Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 Personal Injury settlements obtained in California in the year 2018. The list is comprised of various case types that were filed either in state or federal courts.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2018) you have also made the list of Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2018.
Important: While we strive to achieve maximum accuracy and completeness of our lists, we cannot guarantee either at 100%. If you believe another settlement should be on this list, please contact us today.
| 1 | |
| Amount: | $47,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy G. Tietjen of Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn; Alan J. Jang of Jang & Associates, LLP |
| Case: | Rowe, et al. v. PG&E, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $46,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Panish, Daniel W. Dunbar, Alexander J. Behar, Matthew J. Stumpf of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Lo v. Consolazio, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory L. Bentley, Clare H. Lucich, Keith P. More, Matthew W. Clark of Bentley & More LLP |
| Case: | Dominguez v. Trucking Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $26,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory L. Bentley, Keith P. More, Matthew W. Clark, Jaimi M. Groothuis, Natasha Axelrod of Bentley & More LLP |
| Case: | Munoz, et al. v. Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $22,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Morgan A. Stewart of Manly, Stewart & Finaldi |
| Case: | John, et al. v. Los Angeles Unified School District, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Intentional Tort, Children's Rights |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $20,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William D. Shapiro of The Law Offices of William D. Shapiro |
| Case: | Turner v. City of Banning |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $15,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy D. Cloyd, Andje M. Medina, Craig M. Peters of Altair Law; Anthony L. Label of The Veen Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Zhou, et al. v. San Francisco |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory Patton of Law Offices of Patton and Mosier |
| Case: | Sholes v. Taylor, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter M. Lazarus, P. Mark Shayani, Michael Hollomon of Pacific Attorney Group |
| Case: | Flores v. Confidential |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William D. Shapiro of The Law Offices of William D. Shapiro |
| Case: | Blackburn v. City of Hesperia |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Carpenter, Brian J. Kim, Steven L. Mazza, Gary S. Lewis of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Maryam Parman of Avrek Law Firm |
| Case: | Rossab v. Walgreen Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; James M. Johnson of Johnson Attorneys Group |
| Case: | Gray v. Bull |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |