Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2016
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $3,014,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey T. Thomas, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Samuel G. Liversidge of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Mark E. Ferguson, Philip S. Beck, Sean W. Gallagher of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP |
| Case: | Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corporation |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $200,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Farrell, Jonathan E. Singer, Juanita R. Brooks of Fish & Richardson PC |
| Case: | Gilead Sciences Inc. v. Merck & Co. Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $125,168,202.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Diana S. Diskin of Law Offices of Gary A. Dordick; Mark K. Flores of Crane Flores LLP |
| Case: | Briones v. Zink |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $61,587,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daryoosh Khashayar of Khashayar Law Group; Kambiz Adibzadeh of Adibzadeh Law Firm; Deborah A. Wolfe of Wolfe Legal Group P.C. |
| Case: | Asbaghi v. Nydegger |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Legal Malpractice |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $58,289,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Semelsberger, James C. Allen, Jessica S. Taylor of Allen Semelsberger & Kaelin, LLP |
| Case: | Miguel Aranda, et al. v. Terrace View Partners, LP, et al. |
| Type: | Property Rights |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $46,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Henry Y. Pan, Mark P. Robinson, Jr., Scot D. Wilson of Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc. |
| Case: | Solorio v. Nissan Of Fontana Inc. et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $45,357,142.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Kim, John C. Carpenter, Sark Ohanian of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Michael H. Silvers of Michael H. Silvers, A Law Corporation; Carl E. Douglas of Douglas / Hicks Law, APC |
| Case: | Estate of Fernandez v. Jimenez et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $44,446,482.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark W. Poe, Randolph Gaw, Samuel S. Song, Victor Meng of Gaw Poe LLP |
| Case: | Trendsettah USA Inc. vs. Swisher International |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $41,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew K. Wegner, Stephen M. McNamara, William J. Brown, Jr., Yuanjun L. Li of Brown Wegner McNamara LLP |
| Case: | Nuvasive Inc. vs. Madsen Medical Inc. et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $37,452,199.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander Swanson, Beth A. Vidal, Caitlin G. Dudley, Dana L. Craig, Ethan D. Dettmer, Ethan Dettmer, Gareth Evans, Gareth T. Evans, Heather L. Richardson, Jennifer L. Boulton, Michael Holecek, Richard J. Doren of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Joseph R. Podraza, Jr., Richard A. Sprague of Sprague & Sprague; Christopher T. Heffelfinger, Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Matthew D. Pearson of Berman DeValerio |
| Case: | Aetna Life Insurance Co. vs. Bay Area Surgical Management LLC et al |
| Type: | Fraud |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $30,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heather N. Fugitt, Joe C. Liu, Krista S. Schwartz, Nathaniel P. Garrett, Patrick T. Michael, Robert A. Mittelstaedt of Jones Day |
| Case: | Synopsys Inc. vs. Atoptech Inc. |
| Type: | Copyright Infringement |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $29,062,351.00 |
| Attorneys: | Olivier A. Taillieu of The Dominguez Firm |
| Case: | J.P., pro ami Rojas v. Sunde |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $27,794,805.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lily Y. Li, Matthew K. Wegner, William J. Brown, Jr. of Brown Wegner McNamara LLP; Brant C. Martin of Wick Phillips Gould & Martin LLP |
| Case: | Nuvasive Inc. v. Madsen Medical Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $26,953,169.50 |
| Attorneys: | Lars C. Johnson of Grassini, Wrinkle & Johnson |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. Atlas Construction Supply Inc. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Construction Accident; Product Liability |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $26,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Victor L. George, Elvis Tran |
| Case: | Zisette v. Starline Tours of Hollywood, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Bus Accident |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James A. Ardaiz, John G. Michael, Peter G. Fashing of Baker Manock & Jensen PC |
| Case: | Rio Mesa Holdings L.L.C. v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company |
| Type: | Insurance Bad Faith |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $23,665,931.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald G. Liddy, Paula J. Khehra of Liddy Law Firm; Nicholas M. Hutchinson, Thomas J. Johnston of Johnston & Hutchinson LLP |
| Case: | Guilmette v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Motorcycle Accident |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $23,219,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chad S. Hummel, David R. Carpenter, Eric B. Schwartz of Sidley Austin LLP; Emil Petrossian, Mandana Massoumi, Robert H. Platt of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP |
| Case: | Mount Olympus Mortgage Company v. Anderson |
| Type: | Fraud |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $22,588,041.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan R. Templeman, Brett C. Templeman, John H. Howard of Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman |
| Case: | McCoy v. California Department of Transportation |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Motorcycle Accident; Premises Liability |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $22,114,142.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan D. Zuckerbrod of Wilk, Auslander, LLP |
| Case: | Good Hill Master Fund LP et al. v. Deutche Bank AG |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $21,657,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Rowley of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Haytham Faraj of Law Offices of Haytham Faraj PLLC |
| Case: | Danielle Laws v. Chen |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Moped Accident |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anne C. Costin of Costin Law Inc.; Christopher B. Dolan, Ghazaleh Modarresi of Dolan Law PC |
| Case: | Williams v. Wyndham Vacation Ownership |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $19,763,700.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Florence, Duane S. Horning, Tracy L. Schimelfenig of California Business Law Group, PC; Tara R. Lusher of The Law Offices of Tara Lusher |
| Case: | Medical Acquisition Company v. Tri-City Healthcare District |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $18,070,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jay E. Stuemke, Stuart Purdy of Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC |
| Case: | Depoian v. American International Industries, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Asbestos Exposure |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $15,569,890.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard E. Donahoo of Donahoo & Associates |
