Wrongful Death

Leighton Law is a law firm dedicated to representing families of those who have been killed through negligence. John Elliott Leighton has obtained some of the nation’s largest wrongful death awards in recent years. He is dedicated to aggressive representation and compassionate counsel to our clients. Families throughout Florida, as well as Texas and Illinois have trusted Mr. Leighton to represent them in their wrongful death cases. When someone loses a spouse, parent or child, the loss is much deeper than just the legal loss. The emotional effects are felt for a lifetime.

Because of his unique approach to wrongful death cases, Mr. Leighton has been successful in recovering maximum damages available to our clients. Mr. Leighton has obtained some of the largest wrongful death awards and settlements in the United States, including:

• $8 million for the death of a 19 year-old student
• $5.45 million for the death of a 49 year-old married father of three
• $4.3 million for the death of a 35 year-old mother of two children
• $3.65 million for the death of a tenager in motor vehicle crash
• $3 million for the death of a 35 year old mother of three
• $2.8 million for the wife of a man killed in a plane crash
• $2.575 million for death of 54 year-old woman
• $2 million for death of 14 year-old boy
• $1.9 million for 36 year-old father of five
• $1.8 million for the death of a 15 year old in a Resort Tort^TM
• $1.6 million for death of 30 year-old mother of two
• $1.5 million for the inadequate security death of a college student 
• $1.4 million for the death of elderly couple
• $1.3 million for the death of a child
• $1.25 million for the death of 29 year-old woman and mother of three
• $1.5 million for death of 20 year-old college student
• $1.16 million for the electrocution death of a  teenage boy