Number 3 Verdicts in California in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of the third-largest – in each applicable case type (category) – plaintiff and cross-claimant jury verdicts obtained in the State of 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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| $60,055,800.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Andrew J. Ogilvie, Carol M. Brewer of Anderson, Ogilvie, & Brewer LLP; James A. Francis, John Soumilas, David A. Searles of Francis & Mailman, P.C. |
| Case: | Ramirez v. Trans Union, L.L.C. |
| No. 3 in: | Class Action |
| $36,143,291.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Christian T. F. Nickerson, Geoffrey S. Wells, Tobin M. Lanzetta of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP; Andy A. Basseri of Law Offices of Andy Basseri |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Durham School Services, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Personal Injury |
| $35,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Garo Mardirossian, Lawrence Marks of Mardirossian & Associates Inc. |
| Case: | Ekbatani v. United Independent Taxi Drivers Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Motor Vehicle Accident |
| $34,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | H. Sean Banafsheh, Kevin Danesh, Raphael D. Javid of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC |
| Case: | Casillas v. Landstar Ranger Inc., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident |
| $31,158,836.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone of Dordick Law Corporation; Marc J. Katzman of Marc Katzman Law |
| Case: | Sosa v. Shabun, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Brain Injury |
| $24,931,059.00 | |
| Attorneys: | F. Jerome Tapley, Hirlye R. Lutz, D. Brett Turnbull, Adam W. Pittman of Cory Watson, PC; Vicki I. Sarmiento of Law Offices of Vicki I. Sarmiento; Kirk J. Wolden of Carter Wolden Curtis, LLP; Paul R. Kiesel, D. Bryan Garcia, Steven D. Archer of Kiesel Law LLP |
| Case: | Cruz v. Nissan North America Inc., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Product Liability |
| $24,289,696.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Christopher H. Whelan of Law Offices of Christopher H. Whelan, Inc.; Brian D. Whelan of Whelan Law Group |
| Case: | King v. U.S. Bank National Association |
| No. 3 in: | Labor & Employment |
| $24,260,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | James P. Nevin, Jr., Jordan Elizabeth Scott of Brayton Purcell, LLP |
| Case: | Lucas v. Triple A Machine Shop, Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Wrongful Death |
| $22,170,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Denise Abrams, Joseph D. Satterley, Justin A. Bosl, Carole M. Bosch, Donovan Hunter of Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood |
| Case: | Estate of Booker v. Imerys Talc America, Inc., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety |
| $20,334,632.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Sherry S. Bragg, Gary A. Waldron of Weintraub Tobin |
| Case: | Kurtin v. Elieff |
| No. 3 in: | Breach of Contract |
| $17,394,972.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Todd F. Nevell, Daniel G. Sheldon of Scolinos, Sheldon & Nevell |
| Case: | Pearl v. City of Los Angeles |
| No. 3 in: | Wrongful Termination |
| $16,673,514.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Mark I. Lim of Shegerian & Associates, Inc.; Pedram "Peter" A. Javanmardi of Javanmardi Law |
| Case: | Moland v. McWane Inc., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation |
| $15,544,413.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Damien J. Miranda of Law Office of Damien J. Miranda, APC |
| Case: | Santos-Vidal v. Hongye |
| No. 3 in: | Civil Rights Violation |
| $13,488,765.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Anthony J. Dain, Frederick K. Taylor, Dave S. Deonarine, J. Christopher Jaczko of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP |
| Case: | Kaneka Corporation v. SKC Kolon PI, Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Unfair Competition |
| $12,958,461.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Kaiser, Lawrence J. Gornick, David Markevitch of Kaiser Gornick LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Lopez v. The Hillshire Brands Co. |
| No. 3 in: | Asbestos Exposure, Mesothelioma |
| $9,800,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Golnar J. Fozi, Jeremy M. Dwork of Meyers Fozi & Dwork, LLP |
| Case: | Morin v. Sunrise Medical (US) L.L.C. |
| No. 3 in: | Negligent Supervision |
| $8,461,391.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Mark I. Lim of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Mitchell v. SEIU Local 721, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Disability Discrimination |
| $7,619,257.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Howard A. Kapp of Law Offices of Howard A. Kapp |
| Case: | Licudine v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| No. 3 in: | Professional Negligence |
| $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. |
| No. 3 in: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability |
| $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. |
| No. 3 in: | Assault and Battery |
| $5,321,050.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David L. Amell, Marissa Y. Uchimura of Maune, Raichle, Hartley, French and Mudd, LLC |
| Case: | Hart v. Keenan Properties, Inc., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Failure to Warn |
| $4,335,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kitty K. Szeto of PARRIS; Kevin I. Shenkman of Shenkman & Hughes |
| Case: | Alwyn Wilkinson v. Halo Resorts Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Negligent Misrepresentation, Consumer Protection |
| $3,600,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brian T. Dunn, Megan R. Gyongyos of The Cochran Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Robertson v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Gunshot |
| $3,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Eric Valenzuela of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Eric C. Morris of Southern California Lawyers Group, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Herrera v. Police Officer Downey |
| No. 3 in: | Excessive Force |
| $3,438,566.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gary M. Schneider, Nancy Siccama of Law Offices of Gary M. Schneider |
| Case: | Estate of Viera v. Nassir, M.D. |
| No. 3 in: | Medical Malpractice |
| $3,018,174.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Dave R. Boyajian, Brenna K. Legaard, Scott D. Eads, David L. Axelrod, Nicholas F. Aldrich, Devon Z. Newman of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt |
| Case: | Columbia Sportswear North America Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement |
| $2,170,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jared T. Walker of Law Office of Jared T. Walker, P.C.; Karen M. Goodman of Goodman & Associates |
| Case: | Staaveren v. Brown |
| No. 3 in: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty |
| $2,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joseph E. Deems of Deems Law Offices A.P.C; Charles L. Richardson, Gary L. Richardson, David R. Keesling of Richardson Richardson Boudreaux |
| Case: | Crouch v. Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana Inc., et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Sexual Assault |
| $2,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Scot D. Wilson of Robinson Calcagnie Inc. |
| Case: | Sam Recio v. Alliance of Abilities Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Trip and Fall |
| $1,670,239.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Bryan C. Altman of The Altman Law Group; Steve B. Mikhov, Lauren Ungs of Knight Law Group LLP; Mark D. O'Connor of O'Connor Law Group |
| Case: | Margeson v. Ford Motor Co. |
| No. 3 in: | Fraudulent Concealment |
| $1,386,600.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Mickel M. Arias, Jamie G. Goldstein of Arias Sanguinetti Stahle & Torrijos, LLP; Michael Geoola, Daniel D. Geoulla, Sandeep G. Agarwal of B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Evans v. Kana Pipeline, Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Truck Accident |
| $1,250,001.00 | |
| Attorneys: | William M. Crosby of Law Offices of William M. Crosby |
| Case: | Bath v. Mogharebi |
| No. 3 in: | Defamation |
| $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. |
| No. 3 in: | Defective Product |
| $1,034,997.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert Hamparyan, Laura M. Sasaki of Law Offices Of Robert Hamparyan; A. King Aminpour, Jeffrey L. Bodily, B. Richard Deetman of Aminpour & Associates |
| Case: | Bell v. Barker |
| No. 3 in: | Motorcycle Accident |
| $626,600.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Tristan G. Pelayes, Jacob P. Menicucci of Wagner & Pelayes, LLP |
| Case: | Rojas v. Albaba, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wage and Hour Violation |
| $605,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John A. Shepardson of The Law Office of John A. Shepardson; Mark L. Venardi, Martin Zurada of Venardi Zurada LLP |
| Case: | Elizondo v. California Department of Transportation |
| No. 3 in: | Constructive Discharge |
| $465,660.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Virag of MyBedBugLawyer, Inc. |
| Case: | Reynolds v. 12300-12301 Osborne Place |
| No. 3 in: | Bed Bug Bite, Landlord-Tenant |
| $435,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Mark J. Geragos, David W. Gammill of Geragos & Geragos; Leon Kirakosian, Gregg Kirakosian of Kirakosian & Associates |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Los Angeles Police Department, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Malicious Prosecution, False Arrest |
| $380,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Mark B Simowitz of Law Offices of Mark B. Simowitz |
| Case: | Regehr v. Mchale, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Dental Malpractice |
| $350,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David S. Brown, Aaron M. Brown, Joan B. Brown of Brown Injury Law |
| Case: | Young v. Hunner |
| No. 3 in: | Bicycle Accident |
| $324,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Pouya B. Chami of Chami Law PC; Grant D. Waterkotte, Tristan A. Mullis of Pettit Kohn Ingrassia Lutz & Dolin PC |
| Case: | Herzig v. Regina L. Edmond, M.D., Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Age Discrimination |
| $215,682.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Todd S. Bissell of Bissell Law Corporation |
| Case: | Oby v. Save Mart Supermarkets |
| No. 3 in: | Slip and Fall |
| $137,600.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Shawn Azizzadeh of Bedford Law Group |
| Case: | Friendship v. Zeller Trust, et al. |
| No. 3 in: | Dog Bite |
| $127,083.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Samuel Dagan, Lisa D.Trepanier of The Law Offics of Samuel Dagan |
| Case: | King v. Home Depot USA Inc. |
| No. 3 in: | Falling Object |