Top 20 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 20 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 - 10 | |
| Visit: | Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2024 |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $100,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Freddy Rhoads of Rhoads Law Group, P.A. |
| Case: | Latorre, et al. v. Mendez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Hit & Run Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $100,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald P. Chiari, Michael C. Scinta, Timothy A. Hudson, Brian R. Hogan, Andrea Conjerti, Scott Covino of Brown Chiari LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Metcalf v. Erie County, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Death in Custody, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $98,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bhavani Raveendran of Raveendran Law LLC; Daryl K. Washington of Washington Law Firm, P.C.; Antonio M. Romanucci, Colton M. Johnson Taylor of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC; Benjamin L. Crump, Brooke Cluse, Gabrielle L. Higgins of Ben Crump Law, PLLC |
| Case: | Jean, et al. v. Guyger |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Excessive Force, Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $90,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott I. Palumbo of Palumbo, Wolfe & Palumbo P.C.; Brett L. Slavicek, James E. Fucetola of The Slavicek Law Firm |
| Case: | Morales, et al. v. Reeves |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Impaired Driving Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Red Light Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Arizona |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $82,709,239.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Arndt, Ashley B. Fournet, Orlando P. Ojeda Jr. of Brodhead Law, LLC |
| Case: | Bates, et al. v. Simmons, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Stop Sign Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $81,720,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Clive Markland, Roberto O. Cantu, Nathan J. Mays of Roberts Markland LLP |
| Case: | Raquel Hatch, et al. v. Jonathan Jones |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Impaired Driving Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $79,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick A. Salvi, II, Lance D. Northcutt, Aaron D. Boeder, Eirene N. Salvi of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC; Misha Itchhaporia of Borkan & Scahill, Ltd. |
| Case: | Estate of Spicer v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Eye Injury, Emergency Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accidents, Police Negligence, Car v. Car Accidents, Police Vehicle Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $78,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Rourke, Jonathan R. Stoudt, Robert P. Miller of Rourke & Blumenthal LLP; Rex H. Elliott, Sean R. Alto, Barton R. Keyes of Cooper & Elliott LLC; Michael G. Donahue, III of Stark & Stark PC |
| Case: | Lewis, et al. v. KMG Int'l BV, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Failure to Maintain, Emotional Distress, Negligent Torts, Design Defect, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Entertainment Premises Liability, Survival Action, Industrial Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $75,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Morse, Christopher Filiatraut, Eric M. Simpson of Mike Morse Law Firm |
| Case: | Thom, et al. v. Remington |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Conspiracy, Fraud, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Failure to Disclose, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Michigan |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $71,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charla G. Aldous, Brent Walker, Eleanor Aldous of Aldous \ Walker LLP; M. Kevin Queenan, Carlos Lopez of The Queenan Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Lopez v. Walker Ind. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Professional Malpractice, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Fall Accidents, Negligent Training, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Torts, Occupational Injury, Fall from Height, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $68,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aidan B. Carickhoff, Jeffrey P. Goodman of Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Marhunou v. Fitler Constr. Grp. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Fall Accidents, Negligent Training, Contractor Negligence, Occupational Injury, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
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