Top 10 Settlements in California in 2017

Top 10 Settlements in California in 2017We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 settlements obtained in California in the year 2017. The list is comprised of various case types that were filed either in state or federal courts.

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Amount:$47,780,780.00
Attorneys:John C. Murphy, Jennifer W. Dienhart, Bradford B. Grabske of Murphy & Evertz, LLP
Case:Nyenhuis Family Investments L.L.C. v. County of San Bernardino
Type:Inverse Condemnation, Property Rights
2
Amount:$37,500,000.00
Attorneys:Deborah S. Chang, Patrick K. Gunning, Brian J. Panish, Austin G. Ward of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case:Estate of Allen v. Over & Over Ready Mix, Inc.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death
3
Amount:$30,000,000.00
Attorneys:Jake Douglass, Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case:Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Truck Staffing Co.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury
4
Amount:$23,500,000.00
Attorneys:Robert S. Glassman, Brian J. Panish, Rahul Ravipudi of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case:Lee v. Pupil Transportation Cooperative
Type:Negligent Supervision, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care
5
Amount:$21,000,000.00
Attorneys:Alejandro P. Gutierrez of Hathaway Perrett Webster Powers Chrisman & Gutierrez ; Michael A. Strauss, Daniel J. Palay, Brian D. Hefelfinger of Strauss & Strauss, APC
Case:Martino v. Ecolab Inc.
Type:Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
6
Amount:$18,000,000.00
Attorneys:George R. Kindley of The Kindley Firm, APC; Robert Hamparyan of Law Offices Of Robert Hamparyan
Case:Ryman-Aavang, et al. v. Hoban, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death
7
Amount:$15,000,000.00
Attorneys:Lindsay B. Battles, Ronald O. Kaye, Barrett S. Litt of Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt LLP
Case:O’Connell v. Smith
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Wrongful Imprisonment
8
Amount:$13,000,000.00
Attorneys:Steven J. Brady of Brady Law Group
Case:Wang v. El Dorado County Transit Authority, et al.
Type:Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury
9
Amount:$12,732,500.00
Attorneys:John J. Glugoski, Michael C. Righetti of Righetti Glugoski, PC; Charles A. Jones, Kelly J. McInerney of Jones Law Firm
Case:In re Wells Fargo
Type:Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
10
Amount:$12,500,000.00
Attorneys:Marisa L. Kautz, Brian J. Mankin of Fernandez & Lauby LLP; Kirk D. Hanson of Law Offices of Kirk D. Hanson
Case:Garcia v. Macy's West Stores Inc.
Type:Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
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