Top 20 Pedestrian Accident Settlements in California in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 pedestrian accident settlements obtained in California in the year 2019. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $28,715,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rahul Ravipudi, Ian P. Samson, Paul A. Traina of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; Jon C. Teller, Bobby Saadian, Daniel B. Miller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Martinez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish, Jubin J. Niamehr, Maria Gomez of Jacoby & Meyers LLP |
| Case: | Brighton v. Hiromi Onishi |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arash Khorsandi, Judd R. Allen, Brian G. Beecher, Danny Ledezma of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Flores vs. La Tapatia Tortilleria, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $4,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eustace de Saint Phalle, Nicole R. Castronovo of Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC |
| Case: | Quintero v. Vianna, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Walter H. Walker, III of Walker, Hamilton & Koenig, LLP; Boris E. Efron of Boris E. Efron Law Firm |
| Case: | Estrada v. County of San Joaquin, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Deborah S. Chang, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; Gregory R. Vanni of Thon Beck Vanni Callahan & Powell LLP |
| Case: | Garcia v. Kanegae |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Paul v. Unique Maintenance Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Lisa A. Villasenor, Judy Graziano of The Hassell Law Group |
| Case: | Decedent Pedestrian v. Commercial Vehicle Owner |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maro Burunsuzyan of Law Offices of Maro Burunsuzyan, PLC |
| Case: | Zaragoza v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Falling Object, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael E. Gatto, R. Lewis Van Blois of Van Blois Law |
| Case: | Estate of Belcher v. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Mass Transit Accident |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ali Taheripour of Law Offices of Ali Taheripour; Leslie T. Zador of Law Offices of Les T. Zador |
| Case: | Truong v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott E. Spell, Erik Durow of Law Office of Scott E. Spell |
| Case: | Garrels v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $1,425,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Breiter of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter |
| Case: | Terranova v. City of Santa Monica |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, All Practice Areas |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin Crockett of Sweet James LLP |
| Case: | Inda v. Patel |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $1,207,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tyler J. Barnett, James P. Carr of Yuhl Carr LLP |
| Case: | Andrade v. South Valley Transport, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anna Dubrovsky of Anna Dubrovsky Law Group, Inc. |
| Case: | R.M., Pro Ami v. Garcia |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Brain Injury |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $775,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Judy Graziano of The Hassell Law Group |
| Case: | Injured Pedestrian v. Commercial Vehicle Owner |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua H. Haffner, Brian S. Kabateck, Hrag H. Kouyoumjian of Kabateck LLP; Tigran Martinian, Arash H. Zabetian of Martinian & Associates Inc |
| Case: | Estate of Ortiz v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel W. Johnson of Berglund & Johnson |
| Case: | Parsons v. Marullo |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Reza Torkzadeh, Shelly Raiszadeh of The Torkzadeh Law Firm |
| Case: | Lain v. Adan, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Catastrophic Injury |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $599,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | B. Mark Fong of Minami Tamaki LLP |
| Case: | Cai v. City and County of San Francisco |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Michael Alder, Lauri L. Brenner, Daniel S. Desantis of AlderLaw, PC |
| Case: | H.D., Pro Ami v. Mast |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Burn Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |