Holmes of Parker Law Group, LLP; Steven Murdaugh of Murdaugh Law Group, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Ford v. Rabon, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Conspiracy, Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $550,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jacob G. Leavitt, Kimball J. Jones, Joshua P. Berrett of Bighorn Law |
| Case: | Escobia v. Raspperry |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Gross Negligence, Impaired Driving Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Nevada |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $462,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John G. Simon, John M. Simon of The Simon Law Firm, P.C.; Lisa Tsacoumangos of Brown & Crouppen, P.C.; Brian M. Winebright of Cantor Injury Law LLC |
| Case: | Perkins, et al. v. Wabash National Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Product Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Design Defect, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Survival Action, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Missouri |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $330,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Clint E. McGuire of McGuire Injury Law; Lawrence M. Tylka of Tylka Law Firm; Alton C. Todd of The Law Firm of Alton C. Todd; Sherry Scott Chandler of The Chandler Law Firm LLP; Alla Lefkowitz, Molly Thomas-Jensen, Krystan Hitchcock of Everytown Law |
| Case: | Yanas, et al. v. Pagourtzis, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Entrustment, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $310,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Haggard, Todd J. Michaels, Kimberly L. Wald of The Haggard Law Firm, P.A.; Benjamin L. Crump, Christopher M. O'Neal, Natalie Jackson of Ben Crump Law, PLLC; Robert C. Hilliard, Michael E. Richardson, Alex Hilliard, Jennifer Hightower of Hilliard Law |
| Case: | Estate of T.S. v. Funtime Handelsgesellschaft M.B.H. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Fall Accidents, Defective Product, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Fall from Height, Entertainment Premises Liability, Survival Action, Consumer Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $287,946,737.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul J. Edelstein, Arthur Blyakher of Edelstein, Faegenburg & Blyakher, LLP; Daniel A. Thomas of Law Offices of Daniel A. Thomas, PC |
| Case: | Morris v. Harley Davidson Motor Co. Grp. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Design Defect, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Survival Action, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $210,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ronald J. Salazar, Ralph Lopez of Davis Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of McDonald v. McDonald |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Wrongful Death, Unjust Enrichment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Gross Negligence, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $158,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aubrey D. Pittman of The Pittman Law Firm P.C.; Nuru L. Witherspoon, Kamaria Harper Williams, Linje Rivers of The Witherspoon Law Group |
| Case: | Aaron v. National Railroad Pass Corp |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Murder, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Failure to Protect, Survival Action, Common Carrier Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Missouri |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $129,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank J. Swarr, Benjamin Rumph, Mickey P. Landry, Matthew C. Clark of Landry & Swarr, LLC |
| Case: | E.S., et al. v. Our Lady, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Supervise, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $116,167,076.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary C. Robb, Anita Porte Robb, Andrew C. Robb of Robb & Robb LLC; Matthew F. Schwartz of Schwartz & Ponterio, PLLC |
| Case: | Cadigan, et al. v. Liberty Helicopters, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Aviation Accidents, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Emotional Distress, Failure to Train, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Design Defect, Vehicular Accidents, Survival Action, Common Carrier Liability, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
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