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Ohio Injury Settlements and Jury Awards

We looked at Ohio injury settlements and jury awards. The highest, average and median jury awards for different counties were found, but we cannot determine whether these data are precise because there are most insurance companies keep their data confidential.

In Ohio, we studied the settlement trends in the following counties and districts: Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Summit, Montgomery, Lucas, Lorain, Mahoning, Stark, and Clermont.

Here is what we found:

Ohio Injury Settlements and Jury Awards by County and/or District

County/District	Injury Awards
Cuyahoga, Ohio	723
Franklin, Ohio	309
Hamilton, Ohio	288
Summit, Ohio	216
Montgomery, Ohio	194
Lucas, Ohio	159
Lorain, Ohio	127
Mahoning, Ohio	115
Stark, Ohio	103
Clermont, Ohio	102
Other	366

Highest Ohio Injury Settlements and Jury Awards

County/District	Highest Injury Awards
Franklin, Ohio	$6,500,000
Cuyahoga, Ohio	$5,850,000
Clermont, Ohio	$3,784,957
Lucas, Ohio	$3,511,000
Hamilton, Ohio	$3,208,493
Summit, Ohio	$2,761,753
Lorain, Ohio	$1,300,000
Montgomery, Ohio	$1,048,000
Mahoning, Ohio	$754,649
Stark, Ohio	$500,000
Other	$15,000,000

Average Ohio Injury Settlements and Jury Awards

County/District	Average Awards
Clermont, Ohio	$131,834
Franklin, Ohio	$98,077
Lucas, Ohio	$93,528
Hamilton, Ohio	$84,503
Cuyahoga, Ohio	$78,064
Lorain, Ohio	$69,754
Summit, Ohio	$69,428
Mahoning, Ohio	$52,729
Stark, Ohio	$30,058
Montgomery, Ohio	$27,351
Other	$276,110

Median Ohio Injury Settlements and Jury Awards

County/District	Median Awards
Lorain, Ohio	$19,706
Clermont, Ohio	$17,479
Mahoning, Ohio	$16,250
Hamilton, Ohio	$16,099
Summit, Ohio	$15,125
Cuyahoga, Ohio	$13,500
Franklin, Ohio	$12,748
Stark, Ohio	$12,631
Lucas, Ohio	$12,500
Montgomery, Ohio	$10,450
Other	$28,083

List of the Highest Ohio Injury Settlements and Jury Awards

Melisa Rizer v. Mooney Airplace Corp., et al. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Settlement: $15,000,000.
Southard v. Whetstone Care Center. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Jury: $6,500,000.
Jane Doe v. Anonymous Doctor. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Settlement: $5,850,000.
Estate of Margaret Patton and estate of Schuyler Wood v. Darling International, Inc. and james B. Holland; Undercar Specialty Warehouse and Frederick Woods. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Settlement: $4,625,000.
Angela Lowe v. Cuyahoga County/Board of Commissioners; Gerald T. Mcfaul, Cuyahoga County Sheriff; Midwest Medical Staffing, Inc., et al. Northern District of Ohio. Award by Settlement: $4,000,000.
Brain Wallace v. Biswanath Halder and Case Western Reserve University, et al. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Jury: $3,800,000.
Anita Mugrage, Larry Mugrage, Sr., et al. v. Charles Martin. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Bench: $3,784,957.
Sandra Romig v. Worthington Industries. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Jury: $3,661,750.
Susan Lowe v. Promedica, Central Physicians, et al. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Jury: $3,511,000.

10. Catherine M. Donohoe v. Kenny Huston Co. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Settlement: $3,250,000.

11. Rice v. Neal. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Settlement: $3,249,000.

12. Kosciuk v. Sw. Ohio Reg'l Transit Auth. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Jury: $3,208,493.

13. Sally Kegley v. Ohio Ski Slopes, Inc. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Jury: $2,788,575.

14. Beverly Novak v. Robert Studebaker, Tri County Area Services, QC Fabrication Inc. and QC Enterprises Inc. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Jury: $2,761,753.

15. Estate of Deborah Kirk v. Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Ohio Common Pleas. Award by Jury: $2,725,000.