Top 100 Verdicts in California in 2017
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $454,150,772.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Avenatti of Eagan Avenatti LLP |
| Case: | Shahinian v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Protection |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $256,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amnon Z. Siegel of Miller Barondess LLP |
| Case: | Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. v. Superior Auto of Fremont, LLC |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $106,875,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | G. David Robertson of Robertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson; Glenn W. Peterson of Millstone, Peterson & Watts, LLP; Collin J. Cox, R. Paul Yetter, Robert K. Ellis of Yetter Coleman LLP |
| Case: | Hardesty, et al. v. Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Economic Loss, Property Rights |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $60,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence M. Artenian, Daniel M. Kopfman, Nicholas J. P. Wagner, Andrew B. Jones, Angela E. Martinez of Wagner, Jones, Kopfman & Artenian LLP; Stanley D. Saltzman, Russell D. Myrick of Marlin & Saltzman, LLP |
| Case: | Bryan, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Class Action, Consumer Protection |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| 11 | |
| 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; DJI Service L.L.C. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $25,142,120.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tamara Freeze, Robert A. Odell of Workplace Justice Advocates, PLC |
| Case: | Babyak v. Cardiovascular Systems Inc. |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Defamation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| 18 | |
| 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 |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $21,348,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alvin L. Pittman of Law Office of Alvin L. Pittman |
| Case: | Harper v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Insurance Bad Faith, Unfair Competition |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $20,960,518.00 |
| Attorneys: | Glenn E. Solomon, Daron L. Tooch, Katherine M. Dru, Amanda L. Hayes-Kibreab, Lillie A. Werner Singh of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC |
| Case: | County of San Bernardino v. Blue Cross of California |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Unfair Business Practices, Quantum Meruit |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $20,334,632.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sherry S. Bragg, Gary A. Waldron of Weintraub Tobin |
| Case: | Kurtin v. Elieff |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 22 | |
| 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 |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $17,394,972.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd F. Nevell, Daniel G. Sheldon of Scolinos, Sheldon & Nevell |
| Case: | Pearl v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 24 | |
| 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 |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $15,544,413.00 |
| Attorneys: | Damien J. Miranda of Law Office of Damien J. Miranda, APC |
| Case: | Santos-Vidal v. Hongye |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 27 | |
| 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 |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas V. Girardi, Keith D. Griffin of Girardi | Keese; Ebby S Bakhtiar of Livingston Bakhtiar; Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Astorga v. Snap-On Logistics Company |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Defamation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce A. Broillet, Taylor Rayfield of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP |
| Case: | George v. First Service Residential California LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $13,820,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher E. Angelo, Joseph DiMonda of Angelo & Di Monda, LLP |
| Case: | Deleon v. Fregoso, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Unfair Competition |
| 31 | |
| 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 |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $12,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert D. Newman of Robert D. Newman, Attorney at Law; Cornelia Dai, Randy Renick of Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP; Bertram G. Voorhees, Lauren K. Teukolsky, Rebecca P. Fisher of Traber & Voorhees |
| Case: | Murphy v. CVS Caremark Corp. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $12,055,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean R. Laird of The Law Firm of Sean R. Laird |
| Case: | Doe, Pro ami Johnson v. FamiliesFirst, Inc. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Sexual Assault |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $10,897,637.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Vartazarian of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC; William A. Daniels of Daniel's Law; James A. Morris, Jr., of Morris Law Firm |
| Case: | Cobb v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $10,778,626.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Montes de Oca of Law Offices of Christopher Montes de Oca; Artin Yadegarian of Law Offices of Artin Yadegarian; Stewart H. Lim of Stewart Lim & Associates |
| Case: | M.C., Pro Ami v. Mathews |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric A. Panitz, Michael A. DesJardins of DesJardins & Panitz LLP; J. Bernard Alexander, III, Joshua M. Arnold of Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP |
| Case: | Flores v. Office Depot Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph D. Satterley, Justin A. Bosl, Arcelia L. Hurtado, Ted W. Pelletier, Mark A. Swanson, Andrea C. Huston of Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood |
| Case: | Burch v. Certainteed Corp. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Mesothelioma |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Product Liability |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $9,423,695.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert E. Allen, J. Michael Hennigan, Scott Cole, Caroline M. Walters, Elizabeth S. Lachman, Mike McKool, Karlanna M. Lewis of McKool Smith |
| Case: | Jones v. MJJ Productions Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $9,254,397.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert W. Mansell, Amanda Derby of Mansell & Mansell, APC |
| Case: | Dearing v. Cabo Cantina |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $8,442,773.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer, Noemi Esparza of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Alvarez v. Syar Industries, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $8,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Keane of The Keane Law Firm P.C.; Edward C. Stark of Cron, Israels & Stark; Jennifer J. Lothert of Young Ward & Lothert |
| Case: | Miller v. Sutter Sacramento Sierra Region, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Child Abuse |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $8,078,671.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Van Gundy, Arthur S. Garrett, William E. Gaar of Keller and Heckman LLP; G. David Godwin, Wallace E. Smith, Gonzalo C. Martinez, Robert Binion of Squire Patton Boggs |
| Case: | Townsend Farms Inc. v. Goknur Gida |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Indemnification, Negligent Misrepresentation, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Bomberger, Stephen J. Estey, Mary Bajo of Estey & Bomberger, LLP |
| Case: | Doe, Pro ami v. Park, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $7,960,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James M. Wagstaffe, Michael von Loewenfeldt, Ivo M. Labar, Kenneth Nabity, Kevin B. Clune of Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP |
| Case: | Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $7,837,053.38 |
| Attorneys: | Justin K. Strassburg, William R. Gilmore, Adam R. Lugo of Strassburg, Gilmore & Wei, LLP |
| Case: | Takemura v. Pacific Tank Lines, Inc, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $7,619,257.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard A. Kapp of Law Offices of Howard A. Kapp |
| Case: | Licudine v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Surgical Error |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $7,534,964.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. Nevin, Jr., Gilbert L. Purcell, Alan R. Brayton, Garen Nazarian, David R. Donadio, Jamie A. Newbold of Brayton Purcell, LLP |
| Case: | Shaw v. John Crane Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Mesothelioma |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $7,225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Gianelli of Gianelli & Morris, A Law Corp.; René J. Kern, Jr. of The Kern Law Group PC |
| Case: | LaRue v. Accountable Health Care IPA |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Personal Injury |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| 51 | |
| Amount: | $6,761,375.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heather M. Sager, Ayse Kuzucuoglu, Alain Villeneuve, Michael J. Waters, John K. Burke of Vedder Price |
| Case: | Fitness Anywhere L.L.C. v. Woss Enterprises L.L.C. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, Trademark Infringement |
| 52 | |
| 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 |
| 53 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| 53 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Inadequate Security |
| 54 | |
| Amount: | $6,169,140.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy D. McGonigle of Law Office of Timothy D. McGonigle P.C; George G. Braunstein, Clark Anthony Braunstein of Braunstein & Braunstein, PC |
| Case: | Saied v. Centro Medico Community Clinic |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 55 | |
| Amount: | $5,702,364.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard K. Howell, Kathryn D.Z. Domin of Rutan & Tucker, LLP |
| Case: | Wijay v. Auction.com L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Quantum Meruit |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $5,614,259.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew C. Schwartz, Stanley J. Casper of Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook |
| Case: | Zapotoczny v. Schindler Elevator Corp. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance |
| 57 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Mesothelioma |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $5,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel A. Reisman of Reisman & Reisman; John J. Perlstein of Law Office of John J. Perlstein |
| Case: | Curry v. Academy Pointe, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Landlord-Tenant |
| 59 | |
| Amount: | $5,020,042.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patricio T. Barrera, Ashley A. Davenport of Barrera & Associates |
| Case: | Colucci v. T-Mobile USA Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $5,005,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeff D. Price of Jeff Dominic Price |
| Case: | J.N. v. Detective Hendrickson |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Malicious Prosecution, False Arrest |
| 61 (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 |
| 61 (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 |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $4,772,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vincent J. Miller of The Law Offices of Vincent Miller |
| Case: | Green v. City of South Pasadena |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 63 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George McLaughlin of Warshauer-McLaughlin Law Group, P.C.; Steven R. Vartazarian of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Alan Warner and Patricia Warner v. Wright Medical Technology |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product |
| 64 | |
| Amount: | $4,335,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kitty K. Szeto of PARRIS; Kevin I. Shenkman of Shenkman & Hughes |
| Case: | Alwyn Wilkinson v. Halo Resorts Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Consumer Protection, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| 65 | |
| Amount: | $4,008,591.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerald E. Gale, Robert E. Lewis, Lawrence J. Poteet of Ablon, Lewis, Bass & Gale, LLP |
| Case: | Elysian Care Corporation v. Lawndale Healthcare & Wellness Center L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Unfair Business Practices, Promissory Note |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mary Lu, Lauren M. Lookofsky of Kermisch & Paletz, LLP |
| Case: | Chung v. Liu |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| 67 | |
| Amount: | $3,626,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Edmond El Dabe, Jonathan M. Ritter of El Dabe Law Firm |
| Case: | Hahan v. Chuang |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 68 | |
| 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 |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $3,538,331.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Virag of MyBedBugLawyer, Inc. |
| Case: | Vivian Hsu, et al. v. La Park La Brea LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Bed Bug Bite, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Nuisance, Landlord-Tenant |
| 70 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot |
| 71 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $3,340,323.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lauren E. S. Horwitz, Raphael D. Javid, Shawn J. McCann of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC; Brian J. Panish, Peter J. Polos of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Guerrero v. National Distribution Centers, L.P., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $3,238,004.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey B. Valle, Susan L. Klein, Ilan Wisnia of Valle Makoff LLP; Peter H. Klee, Theona Zhordania of McKenna Long & Aldridge L.L.P |
| Case: | Zenith Insurance Company v. Michael Ehrenfeld Company |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Indemnification |
| 74 | |
| Amount: | $3,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Siamak Vaziri, Stefano G. Formica, David C. Shay of Vaziri Law Group |
| Case: | Barnett v. Westfield Group |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall |
| 75 | |
| Amount: | $3,094,972.00 |
| Attorneys: | P. Christopher Ardalan, Jacqueline S. Leibl, Christienne M. Valone of Ardalan & Associates PLC; S. Sean Bral of Bral & Associates |
| Case: | Lopez v. Southwest Wine & Spirits, L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance |
| 76 | |
| Amount: | $3,044,413.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrance A. Bohm, Zane E. Hilton, Teal O. Miller, Erik M. Roper of Bohm Law Group, Inc.; Erika M. Gaspar of Law Office of Erika M. Gaspar |
| Case: | Barrie v. California Department of Transportation |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement |
| 78 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark R. Pachowicz, Kathleen L. Crouch, Jonathan Russell of Law Offices of Mark R. Pachowicz |
| Case: | Bedetti v. City of Long Beach, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Malicious Prosecution, False Arrest, First Amendment Violation |
| 78 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Carpenter, Brian J. Kim of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Palma v. Mckenzie |
| Type: | Moped Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 79 | |
| Amount: | $2,860,914.00 |
| Attorneys: | John N. Demas of Demas Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Record v. Reese |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance |
| 80 | |
| Amount: | $2,750,998.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel E. Park, Christopher C. Cianci of Daniel E. Park Law Corporation |
| Case: | Hong v. Lee |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conversion |
| 81 | |
| Amount: | $2,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Michael Alder, Lyssa A. Roberts, Stephen K. McElroy, Mary L. Caruso of AlderLaw, P.C.; Brian C. Carlin of Law Office of Brian C. Carlin |
| Case: | Estate of Taylor v. First Transit Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death |
| 82 | |
| Amount: | $2,678,431.00 |
| Attorneys: | John H. Howard, Brett C. Templeman of Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman |
| Case: | Al-Awar v. Golden State Water Company |
| Type: | Inverse Condemnation, Nuisance, Negligent Maintenance |
| 83 | |
| Amount: | $2,609,200.00 |
| Attorneys: | G. Dana Scruggs, III, Samuel Forbes-Roberts of Cartwright, Scruggs, Fulton & Walther |
| Case: | Doe v. Newark Unified School District |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Negligent Hiring , Emotional Distress, Negligent Training |
| 84 | |
| Amount: | $2,564,260.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard M. Foster, Sylvia Sultanyan of Law Offices of Richard M. Foster; Marc Smith, Jeremy D. Smith, Benjamin J. Smith, Daniel L. Reback of Krane & Smith APC |
| Case: | Saribekyan v. Bank of America, N.A. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Deceptive Trade Practices, Property Damage, Unfair Business Practices, Intentional Tort |
| 85 | |
| Amount: | $2,555,109.00 |
| Attorneys: | David W. Allor of Law Office of David W. Allor |
| Case: | Chau-Barlow v. Lee, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 86 | |
| Amount: | $2,548,244.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pejman A. Ben-Cohen of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Margarit K. Mardirosian, Shant H. Mardirosian of Mardirosian & Mardirosian APLC |
| Case: | Dixon v. Hunziker |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 87 | |
| Amount: | $2,534,613.00 |
| Attorneys: | George B. Singer, Olivier A. Taillieu, Judd R. Allen, Maura Gewirtz of The Dominguez Firm |
| Case: | Castro v. Deok, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance |
| 88 | |
| Amount: | $2,528,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steve F. Carlson, Randy A. Johnson of Law Offices of Carlson & Johnson LLP |
| Case: | Stewart v. County of Orange |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 89 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; John C. Fattahi of Law Office of John C. Fattahi |
| Case: | Estate of Borges v. County of Humboldt, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence |
| 89 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Mira Hashmall, Casey B. Sypek of Miller Barondess LLP |
| Case: | Coyle v. Regents of The University of California, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 90 | |
| Amount: | $2,331,075.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew L. Ellis, Britt L. Karp of Ellis Law Corporation |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Rivera et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 91 | |
| Amount: | $2,263,377.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael M. Amir, Amy I. Borlund of Doll Amir & Eley LLP; Jeffrey D. Nodd of Nodd Law Group |
| Case: | Frenkel v. L.A. Micro Group Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Conversion |
| 92 | |
| Amount: | $2,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy D. Jass of Jass Law; Holly N. Boyer, Shea S. Murphy of Esner Chang & Boyer; Daniel K. Balaban of Balaban & Spielberger, LLP |
| Case: | A.C. v. County of Orange, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Sexual Assault |
| 93 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Legal Malpractice, Professional Negligence |
| 94 | |
| Amount: | $2,073,374.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jacob J. Rivas of Law Office of Jacob J. Rivas |
| Case: | Kaur v. Homegoods Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall |
| 95 | |
| Amount: | $2,029,357.00 |
| Attorneys: | Therese Y. Cannata, Karl Olson of Cannata, O'Toole, Fickes & Almazan LLP |
| Case: | Hoeper v. City and County of San Francisco |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 96 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress |
| 96 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scot D. Wilson of Robinson Calcagnie Inc. |
| Case: | Sam Recio v. Alliance of Abilities Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall |
| 96 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John F. Denove, Shane V. Hapuarachy of Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett |
| Case: | Ramirez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot |
| 97 | |
| Amount: | $1,885,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander E. Cunny, Vince W. Finaldi, John C. Manly of Manly, Stewart & Finaldi; William R. Fuhrman of Law Office of William R. Fuhrman |
| Case: | Hagan v. Army and Navy Academy |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Negligent Supervision, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Intentional Tort |
| 98 | |
| Amount: | $1,829,160.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Begazo v. Passages Silver Strand L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 99 | |
| Amount: | $1,743,894.60 |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. Moran, Lisa Trinh Flint of Moran Law |
| Case: | Higgins v. Providence Health System |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care |
| 100 | |
| Amount: | $1,730,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence Grassini, Lars C. Johnson of Grassini, Wrinkle & Johnson; William F. Flahavan of Flahavan Law Offices |
| Case: | Castro v. City of Thousand Oaks |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |