Top 20 Premises Liability Settlements in California in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 Premises Liability 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: | $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 |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $13,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Luke Ellis, Kristin M. Lucey of GJEL Accident Attorneys |
| Case: | Estate of Indugula v. Salesforce.com Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Johnston, Lauren Bullock of Johnston & Hutchinson LLP; Peter Gezoukian of Gezoukian & Nalbandyan, PC |
| Case: | Reyes v. LADWP |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $3,919,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish, Jefferson Saylor, Marguerite S. Sanvictores of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Patel v. Eichmann |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $3,175,850.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig R. McClellan, Conor J. Hulburt of The McClellan Law Firm |
| Case: | Mayer v. Scott, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $3,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Otto L. Haselhoff of Law Offices of Otto L. Haselhoff, PC |
| Case: | Plaintiff Suffering Hemiplegia v. Defendant Apartment Building |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $3,075,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas A. Leary of Law Offices of Thomas Leary, APC; Jeffrey E. Zinder of Zinder, Koch & McBratney |
| Case: | Macias v. La Jolla Country Day School, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aghavni V. Kasparian , Darrell M. Padgette of KP Law |
| Case: | Breakfield v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $2,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas D. Shaffer of Dordick Law Corporation; Vibhu Talwar of Fisher & Talwar |
| Case: | Elderly Woman v. Premises Owner |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Fall, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Miguel G. Caballero, Frank J. Perez of The Law offices of Perez & Caballero; Matthew S. McNicholas, Juan C. Victoria of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Botton v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John D. Winer, Shawn D. Tillis of Winer McKenna & Burritt LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Lewis v. City of Oakland |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew R. Souther, Joanna R. Shippee of Neil, Dymott, Frank, McFall, Trexler, McCabe & Hudson APLC |
| Case: | Capobianco v. City of San Diego |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Scooter Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nick Casper of Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook |
| Case: | Estate of McAfee v. City of Oakland |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arin Khodaverdian of Alpine Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Driver v. Defendant |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $985,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sanford Jossen of Law Offices of Sanford Jossen |
| Case: | J.S., Pro Ami, Olivo v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Burn Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Monica J. Burneikis of Meisel, Krentsa & Burneikis |
| Case: | Rouse v. City and County of San Francisco |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Briny A. Woods of Woods Williford, P.C.; Greyson M. Goody of The Simon Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | Gluck v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip and Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |