Number 3 Verdicts in California in 2018
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| $68,035,462.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ricardo Echeverria of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP; Steven A. Heimberg, Marsha E. Barr-Fernandez of Heimberg Barr, LLP ; Jeffrey S. Mitchell of Mitchell Law Group |
| Case: | Arteaga v. Fresno Community Regional Medical Center |
| No.3 in: | Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| $66,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steven A. Miller, Brian D. Roche, Jennifer Y. DePriest, Lawrence E. James, William R. Overend, Maytak Chin of Reed Smith LLP |
| Case: | Lumileds L.L.C. v. Elec-Tech International Co. Ltd. |
| No.3 in: | Intentional Tort |
| $60,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey M. Fisher, Stephanie P. Skaff, Eugene Y. Mar, Alex Reese, Erik C. Olson, Julia F. Kropp of Farella Braun + Martel LLP |
| Case: | BladeRoom Group Limited v. Facebook, Inc. |
| No.3 in: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| $41,634,170.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Alexander R. Wheeler, R. Rex Parris, Rutger R. Parris, Khail A. Parris, Jonathan W. Douglass, Bernadette N. Manigault of PARRIS |
| Case: | Taylor v. Schilling |
| No.3 in: | Motor Vehicle Accident |
| $39,700,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brian S. Kabateck, Shant A. Karnikian, Natalie S. Pang of Kabateck LLP; Gary D. Fields of FieldsLaw |
| Case: | Acosta v. Kort & Scott Financial Group, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Unfair Business Practices |
| $30,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David R. Shoop of Shoop | A Professional Law Corp.; Donald G. Liddy of Liddy Law Firm |
| Case: | Anaya v. General Equipment Co. |
| No.3 in: | Product Liability, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| $26,298,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Simona A. Farrise of Farrise Firm; Benjamin H. Adams of Dean Omar & Branham, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Gomez, et al. v. Metalclad Insulation L.L.C. |
| No.3 in: | Failure to Warn, Toxic Exposure |
| $25,752,508.16 | |
| Attorneys: | David C. Greenstone, Christopher J. Panatier, Conor R. Nideffer of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC |
| Case: | Anderson, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson |
| No.3 in: | Asbestos Exposure |
| $25,247,350.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Stephen E. Morrissey, Ravi Doshi, Davida Brook, Brian D. Melton of Susman Godfrey LLP |
| Case: | Hinrichs & Associates v. Beats Electronics L.L.C. |
| No.3 in: | Breach of Contract |
| $22,962,494.66 | |
| Attorneys: | James E. Ballidis of Allen, Flatt, Ballidis & Leslie |
| Case: | Dauod v. Geico Insurance Company |
| No.3 in: | Car Accident |
| $14,620,086.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David L. Amell, Marissa Y. Uchimura, William F. Ruiz, Sarah E. Gilson of Maune, Raichle, Hartley, French and Mudd, LLC |
| Case: | Barr v. Parker Hannifin Corp., et al. |
| No.3 in: | Mesothelioma |
| $14,600,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Rowley, Courtney E. Rowley of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP |
| Case: | Guzman v. Defendant Truck Driver, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| $13,935,549.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Erika Contreras, Andrew P. Owen, Brian J. Panish, Rahul Ravipudi, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Newland v. County of Los Angeles |
| No.3 in: | Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| $13,166,368.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth M. Sigelman, Penelope A. Phillips of Kenneth M. Sigelman & Associates; Christopher C. Walton of Walton Law, APC |
| Case: | McCarley v. Anesthesia Service Medical Group Inc., et al. |
| No.3 in: | Brain Injury |
| $13,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Pinter-Brown v. The Regents of The University of California |
| No.3 in: | Labor & Employment, Psychological Injury |
| $12,250,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Arash Homampour, Armine Safarian of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC |
| Case: | Estate of Zuniga v. Cherry Avenue Auction Inc., et al. |
| No.3 in: | Dangerous Condition |
| $11,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Martin I. Aarons, Shannon H.P. Ward of The Aarons Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Meadowcroft, et al. v. Silverton Partners, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Workplace Harassment, Harassment |
| $10,004,871.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Stephen G. Larson, Jonathan E. Phillips, Melissa A. Meister, Ariana E. Fuller of Larson O'Brien LLP |
| Case: | Minor Plaintiff v. Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Sexual Assault, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Child Protection |