| Case: | Ramirez v. MetLife |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hannah Lee, James Hannah, Lisa Kobialka, Michael H. Lee, Paul J. Andre of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore |
| Case: | Finjan Inc. v. Sophos Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $14,967,421.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig M. Peters, David L. Winnett, Katherine A. Higgins, William L. Veen of The Veen Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Gray v. Mazda Motor of America Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident; Product Liability |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $14,815,494.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark W. Poe, Randolph Gaw, Victor Meng of Gaw Poe LLP |
| Case: | Trendsettah USA Inc. v. Swisher International Inc. |
| Type: | Antitrust Law Violation |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher D. Banys, Christopher J. Judge, Jennifer L. Gilbert, Richard C. Lin of Banys PC |
| Case: | System Architecture Information Technology v. Qualcomm Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $11,980,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karen H. Kahn, Mark T. Baller, Peter W. Alfert of Hinton Alfert & Kahn LLP |
| Case: | Hukill, et al v. California Department of Transportation |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Work Accident; Duty to Warn |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel E. Hoffman, Jae Y. Lee of Lee & Associates PC |
| Case: | Kim v. Baltayan |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Pedestrian Accident |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $10,931,898.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard A. Ergo, Robert I. Westerfield of Bowles & Verna LLP |
| Case: | BakerCorp v. J and S Development Corporation |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $10,770,598.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert T. Simon of The Simon Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | Hansen v. Werner Enterprises Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $10,506,820.60 |
| Attorneys: | Dylan L. Schaffer, Edward Kerley, John A. Melis, Sarah G. Auten of Kerley Schaffer LLP |
| Case: | NKD Diversified Enterprises, Inc. v. AMCO Insurance Company |
| Type: | Insurance Bad Faith |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew M. Jacobson, Daniel G. Whalen, Walter J. Lack of Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack |
| Case: | L.M., et al. v. Mora |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Murder |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $9,888,849.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amanda M. Knudsen, Craig J. de Recat, Jessamyn E. Vedro, Robert R. Begland of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP |
| Case: | Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company L.L.C. v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $9,860,630.86 |
| Attorneys: | Catia G. Saraiva, Jason J. Sigel, Robert A. Buccola, Robert Buccola of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Carly Bray v. Kassandra Hoelscher |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Pedestrian Accident |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Claire Y. Choo, Kristine K. Meredith, Michael S. Danko, Shawn R. Miller of Danko Meredith |
| Case: | Estate of Chandler v. State of California |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Bicycle Accident; Government Negligence |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $9,026,169.00 |
| Attorneys: | David P. Steiner of David Steiner & Associates PLC; Eugene Rome, Jerl B. Leutz, of Rome & Associates APC |
| Case: | Verotel Merchant Services B.V. v. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation |
| Type: | Fraud |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $8,516,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maryann P. Gallagher of Law Offices of Maryann P. Gallagher |
| Case: | Torres v. B.E. Aerospace Inc. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination; Age Discrimination |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $8,420,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher W. Arledge, William J. O'Brien of One LLP; John D. Vandenberg, Klaus H. Hamm, Kristin L. Cleveland, Salumeh R. Loesch of Klarquist Sparkman LLP |
| Case: | Operation Technology, Inc. v. CYME International T & D, Inc. |
| Type: | False Advertising |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $8,355,451.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Rowley of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Courtney E. Rowley of The Rowley Law Firm; Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Lin v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $8,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig A. Miller, Patrick A. Calhoon of Law Office of Craig A. Miller; Larry J. Crown of Titus Brueckner & Levine PLC |
| Case: | Amor Ministries v. Century Surety Company |
| Type: | Insurance Bad Faith |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $8,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Taylor, Natalie L. Weatherford of Taylor & Ring LLP |
| Case: | Antonia M. vs. Pomona Unified School District |
| Type: | Sexual Assault; Negligent Supervision |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph W. Carcione, Jr., Joshua J. K. Henderson of Law Offices of Carcione, Cattermole, Dolinski, Stucky, Markowitz & Carcione, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Karow v. Evenflo Company Inc. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Product Liability |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $7,645,083.00 |
| Attorneys: | David S. Casey, Gayle M. Blatt, Jason C. Evans, Robert J. Francavilla of Casey, Gerry, Schenk Francaville Blatt & Penfield LLP |
| Case: | Hauschildt v. Clinton River Medical Products, LLC |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Product Liability |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $7,396,432.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aaron Osten, Mark T. Quigley, Scott H. Carr of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP; Carla V. Minnard of The Minnard Law Firm |
| Case: | Jafa-Bodden v. Choudhury |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination; Sexual Harassment |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $7,393,540.00 |
| Attorneys: | V. James DeSimone of V. James DeSimone Law; Kaveh Navab of Navab Law; Ryann E. Hall of Bohm Law Group |
| Case: | Yowan Yang v. Actionet Inc. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination; Hostile Work Environment |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam S. Hoffman, Benjamin T. Wang, Brian D. Ledahl, C. Jay Chung, Marc A. Fenster, Neil A. Rubin, Reza Mirzaie of Russ August & Kabat; Kayvan B. Noroozi of Noroozi, P.C.; Alexander C.D. Giza, None, Padraic W. Foran, Zachary T. Elsea of Hueston Hennigan LLP |
| Case: | Core Wireless Licensing SARL v. Apple Inc. |
| Type: | Patent Infringement |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan L. Van Gelder, Bruce A. Broillet, Scott H. Carr of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP |
| Case: | Shawn Kim v. First Lutheran Church of Long Beach Inc. et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Construction Accident; Workplace Safety |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $7,094,003.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel P. Powell of Thon Beck Vanni Callahan & Powell |
| Case: | Sandoval v. Qualcomm Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Workplace Safety |