{"id":109868,"date":"2026-04-13T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dklaw.com\/?post_type=insights&#038;p=109868"},"modified":"2026-04-15T20:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:38:30","slug":"personal-injury-settlement-amounts-2026","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/dklaw.com\/es\/insights\/personal-injury-settlement-amounts-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Injury Settlement Amounts in 2026 | Real Payouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dklaw-section dklaw-hero dklaw-hero__blog align wp-block-dklaw-hero-blog has-background has-primary-beige-background-color\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-heading-tag has-secondary-blue-color has-primary-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-76c132c8220281402be2cbf1ab04ebb2\">Insights &#8211; PERsonal injury settlement payouts<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Personal Injury Settlement Amounts in 2026 | Real Payouts<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We analyzed 40 real personal injury settlements from Q1 2026. Here&#8217;s what the numbers reveal about payouts, injury types, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/dklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-personal-injury-settlements-hero-1-1024x607.jpg\" alt=\"Graphic showing median personal injury settlement of $1 million across 40 real cases in 2026, with comparison bars for truck, car, and dog bite cases, and a highlighted largest case of $52 million.\" class=\"wp-image-109895\" style=\"width:610px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-personal-injury-settlements-hero-1-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-personal-injury-settlements-hero-1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-personal-injury-settlements-hero-1-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-personal-injury-settlements-hero-1-1536x911.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-personal-injury-settlements-hero-1-2048x1214.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-personal-injury-settlements-hero-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/dklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-personal-injury-settlements-hero-1-2000x1186.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dklaw-section dklaw-toc alignfull wp-block-dklaw-toc\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"dklaw-toc__sidebar align wp-block-dklaw-toc-sidebar\"><div class=\"dklaw-toc__sidebar-menu\"><h4 class=\"dklaw-toc__sidebar-toggle\">Jump To<\/h4><ul><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"dklaw-card align wp-block-dklaw-card has-background has-primary-black-background-color\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-white-color has-text-color\">Every 4 minutes.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-white-color has-text-color\">On average, every 4 minutes someone picks up the phone and calls us for help. That kind of trust says everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-button-phone\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-yellow-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:8002010265\">800-201-0265<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dklaw-toc__blocks align wp-block-dklaw-toc-blocks\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"dklaw-toc__block align wp-block-dklaw-toc-block\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>A personal injury settlement is the money paid to a victim (or their family) to resolve a legal claim without going to trial. The amount depends on injury severity, who caused it, what insurance is available, and which state it happened in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We tracked 40 publicly reported settlements and jury verdicts across 18 states. The combined value: $189.9 million. The median payout: $1.05 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is real data from real cases. Not projections. Not estimates pulled from industry averages that no one can trace back to a source. Every number links to the court filing, news report, or press release it came from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>One caveat worth stating up front: most personal injury settlements are confidential. The ones that become public tend to be larger, because a $15,000 fender bender settlement rarely makes the news. This dataset is a window into the upper end of the market, not a census of every case resolved in 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-arrow-list\">\n<li>The <strong>median personal injury settlement<\/strong> in our Q1 2026 dataset is <strong>$1.05 million<\/strong> across 40 tracked cases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Commercial truck accidents<\/strong> produce a median settlement of <strong>$2.75 million<\/strong>, roughly 7x higher than standard car accident claims ($406K median).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Corporate defendants<\/strong> (trucking companies, Uber, Amazon) pay <strong>3.8x more<\/strong> at the median than individual defendants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dog bite settlements<\/strong> cluster tightly between <strong>$300,000 and $310,000<\/strong>, suggesting policy limits drive the outcome more than case specifics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>largest single settlement<\/strong> in Q1 2026 was <strong>$52 million<\/strong> for a child struck near a school bus in Illinois.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700;800&#038;display=swap\">\n<div id=\"dk-settlement-hero\">\n<style>\n  #dk-settlement-hero { font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; 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}\n    #dk-settlement-hero .dk-stat-cell:nth-child(1), #dk-settlement-hero .dk-stat-cell:nth-child(2) { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08); }\n    #dk-settlement-hero .dk-stat-value { font-size: 24px; }\n    #dk-settlement-hero .dk-hero-top { padding: 22px 20px 16px; }\n    #dk-settlement-hero .dk-hero-bottom { padding: 12px 20px; gap: 14px; }\n    #dk-settlement-hero .dk-stats-row-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n    #dk-settlement-hero .dk-range-cell { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08); }\n    #dk-settlement-hero .dk-range-cell:last-child { border-bottom: none; }\n  }\n<\/style>\n  <div class=\"dk-hero-card\">\n    <div class=\"dk-hero-top\">\n      <span class=\"dk-hero-pill\">2026 Settlement Data<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"dk-hero-title\">2026 Personal Injury Settlements at a Glance<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"dk-hero-subtitle\">40 publicly reported settlements &amp; verdicts from Q1 2026 across 18 states<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"dk-stats-grid\">\n      <div class=\"dk-stat-cell\"><div class=\"dk-stat-value dk-gold\">$189.9M<\/div><div class=\"dk-stat-label\">Total Value<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-stat-cell\"><div class=\"dk-stat-value dk-blue\">$1.05M<\/div><div class=\"dk-stat-label\">Median Payout<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-stat-cell\"><div class=\"dk-stat-value dk-green\">40<\/div><div class=\"dk-stat-label\">Cases Tracked<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-stat-cell\"><div class=\"dk-stat-value dk-white\">18<\/div><div class=\"dk-stat-label\">States<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"dk-stats-row-2\">\n      <div class=\"dk-range-cell\">\n        <div class=\"dk-range-label\">Settlement Range<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dk-range-bar\"><span class=\"dk-range-val\">$20K<\/span><div class=\"dk-range-track\"><div class=\"dk-range-fill dk-fill-gradient\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"dk-range-val\">$52M<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-range-cell\">\n        <div class=\"dk-range-label\">Largest Single Case<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dk-range-bar\"><span class=\"dk-range-val\" style=\"color:#EEB226;font-size:16px;\">$52,000,000<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.35);font-weight:400;\">Pedestrian &middot; Illinois<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"dk-hero-bottom\">\n      <div class=\"dk-hero-tag\"><span class=\"dk-dot dk-dot-gold\"><\/span> Published settlements only<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-hero-tag\"><span class=\"dk-dot dk-dot-blue\"><\/span> Updated quarterly<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-hero-tag\"><span class=\"dk-dot dk-dot-green\"><\/span> Q1 2026 data (Jan&ndash;Mar)<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dklaw-toc__block align wp-block-dklaw-toc-block\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Much Are Personal Injury Settlements Worth in 2026?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The short answer is somewhere between $20,000 and $52 million. Which is not a very useful answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The median across all 40 cases is $1.05 million. That means half the settlements fell below that mark and half above. We use the median instead of the mean because a couple of massive outliers (a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ky3.com\/2026\/03\/28\/family-receive-52-million-settlement-after-child-hit-by-car-while-boarding-school-bus\/\">$52 million school bus settlement in Illinois<\/a> and a $39 million oil field burn case in Texas) would drag the average up to $4.7 million, which would overstate what a typical case is worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The real distribution looks like this: most cases cluster between $100,000 and $5 million. A handful of catastrophic injury or wrongful death cases push into eight figures. And the published settlements we tracked skew higher than the universe of all settlements because serious cases generate press coverage and minor ones don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three factors drive the number more than anything else. First, injury severity. A skull fracture is worth more than a soft-tissue strain. Second, who you&#8217;re suing. A trucking company with a $5 million policy pays differently than an individual driver with state-minimum coverage. Third, the state where it happened, because <a href=\"https:\/\/dklaw.com\/the-fine-print\/what-if-im-partially-at-fault-for-a-car-accident-in-california\/\">comparative fault rules<\/a> and damage caps vary wildly.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dklaw-toc__block align wp-block-dklaw-toc-block\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which Types of Injuries Get the Highest Settlements?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700;800&#038;display=swap\">\n<div id=\"dk-injury-chart\">\n<style>\n  #dk-injury-chart { font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; max-width: 100%; margin: 0 0 28px 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #E2E5EB; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); }\n  #dk-injury-chart *, #dk-injury-chart *::before, #dk-injury-chart *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-chart-header { padding: 24px 28px 0; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-chart-pill { display: inline-block; padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 50px; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase; background: #134435; color: #37FF87; border: 1px solid rgba(19,68,53,0.2); margin-bottom: 12px; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-chart-title { font-size: 18px !important; font-weight: 700 !important; color: #131314 !important; line-height: 1.3 !important; margin: 0 0 4px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; border: none !important; background: none !important; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-chart-sub { font-size: 13px !important; color: #6B7186 !important; font-weight: 400 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-chart-body { padding: 24px 28px 20px; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-bar-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 170px 1fr 90px; align-items: center; gap: 14px; padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #F3F4F6; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-bar-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-bar-label { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: #131314; line-height: 1.3; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-bar-label .dk-case-count { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 400; color: #969BB0; display: block; margin-top: 1px; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-bar-track { height: 28px; background: #F7F8FA; border-radius: 6px; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-bar-fill { height: 100%; border-radius: 6px; position: relative; min-width: 4px; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-bar-fill .dk-bar-range { position: absolute; right: 8px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 500; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); white-space: nowrap; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-bar-amount { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; color: #131314; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-fill-navy { background: #08368B; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-fill-green { background: #134435; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-fill-gold { background: #C4920A; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-fill-teal { background: #0E7C6B; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-fill-slate { background: #3D4355; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-fill-blue { background: #1E5BB8; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-fill-dark { background: #131314; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-chart-footer { padding: 14px 28px 18px; border-top: 1px solid #ECEEF2; display: flex; gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-footnote { font-size: 11px; color: #969BB0; line-height: 1.5; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-median-tag { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; font-size: 11px; color: #6B7186; font-weight: 500; }\n  #dk-injury-chart .dk-median-tag .dk-tag-dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 2px; flex-shrink: 0; }\n  @media (max-width: 640px) {\n    #dk-injury-chart .dk-bar-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; padding: 12px 0; }\n    #dk-injury-chart .dk-bar-label { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; }\n    #dk-injury-chart .dk-bar-label .dk-case-count { display: inline; margin: 0 0 0 6px; }\n    #dk-injury-chart .dk-bar-amount { text-align: left; font-size: 13px; }\n    #dk-injury-chart .dk-chart-header { padding: 20px 20px 0; }\n    #dk-injury-chart .dk-chart-body { padding: 18px 20px 16px; }\n    #dk-injury-chart .dk-chart-footer { padding: 12px 20px 16px; }\n  }\n<\/style>\n  <div class=\"dk-chart-header\">\n    <span class=\"dk-chart-pill\">2026 Settlement Data<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"dk-chart-title\">Median Settlement by Type of Injury<\/h3>\n    <p class=\"dk-chart-sub\">Based on 40 publicly reported settlements and verdicts, Q1 2026. Median used instead of mean to reduce outlier distortion.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"dk-chart-body\">\n    <div class=\"dk-bar-row\">\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-label\">Pedestrian \/ Cyclist<span class=\"dk-case-count\">5 cases<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-track\"><div class=\"dk-bar-fill dk-fill-navy\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"dk-bar-range\">$400K &ndash; $52M<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-amount\">$4.3M<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"dk-bar-row\">\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-label\">Workplace \/ Industrial<span class=\"dk-case-count\">4 cases<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-track\"><div class=\"dk-bar-fill dk-fill-green\" style=\"width: 75%;\"><span class=\"dk-bar-range\">$1.1M &ndash; $39M<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-amount\">$3.4M<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"dk-bar-row\">\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-label\">Commercial Truck<span class=\"dk-case-count\">9 cases<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-track\"><div class=\"dk-bar-fill dk-fill-teal\" style=\"width: 64%;\"><span class=\"dk-bar-range\">$50K &ndash; $8.25M<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-amount\">$2.75M<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"dk-bar-row\">\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-label\">Police \/ Govt Force<span class=\"dk-case-count\">3 cases<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-track\"><div class=\"dk-bar-fill dk-fill-gold\" style=\"width: 21%;\"><span class=\"dk-bar-range\" style=\"color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\">$425K &ndash; $2.2M<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-amount\">$900K<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"dk-bar-row\">\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-label\">Motor Vehicle (Car)<span class=\"dk-case-count\">10 cases<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-track\"><div class=\"dk-bar-fill dk-fill-blue\" style=\"width: 9.4%;\"><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-amount\">$406K<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"dk-bar-row\">\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-label\">Dog Bite \/ Animal Attack<span class=\"dk-case-count\">5 cases<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-track\"><div class=\"dk-bar-fill dk-fill-slate\" style=\"width: 7%;\"><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-amount\">$300K<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"dk-bar-row\">\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-label\">Premises Liability<span class=\"dk-case-count\">2 cases<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-track\"><div class=\"dk-bar-fill dk-fill-dark\" style=\"width: 3%;\"><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-bar-amount\">$130K<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"dk-chart-footer\">\n    <div class=\"dk-median-tag\"><span class=\"dk-tag-dot\" style=\"background:#08368B;\"><\/span> Bar length = median value<\/div>\n    <div class=\"dk-median-tag\"><span class=\"dk-tag-dot\" style=\"background:#E2E5EB;\"><\/span> Range shown in bar overlay<\/div>\n    <div class=\"dk-footnote\">Medical malpractice (1 case, $3.5M) excluded due to insufficient sample size.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Pedestrian and cyclist injury cases sit at the top with a median of $4.3 million across five cases. These tend to involve catastrophic injuries (amputations, traumatic brain injuries, death) and often name government or corporate defendants with deep pockets. A <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/779467-senate-passes-4-1m-claims-bill-for-man-who-lost-leg-after-miami-dade-metrobus-hit-him\/\">$4.3 million claims bill in Florida<\/a> involved a man who lost his leg after a county Metrobus dragged him through an intersection. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/jury-awards-18m-woman-hit-point-lobos-crosswalk\/70505321\">$18 million jury verdict in California<\/a> went to a woman struck by a state park volunteer&#8217;s vehicle in a crosswalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commercial truck accidents come in second at a $2.75 million median across nine cases. Federal motor carrier regulations, larger insurance policies, and employer liability all push these numbers higher than standard car crashes. The range runs from a $50,000 early settlement in New York to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lansingstatejournal.com\/press-release\/story\/999444\/8-25-million-settlement-recovered-in-catastrophic-commercial-truck-collision-case\/\">$8.25 million recovery<\/a> for a family hit head-on on a California mountain road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standard motor vehicle collisions (car crashes, motorcycle accidents, rideshare incidents) have a median of $406,000 across ten cases. The range is enormous. An $85,000 soft-tissue recovery in Maryland sits in the same category as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/bergen\/2026\/02\/ex-rangers-draft-pick-wins-19m-verdict-after-career-ending-uber-crash-in-nj.html\">$19 million jury verdict against Uber in New Jersey<\/a> for a career-ending crash involving a former NHL prospect. The Uber case ended his professional hockey career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dog bite cases tell maybe the most statistically interesting story in the dataset. Five cases across four states, and four of the five settled between $300,000 and $310,000. That clustering suggests homeowner&#8217;s insurance policy limits are setting the ceiling, not the specifics of each attack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even a case involving hemorrhagic shock from an American bulldog attack settled at $300,000 (confirmed as the homeowner&#8217;s policy limit). The lone outlier: a $20,000 dog bite settlement in Washington.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dklaw-toc__block align wp-block-dklaw-toc-block\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do You Get More Money Suing a Company or the Government?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700;800&#038;display=swap\">\n<div id=\"dk-defendant-chart\">\n<style>\n  #dk-defendant-chart { font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; max-width: 100%; margin: 0 0 28px 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #E2E5EB; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); color: #131314; line-height: 1.5; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart *, #dk-defendant-chart *::before, #dk-defendant-chart *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-header { padding: 24px 28px 0; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-pill { display: inline-block; padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 50px; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase; background: #134435; color: #37FF87; border: 1px solid rgba(19,68,53,0.2); margin-bottom: 12px; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-title { font-size: 18px !important; font-weight: 700 !important; color: #131314 !important; line-height: 1.3 !important; margin: 0 0 4px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; border: none !important; background: none !important; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-sub { font-size: 13px !important; color: #6B7186 !important; font-weight: 400 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-body { padding: 28px 28px 24px; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 16px; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-card { border-radius: 10px; padding: 22px 20px; text-align: center; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-card-gov { background: #F5F3ED; border: 1px solid #E8E3D6; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-card-corp { background: #ECF4FF; border: 1px solid #D4E5FA; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-card-ind { background: #EDF3F0; border: 1px solid #D5E5DD; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-type-label { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.05em; margin-bottom: 14px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 6px; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-label-gov { color: #8B7200; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-label-corp { color: #08368B; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-label-ind { color: #134435; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-median { font-size: 32px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4px; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-median-gov { color: #8B7200; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-median-corp { color: #08368B; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-median-ind { color: #134435; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-median-label { font-size: 10px; color: #969BB0; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 16px; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-meta { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-meta-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 12px; color: #3D4355; padding: 4px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.05); }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-meta-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-meta-key { font-weight: 400; color: #6B7186; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-meta-val { font-weight: 600; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-callout { margin-top: 20px; padding: 14px 18px; background: #FFFBEB; border: 1px solid #FDE68A; border-radius: 8px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.55; color: #3D4355; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-callout strong { color: #131314; font-weight: 700; }\n  #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-footer { padding: 14px 28px 18px; border-top: 1px solid #ECEEF2; font-size: 11px; color: #969BB0; line-height: 1.5; }\n  @media (max-width: 700px) {\n    #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n    #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-header { padding: 20px 20px 0; }\n    #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-body { padding: 20px 20px 18px; }\n    #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-footer { padding: 12px 20px 16px; }\n    #dk-defendant-chart .dk-def-median { font-size: 28px; }\n  }\n<\/style>\n  <div class=\"dk-def-header\">\n    <span class=\"dk-def-pill\">2026 Settlement Data<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"dk-def-title\">Does It Matter Who You Sue?<\/h3>\n    <p class=\"dk-def-sub\">Median settlement amounts by defendant category. Corporate defendants pay 3.8x more at the median than individual defendants.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"dk-def-body\">\n    <div class=\"dk-def-grid\">\n      <div class=\"dk-def-card dk-card-corp\">\n        <div class=\"dk-def-type-label dk-label-corp\">&#9632; Corporate<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dk-def-median dk-median-corp\">$3.4M<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dk-def-median-label\">Median Settlement<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dk-def-meta\">\n          <div class=\"dk-def-meta-row\"><span class=\"dk-meta-key\">Cases<\/span><span class=\"dk-meta-val\">11<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"dk-def-meta-row\"><span class=\"dk-meta-key\">Range<\/span><span class=\"dk-meta-val\">$50K &ndash; $19M<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"dk-def-meta-row\"><span class=\"dk-meta-key\">Types<\/span><span class=\"dk-meta-val\">Trucking, Uber, Amazon<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-def-card dk-card-gov\">\n        <div class=\"dk-def-type-label dk-label-gov\">&#9632; Government<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dk-def-median dk-median-gov\">$698K<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dk-def-median-label\">Median Settlement<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dk-def-meta\">\n          <div class=\"dk-def-meta-row\"><span class=\"dk-meta-key\">Cases<\/span><span class=\"dk-meta-val\">10<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"dk-def-meta-row\"><span class=\"dk-meta-key\">Range<\/span><span class=\"dk-meta-val\">$99K &ndash; $52M<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"dk-def-meta-row\"><span class=\"dk-meta-key\">Types<\/span><span class=\"dk-meta-val\">City, State, School, Federal<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dk-def-card dk-card-ind\">\n        <div class=\"dk-def-type-label dk-label-ind\">&#9632; Individual<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dk-def-median dk-median-ind\">$316K<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dk-def-median-label\">Median Settlement<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dk-def-meta\">\n          <div class=\"dk-def-meta-row\"><span class=\"dk-meta-key\">Cases<\/span><span class=\"dk-meta-val\">19<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"dk-def-meta-row\"><span class=\"dk-meta-key\">Range<\/span><span class=\"dk-meta-val\">$20K &ndash; $39M<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"dk-def-meta-row\"><span class=\"dk-meta-key\">Types<\/span><span class=\"dk-meta-val\">Drivers, Dog Owners, etc.<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"dk-def-callout\">\n      <strong>Why the gap?<\/strong> Corporate defendants carry higher policy limits and face employer liability claims (respondeat superior). Government cases have the widest range because sovereign immunity caps payouts at the low end, while catastrophic liability pushes eight-figure verdicts at the top.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"dk-def-footer\">Defendant type classified by primary responsible party. Some cases involve multiple defendant types. Government includes federal, state, municipal, and school district entities.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Corporate defendants pay the most at the median: $3.4 million across 11 cases. These include trucking companies, Uber, Amazon, construction firms, and electrical contractors. Larger insurance policies, federal safety regulations that create clear liability standards, and the threat of employer liability (respondeat superior) all push settlement values up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Government defendants have the widest range of any category. The median is $698,000 across 10 cases, but the spread goes from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/ann-arbor\/2026\/02\/woman-injured-in-trip-and-fall-on-ann-arbor-sidewalk-gets-99000-in-settlement.html\">$99,000 sidewalk trip-and-fall in Michigan<\/a> to the $52 million school bus settlement in Illinois. Sovereign immunity caps explain the floor. In Florida, government entities can only pay <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/779467-senate-passes-4-1m-claims-bill-for-man-who-lost-leg-after-miami-dade-metrobus-hit-him\/\">$200,000 per person without a special legislative claims bill<\/a>. The Metrobus amputation case required an act of the state legislature to authorize the full $4.3 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individual defendants (at-fault drivers, dog owners) produce a median of $316,000. Lower policy limits do most of the work here. If someone carries the <a href=\"https:\/\/dklaw.com\/the-fine-print\/liability-vs-full-coverage-car-insurance-california\/\">state-minimum liability coverage<\/a>, the insurance policy itself becomes the practical ceiling for most cases, regardless of how severe the injuries are.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dklaw-toc__block align wp-block-dklaw-toc-block\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Do Settlement Amounts Compare by State?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sample sizes per state are too small for definitive conclusions, but the data hints at patterns worth watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>California<\/strong> leads in volume with seven cases, totaling $35.3 million. Settlements ranged from a $400,000 bicycle pothole crash in Oakland to the $22 million Bakersfield police crash (the <a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/22-million-settlement-reached-in-lawsuit-over-2023-deadly-crash-involving-bpd-bakersfield-police-department-kern-county-california\">largest settlement in that city&#8217;s history<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>California&#8217;s pure comparative negligence rule, which allows recovery even at 99% fault, and its lack of caps on non-economic damages create an environment where high-value cases are more common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Illinois<\/strong> has six cases, but the highest total value is at $55 million, driven almost entirely by the $52 million school bus settlement. Strip that outlier, and the remaining five cases average $1.1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New York<\/strong> (four cases, $5.7 million total), <strong>Florida<\/strong> (three cases, $12.2 million), and <strong>New Jersey<\/strong> (three cases, $19.4 million) round out the states with enough data to note. New Jersey&#8217;s total is inflated by the $19 million Uber verdict, which was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/bergen\/2026\/02\/ex-rangers-draft-pick-wins-19m-verdict-after-career-ending-uber-crash-in-nj.html\">first case in the state holding Uber vicariously liable for its drivers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dklaw-toc__block align wp-block-dklaw-toc-block\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Was the Biggest Personal Injury Settlement So Far in 2026?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The largest payout in our dataset is a $52 million settlement for a sixth-grade girl who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ky3.com\/2026\/03\/28\/family-receive-52-million-settlement-after-child-hit-by-car-while-boarding-school-bus\/\">struck by a car while boarding her school bus<\/a> in Winnebago County, Illinois. The driver allegedly ignored all safety signals from the stopped bus and hit her at speed. She was thrown 100 feet into a ditch. She now requires 24-hour care and uses a wheelchair. The settlement, reached roughly 14 months after the incident, is the largest pedestrian injury settlement in Winnebago County history. Criminal charges against the driver are still pending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a full breakdown of the top cases in our companion piece: <a href=\"https:\/\/dklaw.com\/the-fine-print\/biggest-personal-injury-settlements-2026\/\">The 10 Biggest Personal Injury Settlements of 2026 (So Far)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dklaw-toc__block align wp-block-dklaw-toc-block\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Long Does It Take to Settle a Personal Injury Case?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The cases in our dataset resolved anywhere from 9 months to 10 years after the incident. Most fell in the 2 to 4 year range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fastest resolution was the $39 million Texas well blowout case, which settled approximately<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/arnold--itkin-secures-39-million-settlement-for-workers-injured-in-south-texas-well-blowout-302653053.html\"> nine months after the fire<\/a>. The attorneys conducted over 20 depositions in that window. The slowest was a $3.5 million birth-injury case against the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs2iowa.com\/news\/local\/ui-health-care-agrees-to-35m-settlement-in-infant-brain-injury-case\">University of Iowa Health Care system<\/a>, which took a full decade, from the 2016 incident to the 2026 settlement approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jury verdicts tended to take longer. The $19 million Uber verdict in New Jersey took about seven years from the Christmas Day 2018 crash to the February 2026 trial. The $18 million California state park verdict took about two and a half years. Settlement negotiations, by contrast, tend to compress the timeline, especially when liability is clear and injuries are well-documented.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dklaw-toc__block align wp-block-dklaw-toc-block\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Full 2026 Settlement Data Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every case we&#8217;ve tracked is in the interactive table below. Filter by injury type and sort by amount or state. 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text-align: center; color: #969BB0; font-size: 14px; display: none; }\n  @media (max-width: 640px) {\n    #dk-settlement-table .dst-header { padding: 20px 16px 0; }\n    #dk-settlement-table .dst-filters { padding: 14px 16px; }\n    #dk-settlement-table .dst-sort-bar { padding: 0 16px 10px; }\n    #dk-settlement-table thead th, #dk-settlement-table tbody td { padding: 9px 10px; font-size: 12px; }\n    #dk-settlement-table thead th:first-child, #dk-settlement-table tbody td:first-child { padding-left: 16px; }\n    #dk-settlement-table .dst-counter { padding: 10px 16px; }\n    #dk-settlement-table .dst-footer { padding: 12px 16px 14px; }\n  }\n<\/style>\n  <div class=\"dst-header\">\n    <span class=\"dst-pill\">2026 Settlement Data<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"dst-title\">Every 2026 Settlement We&#8217;ve Tracked<\/h3>\n    <p class=\"dst-sub\">Click any filter to narrow results. Sort by amount or state.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"dst-filters\" id=\"dst-filter-bar\">\n    <button class=\"dst-filter-btn dst-active\" data-filter=\"all\">All (40)<\/button>\n    <button class=\"dst-filter-btn\" data-filter=\"car\">Car \/ MVC (10)<\/button>\n    <button class=\"dst-filter-btn\" data-filter=\"truck\">Truck (9)<\/button>\n    <button class=\"dst-filter-btn\" data-filter=\"ped\">Pedestrian (5)<\/button>\n    <button class=\"dst-filter-btn\" data-filter=\"dog\">Dog Bite (5)<\/button>\n    <button class=\"dst-filter-btn\" data-filter=\"work\">Workplace (4)<\/button>\n    <button class=\"dst-filter-btn\" data-filter=\"police\">Police \/ Govt (3)<\/button>\n    <button class=\"dst-filter-btn\" data-filter=\"other\">Other (4)<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"dst-sort-bar\">\n    <span>Sort by:<\/span>\n    <button class=\"dst-sort-btn dst-sort-active\" data-sort=\"amount-desc\">Amount &#9660;<\/button>\n    <button class=\"dst-sort-btn\" data-sort=\"amount-asc\">Amount &#9650;<\/button>\n    <button class=\"dst-sort-btn\" data-sort=\"state\">State A&ndash;Z<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"dst-table-wrap\">\n    <table><thead><tr><th>Amount<\/th><th>State<\/th><th>Injury Type<\/th><th>Category<\/th><th>Source<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody id=\"dst-tbody\">\n      <tr data-cat=\"ped\" data-amount=\"52000000\" data-state=\"Illinois\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$52M<\/td><td>Illinois<\/td><td>Child hit by car near school bus<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-ped\">Pedestrian<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ky3.com\/2026\/03\/28\/family-receive-52-million-settlement-after-child-hit-by-car-while-boarding-school-bus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"work\" data-amount=\"39000000\" data-state=\"Texas\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$39M<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>Severe burns, well blowout<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-work\">Workplace<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/arnold--itkin-secures-39-million-settlement-for-workers-injured-in-south-texas-well-blowout-302653053.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"police\" data-amount=\"22000000\" data-state=\"California\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$22M<\/td><td>California<\/td><td>Police vehicle crash, wrongful death<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-police\">Police\/Govt<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/22-million-settlement-reached-in-lawsuit-over-2023-deadly-crash-involving-bpd-bakersfield-police-department-kern-county-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"car\" data-amount=\"19000000\" data-state=\"New Jersey\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$19M<\/td><td>New Jersey<\/td><td>Uber crash, career-ending (NHL prospect)<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-car\">Motor Vehicle<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/bergen\/2026\/02\/ex-rangers-draft-pick-wins-19m-verdict-after-career-ending-uber-crash-in-nj.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"ped\" data-amount=\"18000000\" data-state=\"California\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$18M<\/td><td>California<\/td><td>Pedestrian hit in state park crosswalk<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-ped\">Pedestrian<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/jury-awards-18m-woman-hit-point-lobos-crosswalk\/70505321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"truck\" data-amount=\"8250000\" data-state=\"California\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$8.25M<\/td><td>California<\/td><td>Head-on truck collision, family injured<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-truck\">Truck<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lansingstatejournal.com\/press-release\/story\/999444\/8-25-million-settlement-recovered-in-catastrophic-commercial-truck-collision-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"truck\" data-amount=\"5800000\" data-state=\"Texas\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$5.8M<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>TBI from company truck crash<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-truck\">Truck<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fosters.com\/press-release\/story\/74432\/houston-truck-accident-lawyer-secures-7-1-million-for-tbi-and-catastrophic-injury-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"work\" data-amount=\"5100000\" data-state=\"Florida\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$5.1M<\/td><td>Florida<\/td><td>Forklift accident, construction site<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-work\">Workplace<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"http:\/\/24-7pressrelease.com\/press-release\/531863\/fasig-brooks-announces-a-personal-injury-settlement-in-excess-of-5million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"ped\" data-amount=\"4300000\" data-state=\"Florida\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$4.3M<\/td><td>Florida<\/td><td>Hit by Metrobus, leg amputated<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-ped\">Pedestrian<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/779467-senate-passes-4-1m-claims-bill-for-man-who-lost-leg-after-miami-dade-metrobus-hit-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"car\" data-amount=\"3700000\" data-state=\"Kentucky\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$3.7M<\/td><td>Kentucky<\/td><td>Head-on collision, drowsy driver<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-car\">Motor Vehicle<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"http:\/\/morningstar.com\/news\/pr-newswire\/20260305de02437\/rhoads-rhoads-psc-secures-37-million-settlement-in-catastrophic-head-on-collision-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"truck\" data-amount=\"3525000\" data-state=\"California\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$3.53M<\/td><td>California<\/td><td>Rear-ended by semi on highway shoulder<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-truck\">Truck<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/pr\/news\/prodigy-press-wire\/big-joe-law-secures-3-525-1975873728.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"other\" data-amount=\"3500000\" data-state=\"Iowa\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$3.5M<\/td><td>Iowa<\/td><td>Infant brain injury, birth malpractice<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-med\">Med Mal<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cbs2iowa.com\/news\/local\/ui-health-care-agrees-to-35m-settlement-in-infant-brain-injury-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"truck\" data-amount=\"3425000\" data-state=\"New York\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$3.43M<\/td><td>New York<\/td><td>Dog trainer hit by runaway dump truck<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-truck\">Truck<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.einnews.com\/pr_news\/891396315\/michael-logiudice-llp-secures-3-425-million-mediated-settlement-for-dog-trainer-injured-in-dump-truck-collision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"car\" data-amount=\"3340000\" data-state=\"Nevada\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$3.34M<\/td><td>Nevada<\/td><td>Pedestrian killed by speeding driver<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-car\">Motor Vehicle<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/press-release\/story\/20515\/shook-stone-secures-3-34m-for-las-vegas-family-after-devastating-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"ped\" data-amount=\"3000000\" data-state=\"Virginia\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-high\">$3M<\/td><td>Virginia<\/td><td>Wheelchair user killed by delivery truck<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-ped\">Pedestrian<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blankingshipandkeith.com\/news-insights\/3-million-settlement-reached-in-fairfax-county-wrongful-death-survivor-action-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"truck\" data-amount=\"2750000\" data-state=\"Florida\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-mid\">$2.75M<\/td><td>Florida<\/td><td>Semi-truck intersection crash, neck surgery<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-truck\">Truck<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morningstar.com\/news\/pr-newswire\/20260311fl07871\/rubenstein-law-secures-275-million-settlement-in-semi-truck-crash-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"police\" data-amount=\"2200000\" data-state=\"California\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-mid\">$2.2M<\/td><td>California<\/td><td>Shot by police projectile at protest<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-police\">Police\/Govt<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/local\/article314549709.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"truck\" data-amount=\"2020000\" data-state=\"New York\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-mid\">$2.02M<\/td><td>New York<\/td><td>Bucket truck double-strike, multiple surgeries<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-truck\">Truck<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/pr\/news\/prodigy-press-wire\/manhattan-personal-injury-firm-michael-1718030262.