What is the biggest compensation you've been handed?

Question

In the 90s, I remember sueing a hospital for £18,000 for making the conditions of my father's lung cancer worse which resulted in his death.

Answer 1

Specify.  What type of 'compensation'?  A paycheck is a form of 'compensation.'

Answer 2

$35,000 of a $73000 settlement  in a car wreck when I was 15