Top 10 Breach of Contract Verdicts in California in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 plaintiff's breach of contract jury verdicts obtained in California in the year 2018. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Breach of Contract Verdicts in California in 2018) you have also made the list of Top 20 Breach of Contract Verdicts in California in 2018.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $52,042,529.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Friedman of Steven R. Friedman; Michael E. Friedman of Michael E. Friedman |
| Case: | Gasparyan v. Demirchyan |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Unfair Business Practices, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David F. McPherson, Shelly L. Ewald, Rebecca S. Glos of Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald L.L.P. |
| Case: | Kiewit Power Constructors Co. v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Unfair Business Practices, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Nuisance, Failure to Maintain, Elder Financial Abuse, Elder Abuse, Real Estate, Negligent Tort |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| 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. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $25,060,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark P. Ressler, Ronald R. Rossi, Jason S. Takenouchi, Lyn R. Agre of Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP |
| Case: | Copart Inc. v. Sparta Consulting Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Professional Malpractice, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort, Bad Faith |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $22,962,494.66 |
| Attorneys: | James E. Ballidis of Allen, Flatt, Ballidis & Leslie |
| Case: | Dauod v. Geico Insurance Company |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $10,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas A. Vogele, Timothy M. Kowal of Thomas Vogele & Associates, APC |
| Case: | Yang, et al. v. Sui, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Fraudulent Transfer, Civil Theft, Commercial Litigation |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $8,945,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas M. Brown, Scott L. Menger of Brown White & Osborn LLP |
| Case: | Belanger, et al. v. Biggs |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraudulent Conveyance, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Trespass, Bad Faith |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Lemon Law, Negligent Tort |