Top 20 Truck Accident Settlements in California in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 truck 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: | $7,997,563.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher B. Dolan, Jeremy M. Jessup, Kimberly Levy of Dolan Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Sudha, et al. v. Gomez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $4,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John H. Howard, Brett C. Templeman of Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman |
| Case: | Caceres v. Villanueva |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arin Khodaverdian of Alpine Law Group, P.C.; Spencer R. Lucas, Brian J. Panish, Jefferson Saylor of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Garibaldi v. Walgreen Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $3,015,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Warren R. Paboojian, Adam B. Stirrup of Baradat & Paboojian, Inc. |
| Case: | Neal v. R-N-R Trucking |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $2,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James S. Iagmin of Williams Iagmin, LLP; Hamilton E. Arendsen of Arendsen Cane Molnar LLP |
| Case: | DiSenso v. City of San Diego |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. Watters of Miles, Sears & Eanni, PC |
| Case: | Jennings v. F & G Custom Ag |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Emotional Distress, Head-on Collision, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $1,408,333.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Ghozland of Ghozland Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Motorcyclist v. Truck Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jubin J. Niamehr, Laura L. Davidson of Jacoby & Meyers LLP; Brian J. Panish, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Tractor-Trailer v. Pick-up Truck |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 11 | |
| 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 |
| 12 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | McCoy v. Favalora |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 12 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerry L. Johnson, Matthew B. Nezhad of Oaks Law Firm |
| Case: | Benito v. Mae |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arash Khorsandi, Judd R. Allen, Brian G. Beecher of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Silverco Enterprises, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Defective Product, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $925,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish, Jubin J. Niamehr, Bretil Beitmirza of Jacoby & Meyers LLP |
| Case: | de la Cruz Torres v. Bulldog EQP |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $610,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phillip Younglove of Sweet James LLP |
| Case: | Bass v. Arslanov |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $585,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lauri L. Brenner of AlderLaw, PC; Nigel Burns, Farzad Seyfnia of The Law Offices of Nigel Burns |
| Case: | Halgrims v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arin Khodaverdian of Alpine Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Truck Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sharona Eslamboly Hakim, Narek Postajian of Law Offices of Eslamboly Hakim |
| Case: | Rubalcaba v. FedEx Ground Package System Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Fred Hanassab of Law Offices of Fred Hanassab; Michael F. Baltaxe, Timothy B. Sottile, Payam I. Aframian of Sottile Baltaxe |
| Case: | Garcia v. Cortex Transport, Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phillip Younglove of Sweet James LLP |
| Case: | Bugsch v. Bolanos |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Underinsured Motorist, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |