Top 50 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 wrongful death 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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| Visit: | Top 20 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2024 |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandon L. Peak, Christopher B. McDaniel of Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP |
| Case: | Thompson v. AmericanWork, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Supervise, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Entrustment, Survival Action, Personal Care Home Negligence, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nadeem Bezar, Kyle B. Nocho, Alex Van Dyke of Kline & Specter, PC |
| Case: | Estate of J.J., et al. v. Foster Agency |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Wrongful Death, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Minor Sexual Abuse, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John R. Connelly, Meaghan M. Driscoll, Samuel J. Daheim of Connelly Law Offices PLLC |
| Case: | Korter v. City of Lakewood, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Training, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Gross Negligence, Negligent Retention, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Burris, Benjamin Nisenbaum, James Cook, Ayana Curry of Burris Nisenbaum Curry & Lacy LLP |
| Case: | Quinto-Collins, et al. v. City of Antioch, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 23 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph G. Dicks of Dicks & Workman Attorneys at Law, APC |
| Case: | Woolf v. City of San Diego, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accidents, Car Accidents, Wrongful Death, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Car v. Bicycle Accidents, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 23 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey T. Moore of Moore Payne Law, PLLC; Jacy Allen, James A. Bonaquist of Bonaquist Allen; Robert C. Hubbard of Vaka Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Smith v. Florida Invest. Unltd., Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Pedestrian Accidents, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 23 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daisy Chaparro, James Tawney of Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro P.C.; Matthew Holt of Holt & Mason P.C. |
| Case: | Franzoy v. Board of County Commissioners, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Negligent Training, Emergency Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Mexico |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $6,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua B. Schwartz of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, PC |
| Case: | Estate of McManus v. Fellin, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor, Premature Discharge, Gross Negligence, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Wenholz, Daniel Smith of Law Office of Joel A. Levine |
| Case: | Injured Pedestrian v. At-Fault Defendant |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James S. Rogers of Law Offices of James S. Rogers; Eric S. Nelson of Nelson Injury Law |
| Case: | Carson, et al. v. City of Seattle, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Pedestrian Accidents, Premises Liability, Railroad Accidents, Wrongful Death, Mass Transit Accidents, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Public Premises Liability, Train v. Pedestrian Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Washington |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $6,025,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin P. Cloward, Riley A. Clayton of Cloward Trial Lawyers |
| Case: | Escalante v. La Huillier et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Crane Accidents, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Nevada |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James D. Rush of Rush Injury Law |
| Case: | Estate of Diaz v. Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collisions, Impaired Driving Accidents, Negligent Torts, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric Valenzuela of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | Smith, et al. v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | V. James DeSimone, Jenica Leonard, Carmen D. Sabater of V. James DeSimone Law |
| Case: | Estate of Sutherland, et al. v. City of Stockton, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Darl H. Champion of The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C. |
| Case: | Chen, et al. v. North Cherokee Electrical |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Red Light Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gabe Banks, Sam Weaver of Banks Weaver |
| Case: | Dixon, et al. v. MARTA, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Public Premises Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel J. Feller, G. Scott Vezina, Matthew H.H. Young, Jordan S. Feller of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of E.G. v. Reading Hosp., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua R. Van Naarden, Julia Huxman Ronnebaum of VSCP Law |
| Case: | Estate of Ruggie v. Jefferson Torresdale Hosp., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Postnatal Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brant J. Stogner, Jennifer O’Brien Stogner, Christopher D. Mahfouz of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner |
| Case: | Wrongful Death Beneficiaries v. Venue Owner |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Impaired Driving Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 27 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph R. Ecke of Shipp Ecke, PLLC |
| Case: | Papp v. JWO Energy, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Wrongful Death, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $5,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kent M. Henderson of Carrazco Law, APC; Dale K. Galipo of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | Estate of Lopez, et al. v. City of Anaheim, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $5,610,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kimberly Charter, Ryan H. Anderson, Ryan L. Thompson of Thompson Law, LLP |
| Case: | Plaintiff’s Family v. Vehicle Operator, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Contractor Negligence, Vehicular Accidents, Residential Premises Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Panish, Erika Contreras of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; Joe Nazarian of Nazarian Law Firm APC d/b/a Joe Naz Accident Lawyers |
| Case: | Orr, et al. v. WS Energy Services LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Head-on Collisions, Impaired Driving Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $5,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Caree Harper of Law Offices of Caree Harper |
| Case: | Estate of Towns v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $5,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Fredric S. Eisenberg, Todd A. Schoenhaus of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Berry v. Granturk Equip. Co. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Product Liability, Truck Accidents, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Equipment Malfunction, Design Defect, Occupational Injury, Defective Work Equipment, Survival Action, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $5,045,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Katherine M. Jarve, Anthony Granato of Jarve Granato Starr, LLC |
| Case: | Baez v. Brancu |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Truck v. Passenger Accidents, Unsafe Lane Change, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Judy Graziano of The Hassell Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Injured Passenger & Estate of Spouse v. Commercial Vehicle Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Gross Negligence, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Melissa C. Nold of Nold Law; Adante De Pointer, Patrick M. Buelna of Pointer & Buelna, LLP |
| Case: | McCoy, et al. v. City of Vallejo., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Racial Profiling, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Extrajudicial Killing, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul M. da Costa of Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC; Steven G. Wigrizer of Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C. |
| Case: | Williams, et al. v. Montauk Transit, LLC |
| Type: | Bus Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, School Bus Accidents, Negligent Training, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Mass Transit Accidents, On-board Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Pinto, Daniel P. Rosner of Van Naarden Spizer Chase Pinto |
| Case: | Estate of Marrero v. Albert Einstein Med. Ctr., et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $4,932,708.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Mackler of GMS |
| Case: | Falcone v. Wellington |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Motorcycle Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $4,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart L. Finz, Brandon S. Finz, Todd M. Rubin of Finz & Finz, PC |
| Case: | Pedestrian, et al. v. Trucking Company, et al. |
| Type: | Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Truck v. Pedestrian Accidents, Survival Action |
| State: | New York |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Marrinan of Law Offices of Michael R. Marrinan; Michael E. Moore of Law Offices of Michael E. Moore |
| Case: | Estate of Costa v. State of California |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Police Negligence, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John F. Buckley, Jr of Buckley Wynne & Parese |
| Case: | Laspino v. New Haven, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Emergency Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Niamehr of Niamehr Law Firm |
| Case: | Smith, et al. v. Napolitano |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, Survival Action |
| State: | New York |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $4,180,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jared Perkins of Perkins & Perkins, PLLC; John C. Duff of Hilliard Martinez Law LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Driver, et al. v. Tire Manufacturing Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury, Brachial Plexus Injury, Design Defect, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin L. Crump of Ben Crump Law, PLLC; Bradley C. Gage, Milad Sadr of Brad Gage Law APC |
| Case: | Estate of Adams v. City of San Bernardino |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth A. Crawford, Terrance R. DeAngelo of Kline & Specter, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Silva v. Thomas Jefferson Univ. Hosp., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ian T. Norris of McEldrew Purtell; Brian D. Reddick of Reddick Law, PLLC; Brent L. Moss of Marks Balette Young & Moss, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Hunt v. 800 West Miner Street LLC |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Nursing Home Malpractice, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $3,943,653.71 |
| Attorneys: | James D. Tawney, Alejandro Acosta of Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro P.C. |
| Case: | Plaintiff, et al. v. Trucking Company, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 42 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua H. Haffner, Vahan Mikayelyan of Haffner Law PC |
| Case: | Tenaud, et al. v. State of California, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Fall from Height, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 42 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mawuli M. Davis, Harold W. Spence of The Davis Bozeman Law Firm P.C |
| Case: | Estate of Hollman v. City of Atlanta |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul Galm of Galm Law; Josh Lamborn of The Law Office of Josh Lamborn, P.C. |
| Case: | Van Loo Fiduciary Svcs, LLC v. State of Oregon, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Failure to Diagnose, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Prison Negligence, Inadequate Care, Death in Custody, Failure to Refer, Negligent Torts, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Oregon |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brant J. Stogner, Jennifer O’Brien Stogner, Jonathan D. Sneed of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner |
| Case: | Estate of Decedent v. Manufacturer |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ty Stimpson of Varghese Summersett PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Bates v. Trucking Company, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Head-on Collisions, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $3,477,755.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel J. Feller, Daniel R. McGrath of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Lawton v. Brookside Healthcare & Rehab. Ctr. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Inadequate Care, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Survival Action, Nursing Home Malpractice, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Elder Neglect |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $3,375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Benjamin L. Crump of Ben Crump Law, PLLC; Carl E. Douglas of Douglas Hicks Law, APC |
| Case: | Kizzee, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Imprisonment, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $3,333,333.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Breit, Kevin Biniazan of Breit Biniazan; Howard Smith, C. Stewart Gill Jr. of Smith Law Center |
| Case: | Johnson v. Amazon.com Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Vicarious Liability, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Stop Sign Accidents, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Parcel Truck Accidents |
| State: | Virginia |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel J. Feller, Scott S. Berger, Jr. of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of R.H., et al. v. Main Line Hosps. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Negligence in Employment, Nursing Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Emotional Distress, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul D. Friedman, Ronda Kelso of Brown, Crowell & Friedman, PLLC; Scott M. Harris of Harris Law Corporation |
| Case: | Estate of Decedent v. Confidential Surgery Center, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Anesthesia Error, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Arizona |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James E. Beasley, Jr. of The Beasley Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Gubitosi v. Nguyen, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $3,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin C. Dewett, B. Trey Morris of Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers; Wade A. Barrow of Barrow Law PLLC |
| Case: | Rear-ended Plaintiffs v. Negligent Motorist, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Fire Injury/Damage, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $3,020,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Haggard, Kimberly L. Wald of The Haggard Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Gutierrez v. Kemp Group Int'l. Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accidents, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Public Premises Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
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| Visit: | Top 100 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2024 |



