Top 50 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 50 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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| Visit: | Top 20 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2024 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $60,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ashley Keller, Benjamin J. Whiting, Amelia Frenkel of Keller Postman LLC; David Cates of The Cates Law Firm, LLC; Sean C. Grimsley of Olson Grimsley |
| Case: | Watson v. Mead Johnson |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Medical Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $58,286,093.00 |
| Attorneys: | Minh T. Nguyen, Lakshmi Odedra, M. Lawrence Lallande, Karina N. Lallande of Nguyen Lawyers, ALC |
| Case: | Kaur v. Gurdeep Singh, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Pedestrian Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $56,000,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley M. Cosgrove, Craig J. Squillace of Clifford Law Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Corcoles v. Sayeg, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Emotional Distress, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Plastic Surgery Malpractice, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sarah M. Donelan, Amanda N. Johnson of Donelan Law, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Crook v. Williams |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Wrongful Death, Intentional Torts, Stabbing, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Missouri |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $47,082,972.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter A. Law, Brian C. Kaplan of Law & Moran, Attorneys at Law |
| Case: | Nance v. Schneider National Carriers |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jessica M. Dean, Benjamin H. Adams, Mark J. Buha of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP; Christian Luciano Santiago of Vogelzang Law, P.C. |
| Case: | Salcedo et al., v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Consumer Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Illinois |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $40,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric J. Dubin of Dubin Law Firm; Annee Della Donna of Law Offices of Annee Della Donna |
| Case: | Estate of Mount v. CHP, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Police Misconduct, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Torts, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Emergency Vehicle Accidents, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Police Negligence, Motorcycle v. Pedestrian, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $38,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Agnieszka Fryszman, Nicholas J. Jacques, Leslie M. Kroeger of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC; John Scarola, Mariano Garcia, Victoria Mesa-Estrada of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA; William R. Scherer of Conrad & Scherer, L.L.P.; William J. Wichmann of Law Offices of William J. Wichmann, PA; James K. Green of James K. Green PA; Terrence Collingsworth of International Rights Advocates; Gabriela Paola Valentin Diaz of EarthRights International |
| Case: | In re Chiquita Brands Int'l Inc. Litig. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Class Action, Murder, Wrongful Death, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Extrajudicial Killing, Negligent Torts, Torture Victim, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $37,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan H. Zehl of Zehl & Associates, PC; Michael P. Lyons of Lyons & Simmons, LLP |
| Case: | Kaur, et al. v. Oncor Electric Delivery Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $34,723,176.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn M. Vallejos‑Nichols, Rod W. Smith of Avera & Smith, LLP; Eric L. Leach, Joshua A. Whitman of Milton, Leach, Whitman, D’Andrea & Eslinger, P.A.; Thomas J. Seider of Brannock Berman & Seider |
| Case: | Estate of Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Torts, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Survival Action, Consumer Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $33,465,176.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura M. Shamp, Joshua F. Silk of Shamp Silk, LLC |
| Case: | Clark, et al. v. Leigh, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $31,946,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Diana Santa Maria of The Law Offices of Diana Santa Maria, P.A.; Philip D. Parrish of Philip D. Parrish, PA; David M. Carter, Dane R. Ullian of Gould Cooksey Fennell, P.A. |
| Case: | Estate of Sasso v. Cleveland Clinic Florida, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $30,007,205.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Steven Yerrid, David D. Dickey, Ralph L. Gonzalez, Evan C. Gilliam of The Yerrid Law Firm, PA |
| Case: | Estate of Waite v. Shaikh, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Overmedication, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $28,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James 'Jeb' E. Butler III, Matthew Kahn of Butler Kahn |
| Case: | Cohen v. Bell |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collisions, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $25,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James Hugh Potts II of Jhpii LLC |
| Case: | Heller v. Adem, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Supervise, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Stationary Object Collisions, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Car v. Passenger Accidents |
| State: | Georgia |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $24,613,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc A. Johnston of Johnston Law Firm, P.C.; Aaron Tillmann of Tillmann Law PLLC; David Creasy, Geordan G. Logan, Sean K. Claggett, Jennifer Morales, Shirley Blazich of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Gilbert v. The Portland Clinic, DLLP, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Anesthesia Error, Lack of Informed Consent, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Oregon |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $23,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Caitlin A. Robin, Mark A. Laughlin, Emma J. Wiegand of Caitlin Robin & Associates, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Espitia v. Westchester Med. Ctr., et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $21,942,146.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lisa E. Circeo, Hannah Jamison of Circeo Law Firm; Ross F. Mann of Ross Mann Law PLLC |
| Case: | Qualls v. The Lantern at Morning Pointe |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Fall Accidents, Failure to Monitor, Assisted Living Facility Negligence, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Elder Neglect |
| State: | Kentucky |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $21,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amy Bruning, Benjamin Turner, Thomas D. D'Amore of D'Amore Law Group |
| Case: | Nelson v. TMT Development Co., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Gross Negligence, Vicarious Liability, Retail Premises Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Oregon |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $21,123,373.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Geragos of Geragos Law Group |
| Case: | Pineda, et al. v. Yamaha Motor Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Watercraft Accidents, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Jet Ski Accidents, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Maritime Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Survival Action, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | California |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $21,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Noah Geary of Noah Geary, Esq. |
| Case: | Estate of Gallo v. Weaver, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $20,765,016.00 |
| Attorneys: | Teresa Pike Tomlinson, John M. Sheftall, J. Drew Brooks of Hall Booth Smith, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Bickerstaff v. Neely |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $18,194,259.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ben C. Martin, Thomas Wm. Arbon of Ben Martin Law Group |
| Case: | Scott, et al. v. Watson |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Impaired Driving Accidents, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Rollover Accidents, Red Light Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $17,308,816.44 |
| Attorneys: | Darren W. Penn, William L. Ballard, Hannah E. Sbaity, Kevin M. Ketner of Penn Law LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Orgu v. Kassam |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Post-Surgical Negligence, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $17,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephanie Z. Roberge of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, LLC |
| Case: | Rodezno, et al. v. Greenwich Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Emotional Distress, Medication Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Torts, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cale H. Conley, Davis Popper, L'Zandra V. Jones of Conley Griggs Partin LLP; Noah Breen Abrams of Abrams & Abrams, P.A.; James R. McKoon of McKoon, Williams, Atchley & Stulce, PLLC |
| Case: | Christianson, et al. v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Head-on Collisions, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Rollover Accidents, Survival Action, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $16,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip Freidin, Jonathan E. Freidin, Sarah J. Glasser of Freidin Brown, P.A.; Douglas F. Eaton of Eaton & Wolk PL |
| Case: | Estate of Garcia v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Torts, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Survival Action, Consumer Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $15,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan MacLeod, Brett Hargis of Webster Vicknair MacLeod |
| Case: | Miller v. Olivo, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Vicarious Liability, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $15,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Erik Siegel, Kathleen L. Nastri, Matthew S. Blumenthal of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC; Russell J. Berkowitz of Berkowitz Hanna |
| Case: | Estate of Ocasio v. Meriden-Wallingford Anesthesia PC, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $15,048,526.25 |
| Attorneys: | William C. Chapman, Robert N. Hogan, II of Hogan & Chapman, P.L. |
| Case: | Estate of Begley v. Soul Quest Church of Mother Earth, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
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