Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's 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 of California.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2018) you have also made the list of Top 100 Verdicts in California in 2018.
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1 | |
Amount: | $289,253,209.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael J. Miller, Curtis G. Hoke, David J. Dickens, Timothy Litzenburg, Jeffrey Travers of The Miller Firm, LLC; R. Brent Wisner, Pedram Esfandiary of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC; Mark Burton of Audet & Partners, LLP |
Case: | Johnson v. Monsanto Co. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
2 | |
Amount: | $145,100,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Brett E. Cooper, Ashley N. Moore, Steven J. Pollinger, Jonathan Yim, Seth R. Hasenour, Robert Cote, Warren Lipschitz, Kevin Schubert, Christopher P. McNett, Drew B. Hollander of McKool Smith |
Case: | Wi-LAN Inc v. Apple Inc. |
Type: | Economic Loss, Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
3 | |
Amount: | $105,356,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Bibianne U. Fell, Patrick C. Stormes-Swan of Gomez Trial Attorneys |
Case: | Kali v. Young |
Type: | Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Unlicensed Activity, Constructive Fraud, Negligent Tort |
4 | |
Amount: | $68,035,462.00 |
Attorneys: | Ricardo Echeverria of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP; Steven A. Heimberg, Marsha E. Barr-Fernandez of Heimberg Barr, LLP; Jeffrey S. Mitchell of Mitchell Law Group |
Case: | Arteaga v. Fresno Community Regional Medical Center |
Type: | Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Surgical Error, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
5 | |
Amount: | $66,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Steven A. Miller, Brian D. Roche, Jennifer Y. DePriest, Lawrence E. James, William R. Overend, Maytak Chin of Reed Smith LLP |
Case: | Lumileds L.L.C. v. Elec-Tech International Co. Ltd. |
Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Civil Theft, Commercial Litigation |
6 | |
Amount: | $60,000,000.00 |
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 |
7 | |
Amount: | $53,648,947.00 |
Attorneys: | Bruce L. Schechter, R. Rex Parris, Khail A. Parris of PARRIS; Brian J. Panish, Matthew J. Stumpf of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
Case: | Lennig v. CRST |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
8 | |
Amount: | $45,400,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Louanne Masry, David M. Ring, Sonya Ostovar of Taylor & Ring LLP; Holly N. Boyer of Esner Chang & Boyer |
Case: | F.M., Pro Ami v. County of Los Angeles |
Type: | Assault and Battery, Government Negligence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Failure to Report, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
9 | |
Amount: | $41,864,102.00 |
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, Hit and Run, Negligent Entrustment, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort |
10 | |
Amount: | $41,634,170.00 |
Attorneys: | Alexander R. Wheeler, R. Rex Parris, Rutger R. Parris, Khail A. Parris, Jonathan W. Douglass, Bernadette N. Manigault of PARRIS |
Case: | Taylor v. Schilling |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
11 | |
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 |
12 | |
Amount: | $31,089,793.00 |
Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Mark I. Lim of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
Case: | Rael v. Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc., et al. |
Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
13 | |
Amount: | $30,270,501.00 |
Attorneys: | Scott D. Peebles, Robert Woodward of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
Case: | Morgan v. CBS Corp., et al. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
14 | |
Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | David R. Shoop of Shoop | A Professional Law Corp.; Donald G. Liddy of Liddy Law Firm |
Case: | Anaya v. General Equipment Co. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
15 | |
Amount: | $26,298,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Simona A. Farrise of Farrise Firm; Benjamin H. Adams of Dean Omar & Branham, LLP |
Case: | Estate of Gomez, et al. v. Metalclad Insulation L.L.C. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
16 | |
Amount: | $25,752,508.16 |
Attorneys: | David C. Greenstone, Christopher J. Panatier, Conor R. Nideffer of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC |
Case: | Anderson, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Talc Exposure, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
17 | |
Amount: | $25,300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | John C. Taylor, Natalie L. Weatherford of Taylor & Ring LLP |
Case: | S.W., Pro Ami v. Westerly School of Long Beach, et al. |
Type: | Negligent Supervision, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
18 | |
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 |
19 | |
Amount: | $18,641,959.00 |
Attorneys: | Joann F. Rezzo, Louis Chip Edleson of Edleson & Rezzo |
Case: | Tilkey v. Allstate Insurance Company |
Type: | Defamation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
20 | |
Amount: | $16,232,416.80 |
Attorneys: | John H. Gomez, Jessica T. Sizemore of Gomez Trial Attorneys; Matthew J. Faulkner of Faulkner Law Offices |
Case: | Kidd v. WKS Restaurant Corp. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
21 | |
Amount: | $14,620,086.00 |
Attorneys: | David L. Amell, Marissa Y. Uchimura, William F. Ruiz, Sarah E. Gilson of Maune, Raichle, Hartley, French and Mudd, LLC |
Case: | Barr v. Parker Hannifin Corp., et al. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
22 | |
Amount: | $14,600,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Rowley, Courtney E. Rowley of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP |
Case: | Guzman v. Defendant Truck Driver, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
23 | |
Amount: | $13,935,549.00 |
Attorneys: | Erika Contreras, Andrew P. Owen, Brian J. Panish, Rahul Ravipudi, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
Case: | Newland v. County of Los Angeles |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
24 | |
Amount: | $13,241,365.00 |
Attorneys: | Ricardo Echeverria, Kristin E. Hobbs of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP; Mindy S. Bish of Bish Law; Katherine B. Pene of Briskin, Latzanich & Pene LLP. |
Case: | Wood v. Venegas |
Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
25 | |
Amount: | $13,166,368.00 |
Attorneys: | Kenneth M. Sigelman, Penelope A. Phillips of Kenneth M. Sigelman & Associates; Christopher C. Walton of Walton Law, APC |
Case: | McCarley v. Anesthesia Service Medical Group Inc., et al. |
Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
26 | |
Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
Case: | Pinter-Brown v. The Regents of The University of California |
Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment |
27 | |
Amount: | $12,250,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Arash Homampour, Armine Safarian of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC |
Case: | Estate of Zuniga v. Cherry Avenue Auction Inc., et al. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Electrical Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort |
28 | |
Amount: | $11,779,155.00 |
Attorneys: | Olivier A. Taillieu of The Dominguez Firm |
Case: | Esparza, et al. v. Win Distribution Inc., et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
29 | |
Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Martin I. Aarons, Shannon H.P. Ward of The Aarons Law Firm, PC |
Case: | Meadowcroft, et al. v. Silverton Partners, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment |
30 | |
Amount: | $10,004,871.00 |
Attorneys: | Stephen G. Larson, Jonathan E. Phillips, Melissa A. Meister, Ariana E. Fuller of Larson O'Brien LLP |
Case: | Minor Plaintiff v. Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, et al. |
Type: | Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Sexual Assault, Negligent Security, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Report, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
31 | |
Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann, Nick Brustin, Alexandra Lampert, Meghna Philip of Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP; Kate L. Chatfield of Kate L. Chatfield |
Case: | Trulove v. Police Officer D'Amico, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence, False Evidence |
32 | |
Amount: | $9,962,495.00 |
Attorneys: | James E. Ballidis, Jennifer A. Schwarz 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 |
33 | |
Amount: | $9,250,000.00 |
Attorneys: | David H. Ricks of David H. Ricks & Associates |
Case: | Burchell v. Barker, et al. |
Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Unnecessary Surgery, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort |
34 | |
Amount: | $9,100,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Boris Treyzon of Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP |
Case: | Watts v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
35 | |
Amount: | $8,450,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Erin M. Wood, Gary M. Paul of Waters, Kraus & Paul |
Case: | Swanson, et al. v. Marley-Wylain Co., et al. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
36 | |
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 |
37 | |
Amount: | $8,042,476.00 |
Attorneys: | Thomas S. Feher, Robert T. Simon, Shelby Kail, Travis E. Davis of The Simon Law Group, LLP; T. Gabe Houston of Houston Law of California, PC |
Case: | Soulliere v. Suzuki Motor of America Inc. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
38 | |
Amount: | $8,008,817.00 |
Attorneys: | Nancy L. Abrolat, Shahane A. Martirosyan, Edward E. Kim, Melvin L. Felton of Abrolat Law PC |
Case: | Gruzalski, et al. v. Federal Express Corp. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Accommodate |
39 | |
Amount: | $7,974,539.00 |
Attorneys: | Jason S. Bell, Warren R. Paboojian, Adam B. Stirrup of Baradat & Paboojian, Inc. |
Case: | Ortiz v. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Defamation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
40 | |
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 |
41 (tie) | |
Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | J. Jude Basile of Basile Law Firm; John H. Gomez, Jeremiah A. Lowe, Patrick C. Stormes-Swan of Gomez Trial Attorneys; Gregory G. Rizio, Lynn P. Whitlock of Rizio Liberty Lipinsky |
Case: | Estate of Reyna v. ABTTC Inc., et al. |
Type: | Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Inadequate Care, Unlicensed Activity, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
41 (tie) | |
Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Alaa A. Yasin of Dordick Law Corporation; Erik L. Peterson of Bostwick & Peterson, LLP |
Case: | Estate of Asencio v. City of Covina, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
42 | |
Amount: | $6,840,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer, Noemi Esparza of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
Case: | O’Kelly v. Bryant |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
43 | |
Amount: | $6,829,318.00 |
Attorneys: | Thomas J. Conroy, Brandon J. Simon, Robert T. Simon of The Simon Law Group, LLP; Benjamin D. Swanson of The Swanson Law Group; Jason R. Sanchez of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP |
Case: | Pacific v. Preciado, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Psychological Injury, Hit and Run, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
44 | |
Amount: | $6,811,189.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael C. Eyerly, Eric L. Brown , Patrick A. DeBlase of DeBlase Brown Eyerly LLP; Matt McLeod of Shrader & Associates, LLP |
Case: | Kramer v. Amcord Inc. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
45 | |
Amount: | $6,300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | David A. Rudorfer, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
Case: | Martinez, et al. v. Whittier Uptown Association, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort |
46 | |
Amount: | $6,298,237.00 |
Attorneys: | Ryan A. Casey, Patrick K. Gunning, Adam K. Shea of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; Scott J. Corwin of Scott J. Corwin, A Professional Law Corporation |
Case: | Enriquez v. Gonzalez Travel & Tours Inc., et al. |
Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Psychological Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
47 | |
Amount: | $6,031,866.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert Hamparyan, Laura M. Sasaki of Law Offices of Robert Hamparyan |
Case: | Fujimoto v. Moore, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
48 | |
Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
Case: | Martinez v. Rite Aid Corp. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment |
49 | |
Amount: | $5,510,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Richard H. Schoenberger, Joseph A. Nicholson of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger; Greg A. Coates of Law Office of Greg A. Coates |
Case: | Bruce v. Telfer Technologies, et al. |
Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
50 | |
Amount: | $5,475,720.00 |
Attorneys: | Janice F. Mulligan, Brian K. Findley, Elizabeth A. Banham of The Law Offices of Mulligan, Banham & Findley |
Case: | Estate of Eberhardt v. Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical Center L.P. |
Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort |
* This and other lists of plaintiff's jury verdicts, in our publication, may occasionally include a small number of counter- and/or cross-plaintiff's jury verdicts.