Top 20 Truck Accident Settlements in California in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 Truck Accident 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: | $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 |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Panish, David A. Rudorfer of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Perez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $4,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones, Daniel B. Miller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Moore v. Gaytan, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, 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: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer, Josh T. Edlow of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Johnson v. Davis Development Company, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $2,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd B. Becker of Law Offices of Todd B. Becker; Patrick McNicholas, Philip Shakhnis of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Y.L. v. Pepsico, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd F. Nevell, Daniel G. Sheldon of Scolinos, Sheldon & Nevell |
| Case: | Estate of Lirtsman v. Stalberg |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Otto L. Haselhoff of Law Offices of Otto L. Haselhoff, PC |
| Case: | Gaines v. DYF Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arin Khodaverdian of Alpine Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Auto Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew B. Nezhad of Oaks Law Firm |
| Case: | E. W. v. Singh |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laurence H. Mandell, Mara E. J. Burnett of The Mandell Law Firm; Anna Talasazan of The Law Offices of Anna Talasazan |
| Case: | Klein v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $364,950.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan B. Snitzer of Law Offices of Alan B. Snitzer; John C. Ye, Gail W. Richardson of Law Offices Of John C. Ye, APLC |
| Case: | Cheshewalla v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cameron Y. Brock, Craig D. Rackohn of The Law Offices of Burg & Brock |
| Case: | Mahmoudian v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $292,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam M. Rose of The Law Office of Robert L. Starr; Steven A. Lerman of Steven A. Lerman & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Kay v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | Schaub, et al. v. Frudden |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $110,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Quinton B. Cutlip, Christopher B. Dolan of Dolan Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Bonnifield v. City and County of San Francisco |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |