Number 1 Verdicts in California in 2016
We are pleased to present to you the list of the largest – in (a) particular practice area(s) – plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in the State of California in the year 2016. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Contract |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | Intellectual Property Infringement |
| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accident, Personal Injury |
| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Legal Malpractice |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | Property Rights |
| $54,938,864.58 | |
| Attorneys: | Daniel M. Kopfman, Lawrence M. Artenian of Wagner, Jones, Kopfman & Artenian LLP |
| Case: | Bryan v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Disability Discrimination |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | Wrongful Death |
| $45,125,008.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ram Fletcher of Bohn & Fletcher LLP |
| Case: | Achilli v. Garcia, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Murder |
| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Fraud |
| $26,953,169.50 | |
| Attorneys: | Lars C. Johnson of Grassini, Wrinkle & Johnson |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. Atlas Construction Supply Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Construction Accident, Product Liability |
| $26,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Victor L. George, Elvis Tran of Law Office of Victor L. George |
| Case: | Zisette v. Starline Tours of Hollywood, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bus Accident |
| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Insurance Bad Faith |
| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Motorcycle Accident |
| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Premises Liability |
| $21,897,283.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Duane C. Miller, Michael D. Axline, Daniel Boone, Justin M. Massey, Dave E. Blum, Bryan B. Barnhart, Tracey L. O'Reilly of Miller, Axline & Sawyer |
| Case: | City of Clovis v. Shell Oil Company |
| No. 1 in: * | Pollution |
| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Moped Accident |
| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Wrongful Termination |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | Asbestos Exposure |
| $15,569,890.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Richard E. Donahoo of Donahoo & Associates |
| Case: | Ramirez v. MetLife |
| No. 1 in: * | Consumer Fraud |
| $14,815,494.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Mark W. Poe, Randolph Gaw, Victor Meng of Gaw Poe LLP |
| Case: | Trendsettah USA Inc. v. Swisher International Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Antitrust Law Violation |
| $13,935,550.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Rahul Ravipudi, Thomas A. Schultz, Erika Contreras of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Newland v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Pedestrian Accident |
| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Duty to Warn, Work Accident |
| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle Accident |
| $8,516,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Maryann P. Gallagher of Law Offices of Maryann P. Gallagher |
| Case: | Torres v. B.E. Aerospace Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Age Discrimination |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | False Advertising |
| $8,050,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John C. Taylor, Natalie L. Weatherford of Taylor & Ring LLP |
| Case: | Antonia M. vs. Pomona Unified School District |
| No. 1 in: * | Negligent Supervision, Sexual Assault |
| $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 |
| No. 1 in: * | Sexual Harassment |
| $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. |
| No. 1 in: * | Hostile Work Environment |
| $6,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brian T. Dunn, Megan R. Gyongyos of The Cochran Firm |
| Case: | Dolak v. City of Torrance et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Excessive Force |
| $5,700,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert H. Marcereau, II of Marcereau & Nazif |
| Case: | Peters v. Easter |
| No. 1 in: * | Wrongful Imprisonment |
| $5,276,306.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Edward M. Bull, III, Kurt L. Micklow of Brodsky Micklow Bull & Weiss LLP; Lindsay R. McKasson, Philip R. Weltin of Weltin, Streb & Weltin LLP |
| Case: | Holzhauer v. Golden Gate Bridge |
| No. 1 in: * | Watercraft Accident |
| $5,004,976.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Carol A. Squire, David H. Robinson, Kamala D. Harris, Michael P. Cayaban, Phillip M. Hoos of U.S. Attorney's Office |
| Case: | California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection v. Paradise Associates Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Property Damage |
| $3,574,753.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Alice W. Wong, Jerry L. Chong of Law Offices of Jerry L. Chong and Alice W. Wong; Aron K. Liang, Lisa P. Mak of Minami Tamaki LLP |
| Case: | Hagadorn v. County of Sacramento |
| No. 1 in: * | Gender Discrimination |
| $3,330,808.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Terrence F. Riley of Law Offices of Terrence F. Riley |
| Case: | Givehand v. Le, M.D. |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice |
| $3,179,638.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Abraham Dervishian, Erik Zograbian, John Ksajikian, John Ksajkian of D & Z Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | Chakarian v. Jack in the Box Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Slip and Fall |
| $2,102,884.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Terry J. Chapko of Law Office of Terry J. Chapko; Alyssa K. Schabloski, David M. deRubertis, Helen U. Kim of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Pacific Bell Telephone Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Disability Discrimination |
| $1,734,167.08 | |
| Attorneys: | Otto L. Haselhoff of Law Offices of Otto L. Haselhoff, PC; Guy Levy of Law Offices of Guy Levy & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Hurley-Giddens v. Target Corporation |
| No. 1 in: * | Trip and Fall |