Top 50 Settlements in California in 2017

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Amount: $47,780,780.00
Attorneys: John C. Murphy, Jennifer W. Dienhart, Bradford B. Grabske of Murphy & Evertz, LLP
Case: Nyenhuis Family Investments L.L.C. v. County of San Bernardino
Type: Inverse Condemnation, Property Rights
2
Amount: $37,500,000.00
Attorneys: Deborah S. Chang, Patrick K. Gunning, Brian J. Panish, Austin G. Ward of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case: Estate of Allen v. Over & Over Ready Mix, Inc.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death
3
Amount: $30,000,000.00
Attorneys: Jake Douglass, Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case: Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Truck Staffing Co.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury
4
Amount: $23,500,000.00
Attorneys: Robert S. Glassman, Brian J. Panish, Rahul Ravipudi of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case: Lee v. Pupil Transportation Cooperative
Type: Negligent Supervision, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care
5
Amount: $21,000,000.00
Attorneys: Alejandro P. Gutierrez of Hathaway Perrett Webster Powers Chrisman & Gutierrez ; Michael A. Strauss, Daniel J. Palay, Brian D. Hefelfinger of Strauss & Strauss, APC
Case: Martino v. Ecolab Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
6
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
7
Amount: $15,000,000.00
Attorneys: Lindsay B. Battles, Ronald O. Kaye, Barrett S. Litt of Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt LLP
Case: O’Connell v. Smith
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Wrongful Imprisonment
8
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
9
Amount: $12,732,500.00
Attorneys: John J. Glugoski, Michael C. Righetti of Righetti Glugoski, PC; Charles A. Jones, Kelly J. McInerney of Jones Law Firm
Case: In re Wells Fargo
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
10
Amount: $12,500,000.00
Attorneys: Marisa L. Kautz, Brian J. Mankin of Fernandez & Lauby LLP; Kirk D. Hanson of Law Offices of Kirk D. Hanson
Case: Garcia v. Macy's West Stores Inc.
Type: Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
11
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
12
Amount: $9,837,500.00
Attorneys: James I. Jaconette, Samuel H. Rudman, Shawn A. Williams, Ellen G. Gusikoff of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP; Joel H. Bernstein, David J. Goldsmith of Labaton Sucharow LLP; John T. Jasnoch, Joseph V. Halloran of Scott + Scott LLC
Case: In re A10 Networks Inc. Securities Litigation
Type: Class Action, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud
13 (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
13 (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
13 (tie)
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
14
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
15
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
16
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
17
Amount: $8,500,000.00
Attorneys: Peter R. Dion-Kindem of The Dion-Kindem Law Firm; Lonnie C. Blanchard of Blanchard Law Group, APC; Jeffrey D. Holmes of Holmes Law Group
Case: Lagos v. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Type: Class Action, Retaliation, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
18
Amount: $8,250,000.00
Attorneys: Dennis J. Herrera, Cheryl L. Adams, David W. Ammons of Office of the City Attorney, San Francisco
Case: City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Rod & Gun Club
Type: Breach of Contract, Nuisance, Landlord-Tenant
19
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
20 (tie)
Amount: $7,000,000.00
Attorneys: Matthew S. Dente of Dente Law, P.C.; Diane E. Richard of Richard Law, P.C.; London D. Meservy of Meservy Law, P.C.; Brian J. Robbins, George C. Aguilar of Robbins Arroyo LLP
Case: Wert v. U.S. Bankcorp
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
20 (tie)
Amount: $7,000,000.00
Attorneys: Jefferson Saylor of AlderLaw, P.C.; Jake Douglass, Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case: French v. Caterpillar, Inc.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Defective Product
21
Amount: $6,500,000.00
Attorneys: Jake Douglass, Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish, Jefferson Saylor of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case: Godefroy v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability
22
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
23
Amount: $6,020,647.78
Attorneys: Brian J. Panish, Peter L. Kaufman of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Case: Ruf v. Palm Canyon Hotels, Inc., et al.
Type: Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
24 (tie)
Amount: $6,000,000.00
Attorneys: Xavier Becerra, Susan Fiering, Reed Sato, Kamala D. Harris, Margarita Padilla, Kirk McInnis, of U.S. Attorney's Office
Case: People of the State of California v. Golden Gate Petroleum Co.
