Top 20 Wrongful Death Verdicts in California in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 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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| 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 |
| 11 | |
| 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 |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $1,743,894.60 |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. Moran, Lisa Trinh Flint of Moran Law (Santa Ana, CA) |
| Case: | Higgins v. Providence Health System |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $1,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jake Douglass, Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Stein v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jamon R. Hicks of Douglas Hicks Law, APC |
| Case: | Briggs, et al. v. City of Gardena |
| Type: | Excessive Force, Wrongful Death |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $402,410.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven A. Lerman of Steven A. Lerman & Associates, Inc.; Federico C. Sayre, Boris Treyzon, Gregory Peacock, Katrina N. Yu of Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP |
| Case: | Abrego v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort |