Top 10 Motor Vehicle Accident Verdicts in the United States in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 motor vehicle accident verdicts obtained in the United States in 2025. 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 | |
| Amount: | $2,530,524,953.00 |
| Attorneys: | James E. Butler, Jr., Ramsey B. Prather, Daniel E. Philyaw, Allison Brennan Bailey of Butler Prather LLP; LaRae D. Moore of Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, PC; Michael B. Terry, Frank M. Lowrey, IV of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Mills, et al. v. Ford Motor Co. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Product Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Defective Product Design, Vehicular Accidents, Rollover Accidents, Survival Action, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| State: | Georgia |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $890,370,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd A. Hunter, Jr. of Hunter Trial Law; E. Chevo Pastrano, Ginna G. Pastrano of The Pastrano Law Firm |
| Case: | Mendez, et al. v. Koozies Ice House LLC., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Gross Negligence, Impaired Driving Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Motorcycle Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $329,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | "Brett J. Schreiber, Carmela S. Birnbaum, Srinivas Hanumadass of Singleton Schreiber LLP; Todd Poses of Poses & Poses, P.A.; Douglas F. Eaton of Eaton & Wolk PL; Donald H. Slavik, David Terry of Slavik Law; Adam T. Boumel of Rousso Boumel Law Firm" |
| Case: | Benavides v. Tesla Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Misrepresentation, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Equipment Malfunction, Gross Negligence, Strict Liability, Failure to Disclose, Defective Product Design, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Defective Auto Equipment, Neurological Injury, Survival Action, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Punitive Damages |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $220,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wesley T. Ball, Kyle W. Farrar, Skip Lynch of Kaster Lynch Farrar & Ball LLP; Jeffrey Cluff, Jodee Rankin of Fadduol, Cluff, Hardy & Conaway, PC |
| Case: | Grano v. Michelin North America Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Product Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Equipment Malfunction, Defective Product Design, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Defective Auto Equipment, Survival Action, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Defective Manufacturing |
| State: | New Mexico |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $114,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kimball J. Jones, Joshua P. Berrett, Emily Grable of Bighorn Law |
| Case: | Kuhn v. Cervantes |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accidents, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Underinsured Motorist, Brain Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| State: | Nevada |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $112,917,469.53 |
| Attorneys: | Robert C. Alden, Carson May of Byrd Davis Alden & Henrichson, LLP |
| Case: | Carpenter, et al. v. Wings 'N More, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Eye Injury, Gross Negligence, Impaired Driving Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $110,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Ward, Erin L. Powers, Doug Shaffer, Daniel Stefanic of Trial Lawyers For Justice PC d/b/a TL4J |
| Case: | Adam, et al. v. California Department of Corrections, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Fire Injury/Damage, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Rollover Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Spin-Out Collisions, Highway Accidents |
| State: | California |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $104,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. Cavanagh, Michael J. Sorich, Jason M. Kroot, Christopher H. Dietmann of Cavanagh Sorich Law Group |
| Case: | Johnson, et al. v. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Failure to Disclose, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Car v. Stationary Object Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Highway Accidents |
| State: | Illinois |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $98,068,719.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brendan Flanagan, Morgan E. Lyndall of Flanagan Law P.C.; Ben C. Brodhead, II of Brodhead Law, LLC; Alex H.Q. Nguyen of 770GoodLaw; Michael B. Terry of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP |
| Case: | Nguyen v. Transp. Inc. Agent Grp. Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Entrustment, Impaired Driving Accidents, Vicarious Liability, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Survival Action, Unsafe Lane Change, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Truck v. Parked Car Accident, Highway Accidents |
| State: | Georgia |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $92,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy C. Felice, Paul Dozois of Felice Trial Attorneys; Andrew A. Harris of Harris Appeals, P.A. |
| Case: | Gadson v. Slaton, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Negligent Training, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Entrustment, Impaired Driving Accidents, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Truck v. Car Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
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