Type: Environmental Protection
24 (tie)
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
25
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
26 (tie)
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
26 (tie)
Amount: $5,500,000.00
Attorneys: Cynthia R. Chihak, Amy R. Martel of Chihak & Martel
Case: Vasquez v. The Regents of the University of California
Type: Failure to Diagnose, Failure to Warn, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Birth , Wrongful Life
27
Amount: $5,000,000.00
Attorneys: Xavier Becerra, Nicklas A. Akers, Michael E. Elisofon, Daniel A. Osborn of CA DOJ, Office of the Attorney General
Case: People of the State of California v. The Western Union Company
Type: Deceptive Trade Practices, Failure to Warn, Fraud, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Consumer Protection
28
Amount: $4,835,500.00
Attorneys: Robin G. Workman, Daniel H. Qualls of Workman Law Firm, PC; Walter L. Haines of United Employees Law Group, PC
Case: McCormack v. WinCo Holdings Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
29
Amount: $4,775,365.00
Attorneys: Glen A. Van Dyke of Van Dyke Law Group; Daniel V. Kohls of Hansen, Kohls, Sommer & Jacob, LLP
Case: Anderson v. Century Surety Company
Type: Insurance Bad Faith, Property Damage
30
Amount: $4,500,000.00
Attorneys: Arash Homampour, Armine Safarian of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC; Paul F. Cohen of Law Offices of Paul F. Cohen
Case: Estate of Gabat v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance
31
Amount: $4,450,000.00
Attorneys: Michael Rubin, Barbara J. Chisholm, P. Casey Pitts, Matthew J. Murray, Kristin M. García of Altshuler Berzon LLP; Miriam R. Nemeth, Abigail E. Shafroth, Joseph M. Sellers of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC
Case: Ochoa v. McDonald's Corp.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
32
Amount: $3,975,000.00
Attorneys: James R. Hawkins, Christina M. Lucio of James Hawkins APLC; Matthew J. Matern, Dalia Khalili, Tagore Subramaniam of Matern Law Group P.C.
Case: Smith v. Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
33
Amount: $3,962,500.00
Attorneys: Kyra A. Kazantzis, Annette D. Kirkham, Nadia Aziz, Thomas Zito of Fair Housing Law Project; Michael R. Headley, ​Jonathan J. Lamberson, Meghana RaoRane, Emily P. Garff, Holly K. Victorson, Katherine Vidal of Fish & Richardson PC
Case: Huynh v. Sanchez
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Disability Discrimination
34
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
35
Amount: $3,775,000.00
Attorneys: Raymond P. Boucher, Shehnaz M. Bhujwala, Neil M. Larsen, Brandon Brouillette of Boucher LLP; Sahag Majarian, II of The Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II
Case: Moppin v. Los Robles Medical Center
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Labor & Employment
36
Amount: $3,650,000.00
Attorneys: Gay C. Grunfeld, Jenny S. Yelin of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP; Jennifer L. Liu of The Liu Law Firm, P.C.
Case: Quinby v. Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
37 (tie)
Amount: $3,500,000.00
Attorneys: R. Duane Westrup, Cat N. Bulaon of Westrup & Associates; Michael L. Carver, Michelle M. Lunde of Labor Law Office; James R. Hawkins, Gregory E. Mauro of James Hawkins APLC; Jonathan Che Gettleman of Law Office Of Jonathan Che Gettleman
Case: Pina v. Con-way Freight Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Labor & Employment
37 (tie)
Amount: $3,500,000.00
Attorneys: Matthew J. Matern, Joshua D. Boxer, Roy K. Suh, Dalia Khalili of Matern Law Group P.C.; Neal J. Fialkow, James S. Cahill, Haik Hacopian of Law Offices Neal J. Fialkow; Sahag Majarian, II of The Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II
Case: Rico v. Cardinal Health 200 Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
37 (tie)
Amount: $3,500,000.00
Attorneys: Kenneth H. Yoon, Stephanie E. Yasuda of Law Office of Kenneth H. Yoon; Shunt Tatavos-Gharajeh, Douglas Han, Marshall Lurtz of Justice Law Corporation
Case: Hoffman v. Blattner Energy, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
37 (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
37 (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
38
Amount: $3,450,000.00
Attorneys: John T. Mullan, Chaya M. Mandelbaum, Michelle G. Lee, Erin M. Pulaski of Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe, LLP; Jay T. Jambeck, Mandy G. Leigh of Leigh Law Group
Case: Woodruff v. Broadspectrum Downstream Services Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
39
Amount: $3,300,000.00
Attorneys: Dale K. Galipo, Melanie T. Partow of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Steve F. Carlson, Randy A. Johnson of Law Offices of Carlson & Johnson LLP; Rondee J. Eagle of The Law Office of Rondee J. Eagle
Case: Estate of Berry v. County of Los Angeles
Type: Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Excessive Force, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Gunshot, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct
40
Amount: $3,250,000.00
Attorneys: Ronald H. Bae, Olivia D. Scharrer of Aequitas Legal Group
Case: Scott-George v. PVH Corporation
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
41
Amount: $3,159,999.00
Attorneys: Katherine Harvey-Lee, Ronald L. M. Goldman of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC
Case: Estate of Hollien v. Accufab, Inc., et al.
Type: Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress
42 (tie)
Amount: $3,000,000.00
Attorneys: Aaron C. Gundzik, Rebecca G. Gundzik of Gartenberg Gelfand Hayton LLP; Marshall A. Caskey, Daniel M. Holzman of Caskey & Holzman
Case: Bromberg v. Fidelity National Information Services Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Conversion, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
42 (tie)
Amount: $3,000,000.00
Attorneys: Kevin R. Boyle, Brian J. Panish, David A. Rudorfer of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; Bradley J. Yourist of Yourist Law Corporation APC
Case: Estate of Thomas v. County of Los Angeles, et al.
Type: Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring
42 (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
43
Amount: $2,970,000.00
Attorneys: Angel J. Carrazco, Humberto M. Guizar, Kent M. Henderson of Guizar, Henderson & Carrazco LLP; John Burton, Ariana R.M. Gebauer of The Law Offices of John Burton
Case: Estate of Aguilar v. County of Los Angeles
Type: Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot, Denial of Medical Care, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct
44
Amount: $2,920,000.00
Attorneys: Craig M. Peters of Altair Law; David L. Winnett of The Veen Firm, P.C.
Case: Amezcua v. The Davey Tree Expert Co.
Type: Product Liability, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Fall
45
Amount: $2,800,000.00
Attorneys: Scott E. Cole, Jeremy A. Graham, Stephen N. Ilg of Scott Cole & Associates, APC
Case: Whitten v. Tilly's Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
46
Amount: $2,750,000.00
Attorneys: Thomas E. Donahue, Nichole D. Podgurski of Donahue & Horrow LLP
Case: E.G., Pro ami, Carbrera v. Downey Regional Medical Center
Type: Birth Injury, Hospital Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury
47
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
48
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
49 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Marcus J. Bradley, Kiley L. Grombacher of Bradley Grombacher; Stanley D. Saltzman, Stephen P. O’Dell of Marlin & Saltzman, LLP; Zorik Mooradian of Law Offices Of Zorik Mooradian
Case: Perez v. Valleycrest Landscape Maintenance Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
49 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Farzad Rastegar, Justin F. Marquez of Rastegar Law Group, APC; John J. Glugoski of Righetti Glugoski, PC
Case: Adams v. Marketstar
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
49 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Brian D. Chase, Jerusalem F. Beligan of Bisnar Chase; Daniel F. Gaines, Evan S. Gaines, Alex P. Katofsky of Gaines & Gaines APLC
Case: Nehrlich v. RPM Mortgage Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
49 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Kenneth H. Yoon, Stephanie E. Yasuda, Brian G. Lee of Law Office of Kenneth H. Yoon
Case: Gutierrez v. Ace Cash Express, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
49 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Allen W. Graves, Jacqueline S. Treu of The Graves Firm
Case: Barajas v. Marlu Restaurant Group, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
50 (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
50 (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
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