Top 20 Wrongful Death Settlements in Texas in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 wrongful death settlements obtained in Texas in 2025. 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 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in Texas in 2025 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $10,050,000.00 |
| Case: | Brown v. Lightfoot, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Gross Negligence, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Randall O. Sorrels, Turner Johnston of Sorrels Law |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Case: | Deceased Plaintiff v. Defendant |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Highway Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Scott J. Scherr, Randall O. Sorrels of The Payne Law Group |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Plaintiff Cyclist v. Defendant Driver |
| Type: | Bicycle Accidents, Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Bicycle Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Joshua S. Klinck of Klinck Law PLLC |
| 14 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Villalobos v. Drilling Rig Operator, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Occupational Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Industrial Vehicle Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Rick Waterhouse of Thompson Law LLP |
| 14 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Plaintiffs v. CMO, LLC dba Smitty K's, et al. |
| Type: | Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Impaired Driving Accidents, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Stationary Object Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Randall O. Sorrels, Tristan Crowder of Sorrels Law |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $1,685,000.00 |
| Case: | Robledo, et al. v. Rodriguez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Underinsured Motorist, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Gross Negligence, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Rollover Accidents, Neurological Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Miguel F. Garza of MFGarza Law Firm PLLC; Shannon Hays, Kirk L. Pittard of Durham, Pittard & Spalding, LLP |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Case: | Surviving Wife v. Negligent Motorist |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Christopher S. Hamilton of Hamilton Wingo, LLP; Shane V. Mullen of Mullen & Mullen Law Firm |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. 18W Oilfield Company |
| 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, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Katherine W. Binns of Law Office of Domingo Garcia, P.C. |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Case: | Worker v. Negligent Company |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Forklift Accidents, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Occupational Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Forklift v. Worker Accidents, Industrial Vehicle Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Rick Waterhouse of Thompson Law LLP |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Estate of J.M.P. v. Teal Arrow, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | 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, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | James D. Piel, Ryan L. Thompson of Thompson Law LLP |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Parent of Deceased Motorcyclist v. Delivery Company |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Motorcycle Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, Red-Light Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Confidential Attorneys |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $970,452.15 |
| Case: | Disabled Motorist v. Commercial Motorist |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Vehicular Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Christopher S. Hamilton of Hamilton Wingo, LLP; Shane V. Mullen of Mullen & Mullen Law Firm |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $950,000.00 |
| Case: | Candace Byers, Individually and as Personal Representative o |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Red-Light Accidents, Neurological Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Lacey Turley of Turley Law Firm |
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