Every year thousands of personal injuries occur all over the world. Out of all the cases, approximately four to five percent go to trial while most are settled before ever having to go that route. Below are ten of the biggest personal injury settlements.
- The family of Robbie Middleton was awarded $150 billion dollars because when he was eight years old he was tied to a tree, doused with gasoline and set on fire, resulting in 99 percent of his body being burned. He lived for 13 years longer until skin cancer took his life.
- General Motors was ordered to pay $1.2 billion dollars to the Anderson family. They were severely burned when their Chevy Malibu went up in flames after the fuel tank was hit by a drunk driver.
- Comedian Tracy Morgan was awarded a confidential amount after he suffered a severe brain injury when his vehicle was hit by a Walmart truck. Rumor has it that is was nearly $90 million.
- In 2000, a gas station owner, Donald French, was awarded $60 million after his gas station office was hit by a derailed train in Gainesville, Virginia, in 1997. He suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as several other injuries.
- In 1996, Mark Force was in a head-on collision; his seatbelt did not lock up, and he was thrown from the vehicle. He suffered a severe brain injury and was awarded $32.5 million from Ford Motor Company and Mazda Motor Corporation.
- Gloria Aguilar was awarded $27.5 million after she was hit by a transit bus in 2005 and lost her leg.
- The largest personal injury claim in the United Kingdom was awarded to Maisha Najeeb, a 10-year-old girl who experienced serious medical negligence when a doctor injected glue into her brain instead of dye. She went blind in one eye and continues to suffer serious medical issues.
- 13-year-old teen Agnes Collier was riding with her mother Karen when a BMW hit their Audi head on, causing the teen’s four limbs to all be paralyzed. Her mother died as a result of the accident. She received approximately $24 million as a result of the accident.
- In 2008, Shirley Miller was hit by a pharmacy truck in New York, leaving her with serious injuries including a massive brain injury. She was awarded $22 million.
- $19 million was awarded to the family of Carol Adkins who was 44 years old when a city maintenance truck in Los Angeles smashed into a number of cars, and she was severely hurt.