Top 20 Court Awards in California in 2016

Top 20 Court Awards in California in 2016We 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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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
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