| $9,250,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David H. Ricks of David H. Ricks & Associates |
| Case: | Burchell v. Barker, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice |
| $9,100,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Boris Treyzon of Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP |
| Case: | Watts v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Negligent Maintenance |
| $8,244,269.82 | |
| Attorneys: | Bryan C. Altman of The Altman Law Group; Lauren A. Ungs, R. Roger Kirnos of Knight Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Nolan v. Ford Motor Co. |
| No.3 in: | Fraud |
| $8,008,817.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nancy L. Abrolat, Shahane A. Martirosyan, Edward E. Kim, Melvin L. Felton of Abrolat Law PC |
| Case: | Gruzalski, et al. v. Federal Express Corp. |
| No.3 in: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation |
| $7,689,564.84 | |
| Attorneys: | Bryan C. Altman of The Altman Law Group; Lauren A. Ungs, R. Roger Kirnos of Knight Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Brown v. Ford Motor Co. |
| No.3 in: | Breach of Warranty, Misrepresentation, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| $7,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Alaa A. Yasin of Dordick Law Corporation; Erik L. Peterson of Bostwick & Peterson, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Asencio v. City of Covina, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Motorcycle Accident, Negligent Entrustment |
| $6,298,237.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ryan A. Casey, Patrick K. Gunning, Adam K. Shea of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; Scott J. Corwin of Scott J. Corwin, A Professional Law Corporation |
| Case: | Enriquez v. Gonzalez Travel & Tours Inc., et al. |
| No.3 in: | Pedestrian Accident |
| $6,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Martinez v. Rite Aid Corp. |
| No.3 in: | Disability Discrimination |
| $5,475,720.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Janice F. Mulligan, Brian K. Findley, Elizabeth A. Banham of The Law Offices of Mulligan, Banham & Findley |
| Case: | Estate of Eberhardt v. Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical Center L.P. |
| No.3 in: | Inadequate Care |
| $5,203,984.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Vartazarian, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Avis Budget Group |
| No.3 in: | Bicycle Accident |
| $4,525,402.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Seth I. Rosenberg, Christopher A. Wimmer of Emergent P.C. |
| Case: | Fraissl v. Moore, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Assault and Battery, Negligent Security |
| $4,003,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells, Leila K. Al Faiz of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
| Case: | Briley v. City of West Covina |
| No.3 in: | Defamation, Reputational Harm |
| $3,652,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jesse Gessin, Jay P. Barron of Keller/Anderle LLP |
| Case: | Howard v. Howard, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Elder Abuse |
| $3,610,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Frank J. Valdez of Law Office of Frank J. Valdez |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Jensen, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Work Accident |
| $3,605,040.42 | |
| Attorneys: | J. Bernard Alexander, III of Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP; Seung L. Yang, Christopher L. Garcia, Allen V. Feghali, Justin F. Marquez of Moon & Yang APC |
| Case: | Kunga v. American Guard Services, Inc. |
| No.3 in: | Failure to Accommodate |
| $3,431,183.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Derek S. Raynes, Jeffrey S. Raynes, Jeffrey R. Erickson of Raynes Erickson |
| Case: | Tijerina v. Gering |
| No.3 in: | Failure to Monitor |
| $3,314,231.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Daniel D. Geoulla, Michael B. Geoola, Liana Ter-Oganesyan, Meylin P. Alfaro of B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Schuler v. Ralphs |
| No.3 in: | Fall |
| $3,195,770.00 | |
| Attorneys: | C. Michael Alder, Lourdes de Armas, Ashley A. Laiken of AlderLaw, P.C.; Margarit K. Mardirosian of Mardirosian & Mardirosian APLC |
| Case: | Mikaelian v. Glendale I Mall Associates, LLP, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Slip and Fall |
| $3,160,179.31 | |
| Attorneys: | Ryan D. Saba, Joshua D. Schein of Rosen Saba LLP |
| Case: | MediPro v. Certified Nursing Registry |
| No.3 in: | Unfair Competition, Unjust Enrichment |
| $3,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells, Leila K. Al Faiz, Marla A. Brown of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
| Case: | Allstot v. City of Los Angeles |
| No.3 in: | Hostile Work Environment |