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"car\" data-amount=\"2000000\" data-state=\"California\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-mid\">$2M<\/td><td>California<\/td><td>Fatal police pursuit crash, wrongful death<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-car\">Motor Vehicle<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/22-million-settlement-reached-in-lawsuit-over-2023-deadly-crash-involving-bpd-bakersfield-police-department-kern-county-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"work\" data-amount=\"1750000\" data-state=\"Illinois\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-mid\">$1.75M<\/td><td>Illinois<\/td><td>Loading dock forklift back injury<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-work\">Workplace<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lawfirmnewswire.com\/2026\/03\/chicago-law-firm-briskman-briskman-greenberg-secures-1-75-million-for-loading-dock-worker-injured-at-home-depot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"work\" data-amount=\"1100000\" data-state=\"Georgia\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-mid\">$1.1M<\/td><td>Georgia<\/td><td>Finger amputations, dominant hand<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-work\">Workplace<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/markets.financialcontent.com\/stocks\/article\/pressadvantage-2026-3-5-law-offices-of-humberto-izquierdo-jr-pc-secures-11-million-for-worker-after-dominant-hand-injury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"other\" data-amount=\"1000000\" data-state=\"CNMI\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-mid\">$1M<\/td><td>CNMI<\/td><td>Ankle injury at federal memorial park<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-other\">Other<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mvariety.com\/news\/local\/local-news-us-settles-negligence-claim-over-memorial-park-injury-dqvirwss\/article_d376d0c8-ff4f-45b3-b647-2e0ff6140244.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"police\" data-amount=\"900000\" data-state=\"California\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-mid\">$900K<\/td><td>California<\/td><td>Assaulted by police officer<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-police\">Police\/Govt<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/local\/article314952201.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"car\" data-amount=\"495000\" data-state=\"Illinois\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$495K<\/td><td>Illinois<\/td><td>Motorcycle hit roadway defect, skull fracture<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-car\">Motor Vehicle<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courierpress.com\/press-release\/story\/90100\/john-j-malm-associates-obtains-495000-settlement-in-roadway-defect-motorcycle-injury-case-against-city-of-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"other\" data-amount=\"425000\" data-state=\"Washington\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$425K<\/td><td>Washington<\/td><td>Flash bang grenade training injury<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-other\">Other<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spokesman.com\/stories\/2026\/mar\/09\/spokane-pays-woman-425000-to-settle-flash-bang-inj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"ped\" data-amount=\"400000\" data-state=\"California\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$400K<\/td><td>California<\/td><td>Cyclist hit pothole, skull\/spine fractures<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-ped\">Pedestrian<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/oaklandside.org\/2026\/03\/04\/pothole-bicycle-crash-400k-settlement-oakland-grizzly-peak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"car\" data-amount=\"316500\" data-state=\"Arizona\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$316.5K<\/td><td>Arizona<\/td><td>Red-light runner T-bone collision<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-car\">Motor Vehicle<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blufftontoday.com\/press-release\/story\/64025\/phillips-law-group-attorney-montana-thompson-secures-316500-settlement-in-avondale-az\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"dog\" data-amount=\"310000\" data-state=\"Maryland\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$310K<\/td><td>Maryland<\/td><td>Dog bite, minor child, bad faith insurer<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-dog\">Dog Bite<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morningstar.com\/news\/pr-newswire\/20260218de89634\/zirkin-schmerling-injury-lawyers-secures-310000-settlement-in-dog-bite-case-involving-minor-after-aggressive-bad-faith-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"dog\" data-amount=\"300000\" data-state=\"Illinois\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$300K<\/td><td>Illinois<\/td><td>Pit bull attack at dog park, hand surgery<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-dog\">Dog Bite<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegram.com\/press-release\/story\/119623\/john-j-malm-associates-secures-300000-settlement-for-woman-injured-in-dog-park-attack-involving-unrestrained-pit-bull\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"dog\" data-amount=\"300000\" data-state=\"Indiana\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$300K<\/td><td>Indiana<\/td><td>Hotel employee attacked by guest&#8217;s dog<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-dog\">Dog Bite<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morningstar.com\/news\/pr-newswire\/20260127de69442\/crossen-law-firm-secures-300000-recovery-for-hotel-employee-injured-in-dog-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"dog\" data-amount=\"300000\" data-state=\"Illinois\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$300K<\/td><td>Illinois<\/td><td>American bulldog attack, hemorrhagic shock<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-dog\">Dog Bite<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningsun.com\/press-release\/story\/70308\/john-j-malm-associates-secures-300000-policy-limits-settlement-for-woman-severely-injured-in-violent-american-bulldog-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"car\" data-amount=\"250000\" data-state=\"New Jersey\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$250K<\/td><td>New Jersey<\/td><td>Motorcycle crash, spinal injury<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-car\">Motor Vehicle<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/njlawjournal\/2026\/03\/04\/driver-resolves-spinal-injury-case-for-250k-pre-suit-settlement-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"truck\" data-amount=\"225000\" data-state=\"Illinois\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$225K<\/td><td>Illinois<\/td><td>Hit by Amazon delivery truck<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-truck\">Truck<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.24-7pressrelease.com\/press-release\/531215\/phillips-law-group-secures-225000-settlement-for-client-hit-by-amazon-delivery-truck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"car\" data-amount=\"212000\" data-state=\"Missouri\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$212K<\/td><td>Missouri<\/td><td>Head-on car crash, multiple injuries<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-car\">Motor Vehicle<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/molawyersmedia.com\/2026\/02\/10\/car-accident-injury-settlement-211k-missouri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"truck\" data-amount=\"175000\" data-state=\"New York\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$175K<\/td><td>New York<\/td><td>Bucket truck collision, unable to work 2yr<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-truck\">Truck<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/pr\/news\/prodigy-press-wire\/manhattan-personal-injury-firm-michael-1718030262.