Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 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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| 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 | Ravipudi 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 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard H. Schoenberger, Douglas S. Saeltzer of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger |
| Case: | Van Fleet v. City of Oakland |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $10,924,420.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Velasco v. Defendant Construction Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $9,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Kelly, Christian R. Jagusch of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger |
| Case: | S.V., Pro Ami v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $7,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian C. Gonzalez of Law Offices of Brian C. Gonzalez |
| Case: | Council v. Grossmont Union High School District |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Anthony of Knox Ricksen LLP |
| Case: | Saridakis v. City and County of San Francisco |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $6,225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony E. Vieira, Stephen M. Johnson, Campbell W. Filmer of Berglund & Johnson |
| Case: | Meadows v. IEM, L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Burn Injury, Failure to Maintain, Electrical Injury, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $6,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Santo J. Riccobono of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC |
| Case: | Alvarez v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tina B. Odjaghian of Odjaghian Law Group |
| Case: | Ortiz v. Wolfe Roofing Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $5,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hermez Moreno of Law Offices of Hermez Moreno P.C.; Raymond P. Boucher, Milin Chun, Brian M. Bush of Boucher LLP |
| Case: | Garza v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Prison Negligence, Inadequate Care |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $5,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan P. LaCour of Employees First Labor Law; Ruben Montoya of Montoya Law |
| Case: | Hansen v. United Parcel Service |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury |