Number 1 Settlements in Dallas County in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you a list of the largest – in each applicable case type/category – settlements obtained in Dallas County, Texas, in 2025. The list is composed of cases that had originated in Dallas County and have been settled in or out of court. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| $14,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Plaintiffs, et al. v. Energy Co., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Personal Injury, Burn Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Utility Negligence, Gas Explosion, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Brant J. Stogner, Jennifer O’Brien Stogner, Jonathan D. Sneed of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner |
| $10,580,000.00 | |
| Case: | Estate v. Driver & Product Manufacturers |
| No. 1 in: * | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Product Liability, Underinsured Motorist, Wrongful Death, Equipment Malfunction, Gross Negligence, Defective Product Design, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Neurological Injury, Survival Action, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Michael C. Cole of Michael Cole, Attorney at Law; Austin P. Smith, Bruce W. Steckler of Steckler Wayne & Love; Stephen F. Malouf of Malouf & Nockels LLP |
| $5,500,000.00 | |
| Case: | Plaintiffs v. Transp. Co., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Brain Injury |
| Attorneys: | Jim Goff of Goff Law, PLLC; Ray T. Khirallah, Jr. of Khirallah PLLC; Heather Gram-Chavez, Michael C. Cole of Chavez & Cole, Attorneys at Law |
| $2,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Invitee v. Negligent Landlord, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Fall Accidents, Negligent Maintenance |
| Attorneys: | Christopher S. Hamilton of Hamilton Wingo, LLP; Joseph R. Morrison of Mullen & Mullen Law Firm |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Case: | Worker v. Negligent Cleaners |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Warn, Slip & Fall Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Christopher S. Hamilton of Hamilton Wingo, LLP; Joseph R. Morrison of Mullen & Mullen Law Firm |
| $1,475,000.00 | |
| Case: | Bangash v. Gonzalez, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Hiring, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Highway Accidents |
| Attorneys: | John Groce of Anderson Injury Lawyers |
| $1,300,000.00 | |
| Case: | Motorist v. Commercial Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Rear-end Collisions |
| Attorneys: | Christopher S. Hamilton of Hamilton Wingo, LLP; Shane V. Mullen of Mullen & Mullen Law Firm |
| $1,250,000.00 | |
| Case: | Worker v. Negligent Company |
| No. 1 in: * | Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Forklift Accidents, Occupational Injury, Work Premises Liability, Forklift v. Worker Accidents, Industrial Vehicle Accidents, Warehouse Premises Liability |
| Attorneys: | Rick Waterhouse of Thompson Law LLP |
| $1,200,000.00 | |
| Case: | Smith v. Equipment Manufacturer, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Defective Product, Fire Injury/Damage, Defective Auto Equipment, Auto Product Liability |
| Attorneys: | Rick Waterhouse of Thompson Law LLP |
| $1,079,316.31 | |
| Case: | Hammontree v. Castillo |
| No. 1 in: * | Truck Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Red-Light Accidents, Shoulder Injury |
| Attorneys: | Cole McNiel of Anderson Injury Lawyers |
| $954,496.87 | |
| Case: | Ride Share Motorist v. Inattentive Motorist |
| No. 1 in: * | Car v. Car Accidents, Rideshare Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Christopher S. Hamilton of Hamilton Wingo, LLP; Shane V. Mullen of Mullen & Mullen Law Firm |
| $900,000.00 | |
| Case: | Passenger v. Trucking Company |
| No. 1 in: * | Construction Accidents, Sideswipe Collisions |
| Attorneys: | Katherine W. Binns, Albert Villegas of Law Office of Domingo Garcia, P.C. |
| $885,000.00 | |
| Case: | Parking Lot Motorist v. Negligent Motorist |
| No. 1 in: * | Parking Lot Accident |
| Attorneys: | Christopher S. Hamilton of Hamilton Wingo, LLP; Shane V. Mullen of Mullen & Mullen Law Firm |
| $811,199.72 | |
| Case: | Injured Passenger v. Defendant Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Eye Injury, Car v. Passenger Accidents, Host Driver Negligence |
| Attorneys: | Jeff Shelton, Ryan L. Thompson of Thompson Law LLP |
| $800,000.00 | |
| Case: | Whitley v. Trucking Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Sinkhole Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Rick Waterhouse of Thompson Law LLP |
| $775,000.00 | |
| Case: | Hilton v. Concrete Pouring Co., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Single-Vehicle Accidents, Falling Object v. Truck Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Rick Waterhouse of Thompson Law LLP |
| $750,000.00 | |
| Case: | Hayes v. BTN Corp. |
| No. 1 in: * | Professional Malpractice, Amputation/Limb Loss, Traumatic Amputation |
| Attorneys: | Tanja K. Martini of The Martini Law Firm PC |
| $750,000.00 | |
| Case: | Invitee v. Negligent Retail Store |
| No. 1 in: * | Trip & Fall Accidents, Retail Premises Liability |
| Attorneys: | Christopher S. Hamilton of Hamilton Wingo, LLP; Joseph R. Morrison of Mullen & Mullen Law Firm |
| $675,000.00 | |
| Case: | Delivery Driver v. Warehouse |
| No. 1 in: * | Parcel Truck Accidents, Industrial Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Rolando Quesada of Guardia Law, PLLC |
| $550,000.00 | |
| Case: | Motorist v. Distracted Delivery Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Unsafe Lane Change |
| Attorneys: | Joseph R. Morrison of Mullen & Mullen Law Firm |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Inattentive Motorist |
| No. 1 in: * | Motorcycle Accidents, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Joseph R. Morrison of Mullen & Mullen Law Firm |
| $466,000.00 | |
| Case: | Injured Plaintiff v. Trucking Co., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Rollover Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Kim N. Jones Penepacker, Matthew E. Aulsbrook of Aulsbrook Car & Truck Wreck Injury Lawyers |
| $425,000.00 | |
| Case: | Christensen v. Trucking and Logistics Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Back-up Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Brittany Lightfoot, Ryan L. Thompson of Thompson Law LLP |
| $408,872.05 | |
| Case: | Dallas Resident v. Commercial 18-Wheeler Truck Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Falling Object, Falling Object v. Car Accidents, No-Contact Vehicular Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Brandon Steffey, Kyle Mathis, W. Cagney McCormick of McCormick Law Firm PLLC |
| $340,000.00 | |
| Case: | Motorist v. Negligent Bus Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Bus Accidents, Mass Transit Accidents, Bus v. Car Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Joseph R. Morrison of Mullen & Mullen Law Firm |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Case: | Delivery Driver v. Retail Establishment |
| No. 1 in: * | Falling Object v. Patron |
| Attorneys: | Christopher S. Hamilton of Hamilton Wingo, LLP; Joseph R. Morrison of Mullen & Mullen Law Firm |
| $250,000.00 | |
| Case: | Irfaan Ali v. Bottled Blonde Dallas, LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault & Battery, Negligent Supervision, Negligent Security, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Retention, Restaurant Premises Liability |
| Attorneys: | Lacey Turley of Turley Law Firm |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Case: | Sexual Assault Survivor v. Home Owner, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Sexual Abuse (tie), Sexual Assault (tie), Sexual Battery (tie), Sexual Assault & Battery (tie) |
| Attorneys: | Lacey Turley of Turley Law Firm |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Case: | Sosa v. AAAG Holdings |
| No. 1 in: * | T-Bone Collisions, Stop Sign Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Rolando Quesada of Guardia Law, PLLC |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Case: | Restrepo, et al. v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Civil Rights Violation, Sexual Abuse (tie), Sexual Assault (tie), Negligent Training, Failure to Protect, Abuse of Power, Sexual Battery (tie), Sexual Assault & Battery (tie) |
| Attorneys: | Linda Turley, Lacey Turley of Turley Law Firm |