| $3,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Lars C. Johnson, Brian Hong of Grassini, Wrinkle & Johnson |
| Case: | Oliver v. Worldwide Corporate Housing L.P. |
| No.3 in: | Burn Injury |
| $2,600,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth M. Peck of Peck-Law; Kevin M. Schwin of Schwin Law, PC |
| Case: | Hudson v. Beverly Fabrics |
| No.3 in: | Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment |
| $2,599,525.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steve B. Mikhov, Lauren A. Ungs, R. Roger Kirnos, Christopher Swanson of Knight Law Group LLP; Bryan C. Altman of The Altman Law Group |
| Case: | Coon v. Ford Motor Co |
| No.3 in: | Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Lemon Law |
| $2,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John W. Harris, Herbert J. Sterling Hayden, Paul D. Eisner of Harris & Associates |
| Case: | Estate of Davis v. Anthony |
| No.3 in: | Gunshot Wound, Police Misconduct |
| $2,249,472.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joel Krissman of Krissman & Silver LLP |
| Case: | Lacy v. Manson Construction Co. |
| No.3 in: | Failure to Maintain |
| $2,100,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Daniel M. Gilleon, Samuel A. Clemens of The Gilleon Law Firm; Michael L. Kirby, Jason M. Kirby, Heather W. Schallhorn of Kirby & Kirby LLP |
| Case: | Minor Plaintiff v. San Diego Unified School District, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Sexual Abuse |
| $2,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | William P. Keith, Anne K. Wilson of Duckor Spradling Metzger Wynne; Krista L. Baughman of Dhillon Law Group Inc. |
| Case: | Direct List L.L.C. v. Vistage International Inc. |
| No.3 in: | Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Civil Theft |
| $1,753,798.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Christopher B. Dolan, Aimee E. Kirby of Dolan Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Dolan v. Heinrich |
| No.3 in: | Constructive Fraud |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | R. Michael Bomberger, Stephen J. Estey, Mary Bajo of Estey & Bomberger, LLP |
| Case: | A.N.P. v. Fosgett, et al. |
| No.3 in: | School Safety |
| $1,474,137.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Purcell, Christina D. Bennett of Purcell Law |
| Case: | Pannu v. Abdallah |
| No.3 in: | Workplace Negligence |
| $1,399,309.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Alexander H. Feldman, Michael F. Moran, Damon A. Schwartz of Moran Law (Santa Ana, CA) |
| Case: | Estate of Swalve v. Victor Valley Hospital Acquisition Inc. |
| No.3 in: | Failure to Diagnose, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Train |
| $1,375,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. O'Grady of Law offices of Brian J. O'Grady |
| Case: | Palma-Hauser v. Palma |
| No.3 in: | Fraud in the Inducement, Elder Financial Abuse |
| $1,150,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John P. Byrne, Sherin Hackman of The ByrneLaw Office |
| Case: | Mistras Group, Inc. v. Peterson, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Bad Faith |
| $1,115,628.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Donald G. Liddy, Brynna D. Popka of Liddy Law Firm; Jeffrey I. Pheffer of Pheffer Law |
| Case: | Brenco v. LACMTA |
| No.3 in: | Bus Accident |
| $1,002,176.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Vincent Calderone, Ivan B. Perkins of Calderone Law Firm; Patricio T. Barrera, Ashley A. Davenport of Barrera & Associates |
| Case: | Hoffer v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
| No.3 in: | Age Discrimination |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jerry L. Kay, Mark L. Share of De Castro, West, Chodorow, Mendler, & Glickfeld, Inc. |
| Case: | NMSBPCSLDHB, LP v. Inland Counties Regional Center |
| No.3 in: | Landlord-Tenant, Real Estate |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kyle J. Todd, Maximilian Lee of Law Offices of Kyle Todd |
| Case: | Scudder v. State of California Department of Transportation |
| No.3 in: | Failure to Promote |
| $865,173.00 | |
| Attorneys: | J. Christopher Jaczko of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP; David B. Cupar, Matthew J. Cavanagh of McDonald Hopkins LLC |
| Case: | Spectrum Laboratories, LLC v. Dr. Greens, Inc., et al. |
| No.3 in: | Patent Infringement |
| $827,544.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Bracamontes, Ryan J. Vlasak, Michael A. Schreiber of Bracamontes & Vlasak, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Frausto v. California Highway Patrol, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Government Negligence, Failure to Report |
| $822,400.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Scott O. Cummings, Lee K. Franck, Catherine Phan, Lindsey M. C. Crismon of Cummings & Franck, P.C. |
| Case: | Saxton v. Hip Hop Beverage Corp. |
| No.3 in: | Wrongful Demotion |
| $772,416.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Haik A. Beloryan of Law Offices of Haik Beloryan; Steven R. Vartazarian of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Arustamyan v. BHC Alhambra Hospital, Inc. |
| No.3 in: | Hospital Malpractice |
| $752,079.59 | |
| Attorneys: | Nina P. Brahman of The Brahman Law Office |
| Case: | Davis v. Gamal, et.al. |
| No.3 in: | Multi-Vehicle Accident |
| $750,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas M. Ferlauto of The Law Office Of Thomas M. Ferlauto; Philip Kent Cohen of Philip Kent Cohen APC |
| Case: | Segura v. De Sylva |
| No.3 in: | Police Brutality, Abuse of Power |
| $740,646.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael W. Caspino, Megan M. Holbrook of Buchalter |
| Case: | Sawyer v. Sawyer |
| No.3 in: | Legal Malpractice |
| $736,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kimberly Lind, Ashleigh N. Stone of KO Legal, Inc.; Dustin L. Collier, Joshua Socks of Collier Law Firm; Ashleigh N. Stone of Stone Law & Consulting; of |
| Case: | Gonzales v. The City of Long Beach |
| No.3 in: | Race Discrimination |
| $650,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | William M. Crosby of Law Offices of William M. Crosby |
| Case: | Trimble v. Fullerton Joint Union High School District |
| No.3 in: | Conspiracy |
| $648,981.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Boris Treyzon, Alexander Cohen, Monica A. Szkopek of Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP |
| Case: | Be Wicked Inc. v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America |
| No.3 in: | Property Damage, Nuisance, Trespass |
| $636,098.18 | |
| Attorneys: | William E. Strickland of Strickland Law Firm |
| Case: | Ziegler v. The Bay Clubs Co. LLC, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Trip and Fall |
| $617,800.00 | |
| Attorneys: | B. Robert Allard of Corsiglia McMahon & Allard, LLP; Jonathan C. Little of Saeed & Little LLP |
| Case: | Knutson v. Foster, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Failure to Disclose |
| $614,755.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Sean M. Novak of The Novak Law Firm, P.C |
| Case: | Green v. Empire Transportation, Inc., et al. |
| No.3 in: | Mass Transit Accident |
| $526,649.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jayme L. Walker, J. Gary Gwilliam of Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer |
| Case: | Morse v. County of Merced |
| No.3 in: | Malicious Prosecution, False Arrest |
| $480,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | James G. O'Callahan of Girardi | Keese |
| Case: | Morey v. Karayan M.D. |
| No.3 in: | Lack of Informed Consent |
| $450,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | P. Paul Aghabala of Law Offices of P. Paul Aghabala & Associates; Michael D. Kuznetsky of Kuznetsky Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Camacho v. Brentwood Holding Partners LLC, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Failure to Supervise |
| $351,064.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Edward M. Picozzi of Edward M. Picozzi |
| Case: | Silbermann v. Shangri-La Construction L.P. |
| No.3 in: | Quantum Meruit |
| $350,001.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Stephen J. Mooney of Law Offices of Stephen J. Mooney; Kenneth A. Bryant of Bryant & Bryant |
| Case: | Stark v. Officer Moree, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Abuse of Process |
| $295,756.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Keith A. Fink, Sarah E. Hernandez, Jennifer H. Yeung of Keith Fink & Associates |
| Case: | Garcia v. Vaughn Management & Services, Inc. |
| No.3 in: | Unpaid Wages |
| $288,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj of Law Offices of Haytham Faraj PLLC; Ted B. Wacker of Law Offices of Ted B. Wacker; L. Scott Karlin, David E. Karlin, Michael J. Karlin of The Karlin Law Firm LLP; Michael I. Gowdey of Law Offices of Michael I. Gowdey |
| Case: | Wood v. San Diego Metropolitan Transit System |
| No.3 in: | Falling Object |
| $222,640.00 | |
| Attorneys: | M. Candice Bryner, Tumy N. Nguyen of Law Offices of M. Candice Bryner APC |
| Case: | Huynh v. Lee |
| No.3 in: | Embezzlement |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brian T. Dunn, Megan R. Gyongyos of The Cochran Firm |
| Case: | Estate of S.B. and M.B. v. County of San Diego, et al. |
| No.3 in: | Excessive Force |
| $185,425.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Scott B. Garner, Todd W. Smith of Umberg Zipser LLP |
| Case: | Newport Beach Center for Surgery L.L.C. v. King |
| No.3 in: | Common Count |
| $165,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jerry N. Gans of Gans & Rosenfield, LLP; Laura M. Knox-Raphael of The Knox-Raphael Law Firm |
| Case: | Knox v. Bluffs Homeowners' Community Association |
| No.3 in: | Promissory Estoppel |