Top 20 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 20 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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| 11 | |
| 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 |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $100,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas E. Hasty, Grant R. Gillenwater, Carlos O. Fernandez, Patrick C. Chucri of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Campbell v. Akam & Associates LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Murder, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Residential Premises Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $83,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samuel I. Iola, Rachel A. Gross of Iola Gross & Forbes-King; Michael P. Joyce, Rafael J. Colmenares of The Law Offices of Michael P. Joyce; Joseph W. Belluck of Belluck Law, LLP |
| Case: | Lapointe v. American Art Clay Co. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Failure to Disclose, Survival Action, Consumer Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages, Loss of Consortium |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $66,575,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Parker Miller, Key Lamberth of Beasley Allen Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Creighton v. Eleven45 Lounge |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Entertainment Premises Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Georgia |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $61,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brantley W. White, Philip Koelsch of White & Carlson; Jesse Zambrano, Edgar E. Garcia Jr. of Zambrano Law Firm |
| Case: | Moreno, et al. v. Honda, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Defective Product, Impaired Driving Accidents, Negligent Torts, Fire Injury/Damage, Defective Product Design, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Defective Auto Equipment, Rear-end Collisions, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| State: | Texas |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $54,128,376.50 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan Brozyna, Brian K. McClain, Karighan Walker Alicea, A. Crosby Crane of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Estate of Hindalong, et al. v. Escalera, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collisions, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| State: | Florida |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $52,182,059.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick A. Salvi, II, Heidi L. Wickstrom, John A. Mennie, Kristen M. Stoicescu of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
| Case: | Krischon, Sr., et al. v. Panera LLC, |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Negligent Training, Head-on Collisions, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Fire Injury/Damage, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| State: | Illinois |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart N. Ratzan, Stuart J. Weissman, Mario R. Giommoni of Ratzan Weissman & Boldt; Victor H. Womack of Victor H. Womack P.A.; Sean M. Cleary of The Law Offices of Sean M. Cleary |
| Case: | Estate of Sada v. Orlando Health Inc. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Gross Negligence, Vicarious Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| State: | Florida |
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