Top 20 Breach of Contract Verdicts in California in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 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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| 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 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, False Advertising, Fraudulent Concealment, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Lemon Law |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $3,060,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randolph Gaw, Victor Meng, Mark W. Poe, Samuel S. Song of Gaw Poe LLP |
| Case: | Deutsche-Hollandische Tabakgesellschaft MBH & Co., K.G. v. Trendsettah USA Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Economic Loss, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Breach of Warranty of Merchantability, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $3,021,558.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin R. Berman of Law Office of Pflaster & Berman |
| Case: | LB Global Inc. v. Park |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Common Count, Bad Faith |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $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 |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, False Advertising, Fraud in the Inducement, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Unfair Business Practices, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Lemon Law, Negligent Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $2,464,560.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amnon Z. Siegel, David W. Schecter of Miller Barondess LLP; Phillip Ashman, Brian A. Kumamoto of Myers Andras Ashman Kumamoto LLP |
| Case: | WindAirWest LLC v. Castle & Cooke Aviation Services Inc. |
| Type: | Aviation Accident, Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Property Damage, Negligent Tort |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $2,411,896.00 |
| Attorneys: | Allan B. Cooper, Barry J. MacNaughton, Amy S. Russell, Howard I. Camhi of Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP |
| Case: | Instant InfoSystems Inc. v. Open Text Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Unfair Business Practices, Unjust Enrichment, Quantum Meruit, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $1,753,798.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher B. Dolan, Aimee E. Kirby of Dolan Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Dolan v. Heinrich |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraudulent Concealment, Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Data Breach, Constructive Fraud |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $1,681,189.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy Lessem, Daniel S. Rubin of Lessem, Newstat & Tooson, LLP; Todd R. Moore, Michelle K. Lee of Hahn & Hahn LLP |
| Case: | Leung v. Leung, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $1,294,100.00 |
| Attorneys: | John J. Freni of John J. Freni, APLC |
| Case: | James v. Leavitt Group Agency of San Diego Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud, Tortious Interference, Wrongful Termination, Conversion, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Byrne, Sherin Hackman of The ByrneLaw Office |
| Case: | Mistras Group, Inc. v. Peterson, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Defamation, Tortious Interference, Unfair Business Practices, Conversion, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith, Reputational Harm, Libel |