Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts in California in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 Wrongful Death 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 Wrongful Death Verdicts in California in 2017) you have also made the list of Top 20 Wrongful Death Verdicts in California in 2017.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $26,953,169.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lars C. Johnson of Grassini, Wrinkle & Johnson |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. Atlas Construction Supply Inc |
| Type: | Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $24,260,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. Nevin, Jr., Jordan Elizabeth Scott of Brayton Purcell, LLP |
| Case: | Lucas v. Triple A Machine Shop, Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $10,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Abbas Kazerounian, Mohammad R. Kazerouni, Assal Assassi of Kazerouni Law Group APC |
| Case: | Estate of Mendez v. Munoz, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $6,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Zuckerman of Law Office of Michael J. Zuckerman; Michael D. Payne of Law Offices of Michael D. Payne |
| Case: | Van Dyke v. Estate of Pace |
| Type: | Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot, Intentional Tort |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Melanie T. Partow of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Stewart L. Katz of Law Office of Stewart Katz; Moseley C. Collins of Moseley Collins Law |
| Case: | Rose And Rose v. County of Sacramento, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Thamer of Law Offices of Michael D. Thamer; W. Timothy Needham of Janssen Malloy LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Monschke v. Timber Ridge Assisted Living L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Fall |
| 9 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot |