Top 50 Car Accident Settlements in California in 2017
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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: | $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 |
| 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 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | B. Robert Allard, Mark J. Boskovich, Timothy D. McMahon of Corsiglia McMahon & Allard, LLP; Laura S. Liccardo of Laura S. Liccardo |
| Case: | McGuire v. Saini Trucking |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 4 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William M. Paoli, Court B. Purdy of Paoli Purdy, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Larsen v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; Marc J. Katzman of Marc Katzman Law |
| Case: | Sierra v. Confidential |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 5 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Tamayo Castro v. Trantow-Pearson |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Spiering, Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | Carpenter-Phillips v. Hernandez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| 11 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark P. Robinson, Jr., Kevin F. Calcagnie, Scot D. Wilson of Robinson Calcagnie Inc. |
| Case: | P.P., Pro Ami v. Magnolia School District |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $2,592,091.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Brandi, Brian J. Malloy of The Brandi Law Firm |
| Case: | Callaham v. Hanford Ready-Mix Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $2,265,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas L. Gordon, Aida S. Macedo of Miles, Sears & Eanni, PC; David O. Hernandez of Hernandez Law Offices |
| Case: | Avila v. Tos Farms Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Rodriguez of Rodriguez & Associates; Luis A. Carrillo of Law Offices of Luis A. Carrillo |
| Case: | Estate of Delgadillo v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arnoldo Casillas of Casillas & Associates; Humberto M. Guizar of Law Offices of Humberto Guizar APC |
| Case: | Estate of Paynter v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Otto L. Haselhoff of Law Offices of Otto L. Haselhoff, PC; Guy Levy of Law Offices of Guy Levy & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Koyle v. Palmer |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $1,799,999.99 |
| Attorneys: | Teresa A. Johnson, Daniel K. Kramer of Kramer Holcomb Sheik LLP |
| Case: | Theis v. Mayboroda, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $1,710,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Michael Alder, Jefferson Saylor, Jennifer P. Burkes of AlderLaw, P.C.; Reza Torkzadeh of The Torkzadeh Law Firm; Gregory G. Rizio, Eric I. Ryanen of Rizio Liberty Lipinsky; Eric V. Traut of Traut Firm |
| Case: | Tinkler v. Gonzalez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert L. Meissner, Werner R. Meissner of Law Office of Werner R. Meissner, APLC |
| Case: | Confidential v. Confidential |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,575,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. Watters of Miles, Sears & Eanni, PC |
| Case: | Powell v. High Class Limousines |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; Douglas E. Kottler of Law Offices of Kottler & Kottler |
| Case: | Alejandrez v. Archdiocese of Los Angeles Risk Management Corp. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Weinreb of Law Offices of Michael D. Weinreb; Ted B. Wacker, Whit D. Bertch of Law Offices of Ted B. Wacker |
| Case: | Packard v. FedEx Ground Package Systems Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,265,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carly L. Sanchez, Roger E. Booth of The Law Offices of Booth & Koskoff |
| Case: | Valdez v. State of California |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Megan K. Crosbie, Douglas L. Gordon of Miles, Sears & Eanni, PC |
| Case: | Confidential v. Confidential |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. Watters of Miles, Sears & Eanni, PC |
| Case: | Deaver v. A&D Silage Bros. Covering |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory Stuck of Stuck Law Firm |
| Case: | HIlderbrand v. Mates, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marlon V. Young of Merrill, Arnone & Jones LLP; Patrick W. Emery, Matthew R. Lilligren, Jack M. Sanford of Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery, P.C. |
| Case: | Ross v. Gray |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sevy W. Fisher, Brandon J. Simon, Robert T. Simon of The Simon Law Group, LLP; John Nojima of Lederer & Nojima |
| Case: | Olague v. City Of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones, Daniel B. Miller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Cruz v. Alvord |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William D. Shapiro, Brian D. Shapiro of The Law Offices of William D. Shapiro; Fred Hanassab of Law Offices of Fred Hanassab |
| Case: | Morales v. Scavone |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Milman of Hodes, Milman, Liebeck, LLP; Judy Patno of Law Offices of Judy Patno |
| Case: | Bauer v. Commercial Coating Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elinor Leary, Alexandra A. Hamilton of The Veen Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | T.K., Pro Ami v. Switlyk |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carly L. Edson, Roger E. Booth of The Law Offices of Booth & Koskoff |
| Case: | Junk v. Burns |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brent S. Merritt of Law Office of Brent Merritt |
| Case: | Hoese v. Lewis |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $444,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | William F. Salle of Law Offices of William F. Salle; Susan M. Garrett of Garrett Law Group, PC; Carl A. Feldman of Law Offices of Carl A. Feldman; Edgardo M. Lopez of Law Offices of Edgardo M. Lopez |
| Case: | Romero v. Duardo |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $430,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Augusto Focil, Jr. of Focil Law Firm |
| Case: | Simon-Juan v. Rios |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel E. Hoffman, Jae Y. Lee of Lee & Associates PC |
| Case: | Kim v. Vejsicky |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $365,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Candice S. Klein of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | U.E., Pro Ami v. Bell Cab Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $330,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones, Daniel B. Miller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Zamora v. Tull |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George B. Singer of The Dominguez Firm |
| Case: | F.L., Pro Ami v. East, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $260,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Parisima Roshanzamir of Roshanzamir Law; Pajman Jassim of Jassim Law |
| Case: | Czapinski v. Hernandez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pajman Jassim of Jassim Law; Parisima Roshanzamir of Roshanzamir Law |
| Case: | Rosa v. Thomason |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter M. Lazarus, Brian K. Andrews of Pacific Attorney Group |
| Case: | Yazdi v. Couch |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Penn of Aitken Aitken Cohn |
| Case: | Todaro-Vorsheck v. Iskander |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elise R. Sanguinetti, Jamie G. Goldstein of Arias Sanguinetti Wang and Torrijos, LLP |
| Case: | A.H. v. Enea |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $245,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James McCallion of Law Office of James McCallion; Dennis S. Belmudes of Rose, Klein & Marias LLP |
| Case: | Pai v. Cerenzia Foods Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $245,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Weinreb of Law Offices of Michael D. Weinreb |
| Case: | Medina v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $210,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James Otto Heiting, Jean-Simon Serrano of Heiting & Irwin |
| Case: | C.R. v. Long |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 41 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian S. Kabateck, Douglas A. Rochen of Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP; Brian D. Chase, Scott A. Ritsema of Bisnar Chase |
| Case: | Gluck v. Hollis |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury |
| 41 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam H. Lewis of Farar & Lewis L.L.P. |
| Case: | Losoya v. Williams |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 41 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Clark H. Fielding of Bergener Mirejovsky |
| Case: | I.H., Pro Ami v. Bustoz, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $190,670.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geri A. Saklad of Law Office Of Geri A. Saklad |
| Case: | Guardado v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $175,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason Javaheri, Yosi Yahouday of Javaheri & Yahoudai |
| Case: | Salgado v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 44 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory G. Rizio, Lynn P. Whitlock of Rizio Liberty Lipinsky |
| Case: | Richcreek v. USA |
| Type: | Car Accident, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accident, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death |
| 44 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Morey, Eugenia L. Steele of Morey & Upton, LLP |
| Case: | Miller v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $130,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Milman, Jason M. Caruso of Hodes, Milman, Liebeck, LLP |
| Case: | Doe v. Roe; et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Mamann of Law Office of David Mamann |
| Case: | Ibarra v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert E. Cartwright Jr., Brian G. Lance of The Cartwright Law Firm |
| Case: | S.S. Pro Ami v. Chen |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frank Y. Ariel, Thane R. Mathis of Ariel Law Group |
| Case: | Dominguez v. Vela |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Negligent Hiring |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garrett May, Robert May, Ryan Buchanan of The May Firm |
| Case: | Curtis v. McGrath |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $120,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul R. Fine, Bernadette C. Brouses of Daniels, Fine, Israel, Schonbuch & Lebovits, LLP |
| Case: | Poretz v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $120,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Penn of Aitken Aitken Cohn |
| Case: | S.P. v. M.T. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $101,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Milman of Hodes, Milman, Liebeck, LLP |
| Case: | Doe Driver v. Roe Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexis Galindo of Curd, Galindo & Smith, LLP; Frank G. Piazza Jr. of Law Offices Frank G. Piazza Jr. |
| Case: | Nguyen v. Park |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Penn of Aitken Aitken Cohn |
| Case: | John D., et al. v. Barbara M., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Masters of Law Office of David Masters Inc. |
| Case: | Rivera v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | Pending update |
| Attorneys: | Pending update |
| Case: | Pending update |
| Type: | Pending update |