Top 20 Breach of Contract Verdicts in California in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 breach of contract verdicts obtained in California in the year 2019. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of California.
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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: | $49,303,982.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth M. Fitzgerald, Keith M. Cochran, Joseph L. McGeady of Fitzgerald Knaier LLP; Patrick Shields, Matthew S. Warren, Erika H. Warren, Amy Bailey of Warren Lex LLP |
| Case: | ViaSat Inc. v. Acacia Communications Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Commercial Litigation |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $23,322,449.00 |
| Attorneys: | James Q. McDermott, Jessica M. Wan of Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP |
| Case: | Huy Fong Foods Inc. v. Underwood Ranches LP |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $8,740,155.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander F. Stuart of Willoughby, Stuart, Bening & Cook; Lawrence E. Biegel of Biegel Law Firm |
| Case: | Borjon Auto Center King City, Inc. v. Sentry Select Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Property Damage, Commercial Litigation, Fire Damage |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $8,463,833.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sagi Schwartzberg, Michael J. Luther of Schwartzberg Luther, APC |
| Case: | Lopez v. National General Assurance Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Property Damage, Commercial Litigation, Arson, Fire Damage |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $7,844,253.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. Harris, Stephen P. Soskin of Charlston, Revich & Wollitz LLP |
| Case: | Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. Triton Subs, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Indemnity, Property Damage, Subrogation, Commercial Litigation |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $6,405,547.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alex J. Remick, Joseph Kaneda, Charles R. Fenton of Fenton Grant Mayfield Kaneda & Litt LLP |
| Case: | Grande South Homeowners v. Starline Windows Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Class Action, Commercial Litigation |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $6,130,767.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew F. Kim, Rebecca J. Riley of Kim Riley Law |
| Case: | Brees v. Moradi |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Failure to Disclose |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $6,001,599.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth H. Yoon, Stephanie E. Yasuda, Brian G. Lee of Yoon Law, APC; Brian J. Mankin, Peter J. Carlson of Fernandez & Lauby LLP; G. Samuel Cleaver of Law Offices of G. Samuel Cleaver |
| Case: | Hamilton et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $4,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marion T. Hack, Raina L. Richter, John H. Conrad, Luke Nicholas Eaton of Pepper Hamilton LLP |
| Case: | URS Corp. v. Atkinson Walsh Joint Venture |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $4,662,905.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip W. Boesch, Jr., Annie Ksadzhikyan of Boesch Law Group |
| Case: | Greco, et al. v. Cecola, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $4,603,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sanford L. Michelman, Robert D. Estrin, Peter L. Steinman, Mona Z. Hanna, Todd H. Stitt of Michelman & Robinson LLP |
| Case: | Western Air Charter Inc. v. Schembari |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $4,072,402.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin O. Walker, Jared A. Veliz of Walker Law, PC |
| Case: | Qiu v. Three Rivers Provider Network, Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Retaliation, Unfair Business Practices, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $3,792,382.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey S. Hood, Michael R. Kiesling, Michelle J. Wells of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP |
| Case: | Ledcor Construction Inc. v. Constructure Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $3,758,232.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jamil L. White, Andrey Yurtsan of Louis White PC |
| Case: | Galyardt v. Specialized Loan Servicing LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Negligent Tort, Bad Faith |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward D. Chapin of Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP; Allison H. Goddard of Patterson Law Group (CA) |
| Case: | Burns v. San Diego State University, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Bad Faith |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $3,288,721.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan J. Dunn, Andrew C. Harris of SMTD Law LLP (Salamirad, Morrow, Timpane & Dunn LLP) |
| Case: | Clark Bros. Inc. v. North Edwards Water District |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $2,644,079.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Stewart of Law Offices of John Stewart; Brooke M. Miller of Law Office of Brooke M. Miller |
| Case: | Le Elegant Bath Inc. v. Precision Brass Services Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraudulent Concealment, Unfair Business Practices, Promissory Note, Intentional Tort, Fraudulent Transfer, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |