Top 10 Court Awards in California in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 court (bench) awards 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: | $6,139,078.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward R. Huguenin, Robert J. Kahn, James L. Bothwell of Hall Huguenin LLP |
| Case: | Meritage Homes of California Inc. v. Peppertree Village - VII L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $2,981,820.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rachael B. Tillman, William J. Trinkle, Paul C. Minney, Andrew G. Minney, Suzanne A. Tollefson of Young, Minney & Corr, LLP |
| Case: | Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise v. Denley Investment Management Company, Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Landlord-Tenant |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $2,395,644.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher W. Wood of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Tang v. Accor Lodging North America, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Failure to Maintain |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $2,004,507.00 |
| Attorneys: | John S. Roth of Law Offices of John S. Roth |
| Case: | Flores v. Danks |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Promissory Note |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark H. Wagner of Wagner Legal Group |
| Case: | Finelli v. TS Capital L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Labor & Employment |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $1,899,434.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey W. Griffith of Law Offices of Jeffrey W. Griffith |
| Case: | Kianmahd v. Namvar |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Conversion, Promissory Note |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $1,807,559.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sima R. Salek of Law Office of Sima Salek; Brandon S. Reif, Richard P. Tricker, Rachel D. Dardashti of Winget Spadafora & Schwartzberg LLP |
| Case: | Setareh v. Elyaszadeh |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Negligent Misrepresentation, Unfair Business Practices, Conversion, Promissory Note, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles A. Swartz of Cornman & Swartz |
| Case: | Disalvo v. Disalvo |
| Type: | Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $1,461,467.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Chambers, Benjamin C. Wohlfeil of Gomez Trial Attorneys; Jason E. Baker of Keegan & Baker, LLP |
| Case: | Moore v. USA |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $1,298,215.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerry A. Kaplan, David S. Kadin of Kaplan, Kenegos & Kadin |
| Case: | Astan v. Molayem |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Property Rights, Conversion, Promissory Note |