Top 20 Wrongful Death Settlements in California in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 wrongful death 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: | $9,475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy D. McMahon, Mark A. Sigala, Ben H. Stoddard of Corsiglia McMahon & Allard, LLP |
| Case: | Kulkarni v. The Sobrato Organization LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Architectural Malpractice, Design Defect |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Spencer R. Lucas, Noriel L. Flores of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Bermas, et al. v. Waterstone Garden Investments, LP, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 3 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John E. Sweeney of Sweeney & Associates; Steven C. Glickman, Nicole E. Hoikka of Glickman & Glickman |
| Case: | Taylor v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| 3 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer, Anthony J. Garilli, Anton J. Babich of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Irwin v. County of Sacramento |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel M. Hodes of Hodes Milman, LLP |
| Case: | Confidential Plaintiff v. Defendant Surgeon |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $4,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Renee V. Masongsong of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Louanne Masry, John C. Taylor of Taylor & Ring LLP |
| Case: | C.M., Pro Ami, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $3,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Michael Alder, Laura F. Sedrish of AlderLaw, PC; Reza Torkzadeh of The Torkzadeh Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Padilla v. James W. Fowler Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $3,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Spencer R. Lucas, Marguerite S. Sanvictores, Nadine Ninva Khedry of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Twitchell v. Martinez et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $3,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory A. Yates of Law Offices of Gregory A. Yates P.C.; Dale K. Galipo, Eric Valenzuela of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | Estate of A.W., et al. v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, False Arrest, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure |
| 11 | |
| 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 |
| 12 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Panish, Thomas A. Schultz, John W. Shaller of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; Nareg Gourjian of Gourjian Law Group P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of A.G. v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Denial of Medical Care, Police Brutality, Police Corruption, Negligent Tort |
| 12 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone of Dordick Law Corporation; Cristobal M. Galindo of Law offices of Cristobal M. Galindo, P.C. |
| Case: | Carranza v. Driver Urban |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Fall, Scaffolding Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $2,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Luis A. Carrillo, Michael S. Carrillo of Carrillo Law Firm, LLP; Daniel Rodriguez, J. Miguel Flores of Rodriguez & Associates |
| Case: | Estate of E.O. v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $2,025,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard H. Schoenberger, Justin Chou of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger |
| Case: | Estate of Chung v. City and County of San Francisco |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Fall, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ralph M. Rios of Rios & Associates; Arnoldo Casillas, Daniel W. Gillette of Casillas & Associates |
| Case: | Estate of Anderson v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William E. Wegner , Chloe Wolman of Davies Wegner Law; Eric D. Levine, Olesia Boulaev of The Levine Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Devitt v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Dog Bite, Government Negligence, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect, Animal Attack, Negligent Tort, Public Nuisance |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip Michels of Law Offices of Michels & Lew |
| Case: | Estate of Chen v. TA, M.D. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen M. Johnson of Berglund & Johnson |
| Case: | Garber v. Meadowbrook Senior Living |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Fall, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. Watters of Miles, Sears & Eanni, PC |
| Case: | Pena v. City of Fresno |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Mass Transit Accident, On-board Accident |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig S. Walkon, Bradley J. Walkon, Andrew H. Walkon of Law Offices of Craig S. Walkon |
| Case: | Estate of Suchomel v. High Desert Diagnostic Medical Group |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |