Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 wrongful death 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: | $966,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Venus Burns, Danny R. Kraft, Jr. of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Moore v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Torts, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Failure to Disclose, Survival Action, Consumer Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| State: | California |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $779,398,024.37 |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Cox of Law Offices of Robert Scott Cox; Talley Kaleko of Brooks, LeBoeuf, Foster & Gwartney, P.A.; Benjamin L. Crump of Ben Crump Law, PLLC |
| Case: | Butler, et al. v. Patel, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Failure to Warn, Murder, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Negligent Maintenance, Failure to Disclose, Occupational Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $700,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roy T. Willey, IV, Matthew J. Burgess of Poulin | Willey | Anastopoulo, LLC |
| Case: | Conley v. Moody |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Personal Injury, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Wrongful Death, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Kidnapping, Sexual Assault & Battery, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $639,805,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony G. Buzbee of The Buzbee Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Loree v. TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Falling Object, Work Accidents, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Crane Accidents, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Occupational Injury, Falling Object v. Worker Accidents, Industrial Vehicle Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Texas |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $205,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Caplis, Babar Waheed, Amy W. Ferrin of Dan Caplis Law; Michael P. Kane, Kari Jones Dulin of Dulin McQuinn Young, LLP |
| Case: | Dagne, et al. v. Glenwood Caverns Holdings LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Fall Accidents, Negligent Training, Vicarious Liability, Fall from Height, Entertainment Premises Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages, Injured Minor |
| State: | Colorado |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $199,071,904.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wilfried H. Florin, Thomas D. Roebig, Jr., Chad K. Florin, Shaun M. Cummings, John J. Hart of Florin Roebig, P.A. |
| Case: | James Schwartz v. Rebecca Schwartz, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Conspiracy, Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Torts, Stabbing, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| State: | Florida |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $195,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andres N. Oliveros of Andres N. Oliveros, P.A. |
| Case: | Gentry v. Ables |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| State: | Florida |
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