Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 Personal Injury 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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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jake Douglass, Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Truck Staffing Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $10,924,420.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Velasco v. Doe Construction, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas M. Dempsey of Law Offices of Thomas M. Dempsey; Daniel E. Selarz, Aryan Sarbaz of Selarz Law Corp. |
| Case: | Espano v. City of Torrance |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $9,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer, Joseph R. Yates of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | McFarlane v. Urbana Tahoe TC L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; Cristobal M. Galindo of Law offices of Cristobal M. Galindo, P.C. |
| Case: | Colbert v. C.R. England Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $8,805,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David L. Roark of Law Offices of David L. Roark |
| Case: | Yao v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Brenner of Law Offices of Robert A. Brenner |
| Case: | Helmi v. Howard |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jefferson Saylor of AlderLaw, P.C.; Jake Douglass, Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | French v. Caterpillar, Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Defective Product |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $6,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Haddad, Julia Sherwin, Maya M. Sorensen, Thomas Kennedy Helm, IV of Haddad & Sherwin LLP |
| Case: | Harmon v. City of Santa Clara, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search and Seizure |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jake Douglass, Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish, Jefferson Saylor of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Godefroy v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $6,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David F. Makkabi of Makkabi Law Group, APC |
| Case: | Mercado-Medina et al. v. Noller, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $5,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; Justin D. Feldman of Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke, Sherwin & Lee, LLP |
| Case: | Geernaert v. City of Palos Verdes Estates |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Haddad of Haddad & Sherwin LLP |
| Case: | Petrov v. Alameda County, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Police Brutality, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $3,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vicki I. Sarmiento of Law Offices of Vicki I. Sarmiento; Dale K. Galipo of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | J.M.M., Pro ami Cruz v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Denial of Medical Care |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jin N. Lew, Philip Michels, Steven B. Stevens of Law Offices of Michels & Lew |
| Case: | R.J., Pro ami Chang v. Ahmadinia, M.D., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arnoldo Casillas of Casillas & Associates |
| Case: | Nguyen v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas D. Shaffer of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Confidential v. Confidential |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $2,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carly L. Sanchez, Roger E. Booth of The Law Offices of Booth & Koskoff |
| Case: | Nunez-Aguirre v. White Cap Construction Supply Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Fall, Defective Product |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven V. Angarella of Angarella Law |
| Case: | Storti v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathaniel J.Friedman, Barton A. Friedman of Law Offices of Nathaniel J. Friedman |
| Case: | C.L. v. County of San Bernardino |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $2,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tyler J. Barnett, James P. Carr of Yuhl Carr LLP; Michael P. Ehline of Ehline Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Gilbert v. Quinones |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |