Top 50 Verdicts in Los Angeles County in 2019
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $70,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alton G. Burkhalter, Daniel J. Kessler, Keith E. Butler of Burkhalter Kessler Clement & George LLP |
| Case: | Foxcroft Productions Inc., et al v. Universal City Studios LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $58,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathan Goldberg, Dolores Y. Leal, Gloria Allred of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg |
| Case: | Khan v. Hologram USA, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Harassment, Sexual Battery |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $51,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Lilly, Pooja S. Nair, Jennifer C. Wang of TroyGould |
| Case: | Greenfield LLC v. Kandeel |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $40,137,769.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Greenstone, Stuart J. Purdy, Marissa Langhoff, Lisa M. Barley of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC |
| Case: | Cabibi v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $36,670,356.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel S. Schecter, Nima H. Mohebbi, Miri E. Gold, John J. Pyun, Elizabeth A. Greenman of Latham & Watkins LLP |
| Case: | Gavrieli v. Gavrieli |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Conversion, Intentional Misrepresentation, Bad Faith |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $34,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer L. Alesio, Daniel P. Blouin, John Richardson, Paul C. Cook, Deborah R. Rosenthal, Benjamin D. Goldstein of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
| Case: | Putt v. Ford Motor Company |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $26,619,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter C. Beirne, Nectaria Belantis, Bryon P. Josselyn, Joshua S. Paul of The Paul Law Firm |
| Case: | Phipps v. Copeland Corp. LLC |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benno B. Ashrafi, Venus Burns, Leonard Sandoval, Josiah Parker, Tyler R. Stock of Weitz & Luxenberg |
| Case: | Sabetian v. Brand Insulations Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $21,496,420.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew P. Owen, Brian J. Panish, Matthew J. Stumpf of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Rada v. Hardin Irvine Automotive Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Catastrophic Injury |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $19,658,901.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert L. Meylan, Mary H. Chu, Grace Chen of Meylan Davitt Jain Arevian & Kim LLP |
| Case: | Honda Trading America Corporation v. Ehrlich |
| Type: | Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Misrepresentation, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $17,270,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick M. Ardis, Kip E. Whittemore of Wolff Ardis, P.C.; Todd F. Nevell, Daniel G. Sheldon, Abaigeal A. Loving of Scolinos, Sheldon & Nevell |
| Case: | Romo v. Hyundai Motor America, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $15,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Astineh Arakelian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc.; Nicholas C. Rowley, Courtney E. Rowley of Trial Lawyers For Justice |
| Case: | Simers v. Tribune Co., et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $15,392,801.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ebby S. Bakhtiar, Alex K. DiBona of Livingston Bakhtiar; Thomas V. Girardi, Keith D. Griffin, Alexa F. Galloway of Girardi | Keese; Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Ramirez v. Jack In The Box Inc. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce A. Broillet, Alan L. Van Gelder of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP |
| Case: | Keck v. Bel-Air Bay Club Ltd. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $13,060,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Nicholas C. Rowley, Lance C. Behringer of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Hermenegildo, et al. v. Blunden, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Corey Arzoumanian, Arash Homampour, Nareen M. Touloumdjian of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC; David H. Greenberg, Emily A. Ruby of Law Office of David H. Greenberg |
| Case: | Courtney v. Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $11,091,300.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lisa Bloom, Sarah Bloom, Alan Goldstein, Arick Fudali of The Bloom Firm |
| Case: | Jones v. David, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Fraud, Hostile Work Environment, Malicious Prosecution, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Sexual Battery |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $11,061,472.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph H. Low IV of The Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV; Simon P. Etehad of Etehad Law APC; Diana S. Diskin, Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | McPhoy v. Mendez Ramirez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $11,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Vartazarian, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC; Navid A. Natanian, Edward R. Yaghoubi of Law Offices of Navid A. Natanian, APLC |
| Case: | Estate of Garcia v. TRI-Modal Distribution Services Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $8,632,743.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
| Case: | Dooros, et al. v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $8,115,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan Romero of Romero Law, APC |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $7,680,460.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gibbs C. Henderson, Gary M. Paul, Erin M. Wood of Waters, Kraus & Paul |
| Case: | Kline v. Zimmer Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $7,020,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Hadsell v. City of Baldwin Park |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $6,180,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul R. Kiesel, D. Bryan Garcia, Steven D. Archer of Kiesel Law LLP; Hamilton E. Arendsen, Joseph C. Cane, Jr. of Arendsen Cane Molnar LLP |
| Case: | Hazard v. Vehicle Effects, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Faulty Workmanship |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $6,126,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin R. Boyle, Andrew P. Owen, Brian J. Panish, Matthew J. Stumpf of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | HSU v. R & P Food Processing Inc. et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $5,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kyle J. Scott of Kyle Scott Law, PLC; Keith J. Bruno of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP |
| Case: | K.R., Pro Ami v. Long Beach Unified School District, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, School Safety, Trip & Fall, Brain Injury, Denial of Medical Care, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $5,447,664.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel Krissman of Krissman & Silver LLP |
| Case: | Peterson v. City of Long Beach |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort, Admiralty Law, Jones Act, Maritime Injury |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $5,352,493.00 |
| Attorneys: | Quinton B. Cutlip, Christopher B. Dolan, Megan R. Irish, Dianna L. Albini of Dolan Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Castro v. Edwards, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $5,317,162.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Bernard Alexander, III of Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP; Natasha R. Chesler, Timothy B. McCaffrey of Chesler McCaffrey LLP |
| Case: | Carter v. Federal Express Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $5,310,021.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Edmond El Dabe, Jonathan M. Ritter of Eldabe | Ritter Trial Lawyers |
| Case: | Shui v. B.R. & Sons, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 31 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Luis A. Carrillo, Michael S. Carrillo, Xena Mashburn of Carrillo Law Firm, LLP |
| Case: | Jane B.M. Doe v. El Monte Union High School District, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Failure to Supervise, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| 31 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathan Goldberg, Dolores Y. Leal, Gloria Allred, Renee Mochkatel of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg |
| Case: | Reeves v. Hologram USA Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Sexual Battery |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $4,738,369.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence Grassini, Lars C. Johnson, Roland G. Wrinkle, Robert B. Reagan Jr. of Grassini & Wrinkle |
| Case: | Estate of Knopp v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $4,532,436.00 |
| Attorneys: | James R. Murphy, Jr., John D. Barron of James R. Murphy, A Law Corporation |
| Case: | Williams v. Rivera, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $4,397,716.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan A. George, Samuel I. Iola, Michael Connett of Waters, Kraus & Paul |
| Case: | Vanni, et al. v. AMF Bowling Centers, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $4,135,575.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale F. Kinsella, Amber H. Melius of Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP |
| Case: | Seiden v. Bernstein |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Promissory Estoppel |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Kelly, Douglas S. Saeltzer, Doris Cheng of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger |
| Case: | Estate of Alvarez v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Bus Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $3,691,482.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick Joseph D'Arcy of Patrick J. D'Arcy, APLC |
| Case: | Rosen v. Bryant |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Fraud, Fraudulent Conveyance, Negligent Supervision, Unfair Business Practices, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gerald L. Sauer, Amir A. Torkamani of Sauer & Wagner LLP |
| Case: | Baral v. Schnitt |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Intentional Tort, Constructive Fraud |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $3,490,346.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric J. Dubin of Dubin Law Firm; Annee Della Donna of Law Offices of Annee Della Donna |
| Case: | Tanoos v. Tarzana Treatment Centers Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $3,464,288.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond D. McElfish of McElfish Law Firm; Sandeep G. Agarwal, Bob B. Khakshooy of Law Offices of Bob B. Khakshooy (California Attorney Group) |
| Case: | Qaadir v. Figueroa and Pacifica Trucking |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $3,375,205.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm; Jesse B. Chrisp of Law Offices of J. Chrisp |
| Case: | Orrin v. Sundaralingam |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $3,223,949.00 |
| Attorneys: | Caspar Jivalagian, Aaron S. Turchin of KJT Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | Libaryan v. Aero Port Services Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Fall, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $3,065,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arya Rhodes, Alan I. Schimmel, Michael W. Parks of Schimmel & Parks APLC |
| Case: | Hernandez v. VMS Auto Body Collision Center Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour Violation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $3,005,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garo Mardirossian, Adam L. Feit of Mardirossian & Associates Inc. |
| Case: | Estate of Munoz v. Morales, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,429.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benno B. Ashrafi, Venus Burns, Michael T. Reid of Weitz & Luxenberg |
| Case: | Groves v. D.W. Nicholson Corp. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $2,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Kahn of Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C. |
| Case: | Gray v. Perry, et al. |
| Type: | Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $2,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ebby S. Bakhtiar of Livingston Bakhtiar; Keith D. Griffin, Alexa F. Galloway of Girardi | Keese |
| Case: | Quemada v. Cordoba Corp., Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $2,681,235.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce M. Bunch of Law Offices Of Bruce M. Bunch; William C. Saacke of The Saacke Law Group |
| Case: | Sunstedt v. Nazarian |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $2,525,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard H. Lee, Natalie Rastegari of Salisian Lee LLP; Edward E. Alon, Jonathan A. Alon of Alon LLP |
| Case: | Missakian v. Amusement Industry Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Unpaid Wages, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $2,430,615.00 |
| Attorneys: | Olivier A. Taillieu, Judd R. Allen, Jennifer R. Bagosy , Alex M. Valenzuela , Matthew K. Joy of The Dominguez Firm |
| Case: | Galvez v. Firchow |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |