Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in California in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 Personal Injury 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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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in California in 2017) you have also made the list of Top 20 Personal Injury Verdicts in California in 2017.
Important: While we strive to achieve maximum accuracy and completeness of our lists, we cannot guarantee either at 100%. If you believe another verdict should be on this list, please contact us today.
| 1 | |
| Amount: | $417,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark P. Robinson, Jr., Karen L. Karavatos, Kevin F. Calcagnie, Cynthia L. Garber of Robinson Calcagnie Inc.; Helen E. Zukin of Kiesel Law LLP |
| Case: | Echeverria v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Talc Exposure |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, School Bus Accident |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $28,215,278.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Bidart, Danica L. Crittenden of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley LLP |
| Case: | Rahm v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $18,572,942.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Piuze of Law Office of Michael J. Piuze |
| Case: | Haynes v. Pak, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $16,948,377.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ricardo Echeverria, Kristin E. Hobbs of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley LLP; Dennis A. Thayer of Law Office of Dennis A. Thayer |
| Case: | Meier v. Pennysaver USA L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $15,030,719.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce A. Broillet, Taylor Rayfield, Alan L. VanGelder of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP; Alex Sarajian, Paula E. Salcedo of Sarajian Law Group |
| Case: | Leyva v. Sandman |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury |