Top 40 Premises Liability Verdicts in California in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 40 Premises Liability jury verdicts (plaintiff and cross-claimant) obtained in California in the year 2017. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $59,253,846.00 |
| Attorneys: | Russell P. Reiner, Todd E. Slaughter, April K. Stratte of Reiner Slaughter McCartney & Frankel LLP; William R. Bragg, Zachary E. Zwerdling of Bragg, Mainzer, & Firpo LLP; Larry B. Moss of Law Office of Larry B. Moss |
| Case: | Moore v. State of California Department of Transportation |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $35,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garo Mardirossian, Lawrence Marks of Mardirossian & Associates Inc. |
| Case: | Ekbatani v. United Independent Taxi Drivers Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $6,789,130.37 |
| Attorneys: | Eva D. Silva, Daniel C. Schaar of Schaar & Silva LLP; Paul D. Van Der Walde of Caputo & Van Der Walde, LLP |
| Case: | Wessling v. Pacific Bell Telephone Co., et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Nicholas C. Rowley of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Theresa Bowen Hatch of Bowen Hatch Law, PC |
| Case: | Lopez v. Here We Go, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Inadequate Security |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $5,614,259.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew C. Schwartz, Stanley J. Casper of Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook |
| Case: | Zapotoczny v. Schindler Elevator Corp. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald G. Liddy of Liddy Law Firm; Thomas J. Johnston of Johnston & Hutchinson LLP |
| Case: | Annocki v. Peterson Enterprises LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $3,538,331.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Virag of MyBedBugLawyer, Inc. |
| Case: | Vivian Hsu, et al. v. La Park La Brea LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Bed Bug Bite, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Nuisance, Landlord-Tenant |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $3,340,323.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lauren E. S. Horwitz, Raphael D. Javid, Shawn J. McCann of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC; Brian J. Panish, Peter J. Polos of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Guerrero v. National Distribution Centers, L.P., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $3,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Siamak Vaziri, Stefano G. Formica, David C. Shay of Vaziri Law Group |
| Case: | Barnett v. Westfield Group |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $3,094,972.00 |
| Attorneys: | P. Christopher Ardalan, Jacqueline S. Leibl, Christienne M. Valone of Ardalan & Associates PLC; S. Sean Bral of Bral & Associates |
| Case: | Lopez v. Southwest Wine & Spirits, L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $2,860,914.00 |
| Attorneys: | John N. Demas of Demas Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Record v. Reese |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $2,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Michael Alder, Lyssa A. Roberts, Stephen K. McElroy, Mary L. Caruso of AlderLaw, P.C.; Brian C. Carlin of Law Office of Brian C. Carlin |
| Case: | Estate of Taylor v. First Transit Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $2,534,613.00 |
| Attorneys: | George B. Singer, Olivier A. Taillieu, Judd R. Allen, Maura Gewirtz of The Dominguez Firm |
| Case: | Castro v. Deok, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $2,073,374.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jacob J. Rivas of Law Office of Jacob J. Rivas |
| Case: | Kaur v. Homegoods Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scot D. Wilson of Robinson Calcagnie Inc. |
| Case: | Sam Recio v. Alliance of Abilities Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $1,603,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Virag of MyBedBugLawyer, Inc. |
| Case: | Lilliana Martinez, et al. v. Amusement Six Apartments LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Premises Liability, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Nuisance, Emotional Distress |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Reinard, Kaitlynne Tracey of Law Offices of David Reinard PC; Howard Blau of Law Offices of Howard Blau |
| Case: | Blau v. Mufg Union Bank N.A. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paula J. Khehra, Donald G. Liddy of Liddy Law Firm; David R. Shoop of Shoop | A Professional Law Corp. |
| Case: | De Paz v. VPMG 1772 Preuss, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $1,198,689.00 |
| Attorneys: | John H. Howard, Brett C. Templeman of Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman |
| Case: | Reynolds v. 31st District Agricultural Association, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,135,037.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph S. Farzam, Nazo Koulloukian of Joseph Farzam Law Firm |
| Case: | Lujan v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,017,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin J. Kanarek of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Jacob H. Seropian of Seropian Law, A PC |
| Case: | Park v. Oh |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $838,649.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph M. Lovretovich, D. Aaron Brock of JML Law |
| Case: | Emmons v. Jesa Investment L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel G. Schneiderman of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Lefebvre v. NC Valley Baseball L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Sports Facilities |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $546,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Virag of MyBedBugLawyer, Inc. |
| Case: | McKindra, et al. v. Heritage Inn of Rancho Cucamonga |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Bed Bug Bite |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $515,282.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Rowley, Tiva Amiri-Davani, Henry A. Peacor of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Donald T. Dunham of The Law Offices of Donald T. Dunham & Associates |
| Case: | Ayala v. Super A Foods Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $490,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eva D. Silva, Daniel C. Schaar, Paul F. Caputo of Schaar & Silva LLP |
| Case: | Gale Stevens v. SaveMart Supermarkets |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $478,200.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ian I. Herzog, Susan E. Abitanta of Herzog, Yuhas, Ehrlich & Ardell, APC |
| Case: | Fenton v. L.A. Desserts Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $465,660.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Virag of MyBedBugLawyer, Inc. |
| Case: | Reynolds v. 12300-12301 Osborne Place |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Bed Bug Bite, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Nuisance, Landlord-Tenant |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arik Shafir, Gene J. Goldsman, Ryan C. Blake of Law Offices of Gene J. Goldsman |
| Case: | Reuter v. Oakwood Construction and Restoration Services Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $361,605.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kathryn B. Meadows of Law Office of Kathryn B. Meadows |
| Case: | Meyers v. Prospect Hospitality L.P. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Borislav Kasreliovich, Mark Bloom of Layfield & Barrett; Michael Tenenbaum of The Office of Michael Tenenbaum |
| Case: | Maxwell v. Villamira Homeowners Association, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $326,544.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony S. Petru, Victor A. Russo of Hildebrand, McLeod & Nelson, LLP |
| Case: | Hager v. BNSF Railway Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Workplace Safety, Negligent Maintenance |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $234,124.36 |
| Attorneys: | Todd S. Bissell of Bissell Law Corporation |
| Case: | Borowski v. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $215,682.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd S. Bissell of Bissell Law Corporation |
| Case: | Oby v. Save Mart Supermarkets |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Failure to Maintain |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $193,854.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin J. Kanarek of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Jacob H. Seropian of Seropian Law, A PC |
| Case: | Cortez v. City of Long Beach |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Failure to Maintain |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $148,890.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick McNicholas of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP; Jeffrey R. Lamb of Law Office of Jeffrey R. Lamb; Gilbert R. Geilim of Gilbert R. Geilim APLC |
| Case: | Kuzmic v. Silky Sullivan’s Restaurant and Irish Pub |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $145,533.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Clayton, John C. Taylor, Sonya Ostovar of Taylor & Ring LLP |
| Case: | Bhuva v. Monrovia Memorial Hospital |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $140,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brett C. Drouet, Justin Rabi of Law Offices of Jacob Emrani |
| Case: | Alvarez v. Ralphs Grocery Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Failure to Maintain |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $137,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shawn Azizzadeh of Bedford Law Group |
| Case: | Friendship v. Zeller Trust, et al. |
| Type: | Dog Bite, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $132,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph J. Appel of Appel Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Church v. Sarkis |
| Type: | Dog Bite, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Inadequate Security |