Top 20 Court Awards in California in 2016
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 court (bench) awards obtained in California in the year 2016. The list is comprised of various case types that were filed either in state or federal courts.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $16,964,055.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank L. Kollman of Kollman & Saucier, P.A.; James A. Carter, Michelle Q. Carter of Carter Carter Fries & Grunschlag |
| Case: | Telecom Asset Management LLC v. Fiberlight LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $6,187,701.00 |
| Attorneys: | Katherine F. Wenger, Michael K. Brown of Brown, Gee & Wenger LLP |
| Case: | Rusnak v. Salaman |
| Type: | Fraud |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $5,115,524.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Romyn, Edward Wei, Mark F. Wendorff, Nomi L. Castle of Castle & Associates |
| Case: | Tutor-Saliba Corp. v. Arch Insurance Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $4,089,271.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory L. Johnson, Jody C. Moore, Katherine A. Bowles, Stephanie A. Johnson of Johnson Moore |
| Case: | Matthews v. ESP Financial Services LLC |
| Type: | Fraud |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $3,895,147.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lauren G. Linde, Richard D. Oppenheim, Jr. of Sylvester, Oppenheim & Linde |
| Case: | Med Care Solutions LLC v. Benefit Surgery Medical Center |
| Type: | Tortious Interference |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $2,706,398.00 |
| Attorneys: | James H. Turken, Justin F. Lavella of Dickstein Shapiro LLP; Kenneth C. Ward, Sharon C. Collier of Archer Norris, PLC |
| Case: | Foster Poultry Farms Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London |
| Type: | Insurance; Breach of Contract |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $1,742,691.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric A. Panitz of DesJardins & Panitz LLP; Patrick McNicholas of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Olivares v. Dason |
| Type: | Labor & Employment; Sexual Harassment |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $1,602,105.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey P. Lendrum of Lendrum Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Bos v. Avail Trading Corp. |
| Type: | Fraud;; Breach of Fiduciary Duty |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven W. Kerekes of The Law Offices of Steven W. Kerekes |
| Case: | Readick v. Readick |
| Type: | Trusts & Estates |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $1,478,288.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert C. Carlson, Sarah P. Long, Scott A. Davis, Sharon A. Huerta of Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP |
| Case: | Pulte Home Corp. v. American Safety Indemnity Co. |
| Type: | Insurance Bad Faith |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $1,193,578.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander J. Chang, David Yu, Hubert H. Kuo of Ardent Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Qiu v. Yuan |
| Type: | Fraud; Breach of Fiduciary Duty |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $1,038,050.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jalpa M. Shah, Mohammad N. Khan, Navneet S. Chugh of Chugh LLP |
| Case: | Khurana v. Adlakha & Adlakha Inc. |
| Type: | Fraud |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $1,022,509.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian C. Andrews of Andrews Law Group |
| Case: | Pilley v. Harris |
| Type: | Trusts & Estates; Fraud |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $1,010,548.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nancy L. Abrolat, , Shahane A. Martirosyan of Abrolat Law PC |
| Case: | Maldonado v. Epsilon Plastics Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action; Unpaid Wages |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $886,820.00 |
| Attorneys: | Erin E. McCracken, Kathryn M. Jackson of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
| Case: | Hewlett-Packard Co. v. VistaQuest Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $808,620.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dana M. Dorsett, Jeffrey E. Dorsett of Moon & Dorsett PC |
| Case: | Estate of Moon Sook Kim v. Weston |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Legal Malpractice |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $723,746.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Scuderi of Law Offices of Robert S. Scuderi |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Rancho Santiago Community College District |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination; Disability Discrimination |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $707,011.00 |
| Attorneys: | A. Brandon Bassir, Andrew T. Schoppe, David C. Voss, Jr. of Voss, Silverman & Braybrooke LLP |
| Case: | Friedman v. Wood |
| Type: | Fraud & Misrepresentation |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $682,118.00 |
| Attorneys: | Allan B. Cooper of Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP |
| Case: | Lazben Investment Co. v. Golden Globe Investments LLC |
| Type: | Landlord/Tenant; Breach of Contract; Commercial Leases |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $650,641.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles P. Murawski, James R. Wakefield of Cummins & White LLP |
| Case: | Synetcom Digital Inc. v. Mesa Water District |
| Type: | Unjust Enrichment; Unfair Business Practices |