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"other\" data-amount=\"160000\" data-state=\"New Jersey\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$160K<\/td><td>New Jersey<\/td><td>Child hit metal object in school gym<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-prem\">Premises<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycentraljersey.com\/story\/news\/local\/courts\/2026\/03\/13\/south-plainfield-school-gym-injury-settlement\/89120632007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"car\" data-amount=\"155000\" data-state=\"Missouri\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$155K<\/td><td>Missouri<\/td><td>Rear-end sandwich collision<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-car\">Motor Vehicle<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/molawyersmedia.com\/2026\/03\/25\/rear-end-crash-settlement-155k-missouri-injury-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"other\" data-amount=\"99000\" data-state=\"Michigan\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$99K<\/td><td>Michigan<\/td><td>Sidewalk trip-and-fall<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-prem\">Premises<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/ann-arbor\/2026\/02\/woman-injured-in-trip-and-fall-on-ann-arbor-sidewalk-gets-99000-in-settlement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"car\" data-amount=\"85000\" data-state=\"Maryland\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$85K<\/td><td>Maryland<\/td><td>Soft-tissue car crash, nurse<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-car\">Motor Vehicle<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/zirkin--schmerling-injury-lawyers-secure-85-000-recovery-in-challenging-motor-vehicle-collision-case-302667880.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"truck\" data-amount=\"50000\" data-state=\"New York\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$50K<\/td><td>New York<\/td><td>Bucket truck collision, early settlement<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-truck\">Truck<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/pr\/news\/prodigy-press-wire\/manhattan-personal-injury-firm-michael-1718030262.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr data-cat=\"dog\" data-amount=\"20000\" data-state=\"Washington\"><td class=\"dst-amount dst-amount-low\">$20K<\/td><td>Washington<\/td><td>Dog bite<\/td><td><span class=\"dst-badge dst-b-dog\">Dog Bite<\/span><\/td><td><a class=\"dst-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewstribune.com\/news\/local\/article315020202.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source &#8599;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><\/table>\n    <div class=\"dst-no-results\" id=\"dst-no-results\">No settlements match this filter.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"dst-counter\" id=\"dst-counter\"><strong>40<\/strong> settlements shown &middot; Combined value: <strong>$189.9M<\/strong><\/div>\n  <div class=\"dst-footer\">Data collected from publicly reported settlements and jury verdicts, January through March 2026. Published settlements represent a fraction of all personal injury resolutions and tend to skew toward higher-value outcomes. This dataset is updated quarterly as new cases become public.<\/div>\n<script>try{(function(){var a=document.getElementById(\"dst-filter-bar\"),b=document.getElementById(\"dst-tbody\"),c=document.getElementById(\"dst-no-results\"),d=document.getElementById(\"dst-counter\");if(!a||!b||!c||!d)return;var f=\"all\",s=\"amount-desc\";function g(n){if(n>=1e6)return\"$\"+(n\/1e6).toFixed(n%1e6===0?0:n>=1e7?0:2).replace(\/\\.?0+$\/,\"\")+\"M\";if(n>=1e3)return\"$\"+(n\/1e3).toFixed(n%1e3===0?0:1).replace(\/\\.?0+$\/,\"\")+\"K\";return\"$\"+n.toLocaleString()}function u(){var rows=Array.prototype.slice.call(b.querySelectorAll(\"tr\")),vis=0,tot=0;rows.forEach(function(r){var cat=r.getAttribute(\"data-cat\");if(f===\"all\"||cat===f){r.classList.remove(\"dst-hidden\");vis++;tot+=parseInt(r.getAttribute(\"data-amount\"),10)}else{r.classList.add(\"dst-hidden\")}});if(s===\"amount-desc\")rows.sort(function(x,y){return parseInt(y.getAttribute(\"data-amount\"),10)-parseInt(x.getAttribute(\"data-amount\"),10)});else if(s===\"amount-asc\")rows.sort(function(x,y){return parseInt(x.getAttribute(\"data-amount\"),10)-parseInt(y.getAttribute(\"data-amount\"),10)});else if(s===\"state\")rows.sort(function(x,y){return x.getAttribute(\"data-state\").localeCompare(y.getAttribute(\"data-state\"))});rows.forEach(function(r){b.appendChild(r)});c.style.display=vis===0?\"block\":\"none\";d.innerHTML=\"\\x3cstrong\\x3e\"+vis+\"\\x3c\/strong\\x3e settlements shown \\u00b7 Combined value: \\x3cstrong\\x3e\"+g(tot)+\"\\x3c\/strong\\x3e\"}a.addEventListener(\"click\",function(e){var btn=e.target;while(btn&&!btn.classList.contains(\"dst-filter-btn\")){btn=btn.parentElement}if(!btn)return;f=btn.getAttribute(\"data-filter\");var btns=a.querySelectorAll(\".dst-filter-btn\");for(var i=0;i<btns.length;i++)btns[i].classList.remove(\"dst-active\");btn.classList.add(\"dst-active\");u()});var sbs=document.querySelectorAll(\"#dk-settlement-table .dst-sort-btn\");for(var i=0;i<sbs.length;i++){(function(btn){btn.addEventListener(\"click\",function(){s=btn.getAttribute(\"data-sort\");for(var j=0;j<sbs.length;j++)sbs[j].classList.remove(\"dst-sort-active\");btn.classList.add(\"dst-sort-active\");u()})})(sbs[i])}})()}catch(e){}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This table is a living document. We add new cases as they become public and update the aggregate statistics quarterly. If you've seen a publicly reported 2026 settlement that isn't listed here, <a href=\"https:\/\/dklaw.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you've been injured and want to understand what your case might be worth, the data above gives you a starting point. But every case is different. The severity of your injuries, the insurance available, the evidence, and the state where it happened all play a role. <a href=\"https:\/\/dklaw.com\/the-fine-print\/demand-letter-response-insurance-settlement\/\">Represented claimants recover 3.5 times more on average<\/a> than those who negotiate on their own. A free consultation can tell you where your case falls relative to the numbers above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call DK Law or <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dklaw.com\/contact\/\"><strong>request a free case evaluation<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><strong>today.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"dklaw-author align wp-block-dklaw-author has-text-color has-primary-black-color has-background has-tertiary-blue-background-color\"><div class=\"dklaw-author__block\"><div class=\"dklaw-author__image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/dklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/daniel-kim.jpg);\"><\/div><div><p class=\"dklaw-author__block-about\">About the Author<\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-heading-serif\">Daniel Kim<\/h4><h6><\/h6><p>He is the founder of DK Law and a nationally recognized car accident lawyer. Daniel Kim earned his B.S. from the University of Maryland and J.D. from Chapman University. 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