Top 50 Breach of Contract Verdicts in California 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: | $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 |
| 21 | |
| 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 |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $2,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandon C. Fernald, Valentine Aghakhani of Fernald Law Group |
| Case: | Liang v. Lic |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $2,045,234.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew T. Poelstra of Green Bryant & French, LLP |
| Case: | Charvat v. San Diego Family Housing LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Nuisance, Landlord-Tenant, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marilyn M. Smith of The Law Office of Marilyn M. Smith |
| Case: | Glass, et al. v. Whills LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Intentional Tort, Elder Financial Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,725,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michelle R. DeMason, Stephen B. Goldberg, Steven F. Spierer, Renee De Golier of Spierer, Woodward, Corbalis & Goldberg |
| Case: | McKissock v. Kashfian |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Property Rights, Nuisance, Trespass |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,670,427.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mani Sheik of Sheik Law Inc |
| Case: | Martell v. Thunder Studios Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Fraud, Hostile Work Environment, Misrepresentation, Unpaid Wages, Conversion, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Misrepresentation, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Accommodate |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samuel L. Bruchey, Cooper Johnson, William M. Shernoff of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP |
| Case: | Jones v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,452,206.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark Angert , Andrew C. Myers of Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP |
| Case: | Penn Air Control Inc. v. Bilbro Construction Company |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $976,698.00 |
| Attorneys: | John S. Baker, Jill A. Gutierrez of Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
| Case: | Calleros v. U.S. Garment LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Unpaid Wages, Constructive Discharge, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $813,336.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lincoln V. Horton of Horton Village Law Group, APC |
| Case: | Zurich American Ins. Co. of Illinois v. First Rate Staffing Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $611,587.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eugene Rome of Rome & Associates APC; Andrew M. McNeil of Bose McKinney & Evans |
| Case: | Specialty Trucks Inc. v. Able Manufacturing and Assembly L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Commercial Litigation, Breach of Warranty of Merchantability, Negligent Interference, Negligent Tort, Bad Faith |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $485,373.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Young Lim, Dennis McPhillips of Park & Lim |
| Case: | Catwalk to Sidewalk Inc. v. Hurt-Watson |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Commissions |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $460,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew M. Mahoney, Charles E.H. Gulley, Susan F. Dent of Witham Mahoney & Abbott, LLP |
| Case: | Carota v. Anderson |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. James Amaro, Matthew A. Elwell of Amaro Law Firm; David J. Schexnaydre of Schexnaydre Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Patsfield v. United Vision Logistics |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud in the Inducement, Tortious Interference, Commercial Litigation |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $404,671.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin T. Cauley, Alison K. Adelman, Kristen M. Bush of Schwartz Semerdjian Cauley & Moot |
| Case: | McCullough Plumbing Inc. v. Halbert Construction Co. Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Quantum Meruit, Commercial Litigation |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $372,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carolyn C. Phillips, Vincent E. Chambers of Law Offices of Carolyn C. Phillips |
| Case: | Hilton v. Malek |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Elder Financial Abuse, Commercial Litigation |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $345,362.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason R. Thornton, Patrick W. McManus of Finch, Thornton & Baird, LLP |
| Case: | McCullough Plumbing Inc. v. Halbert Construction Co. Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Construction Defect, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua M. Wolff of Wolff Mascaro LLP; Alexander L. Conti, Marshall B. Mancillas of Conti Law |
| Case: | Bold v. Yousefi |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Negligent Misrepresentation, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $271,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Shtofman of Law Office of Robert S. Shtofman |
| Case: | Shtofman v. Ivoko |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Quantum Meruit, Commercial Litigation |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $260,259.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Baker, Kelly C. Smith of Snell & Wilmer LLP |
| Case: | Salsbury Engineering Inc. v. Consolidated Contracting Services Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Property Damage, Construction Defect, Commercial Litigation, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Drew H. Sherman of Adli Law Group |
| Case: | Just Having Fun Productions Inc. v. Borden |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Quantum Meruit, Commercial Litigation |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $218,285.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark M. Scott, Joanne N. Davies, Jason E. Goldstein of Buchalter |
| Case: | Providence Capital Funding, Inc. v. Patterson |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Unjust Enrichment, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $187,035.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kelvin J. Lo, Jonathan J. Lo, Michael Y. Lo of Lo & Lo LLP |
| Case: | Chao v. Chhour |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $185,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert T. Mackey, Glenn S. Goldby of Veatch Carlson, LLP |
| Case: | Du Boise v. Zoldan |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Property Damage |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $153,750.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark R. Hartney, Melissa K. Zonne, Stacey A. Villagomez of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP; Christopher P. Warne of Warne Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Brumbaugh v. Union Bank N.A. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Negligent Misrepresentation, Promissory Estoppel |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $150,858.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Gurnick, Jessica W. Rosen, Daniella E. Rubin of Lewitt, Hackman, Shapiro, Marshall & Harlan |
| Case: | Paasch Business Group Inc. v. Precision Airparts Support Services Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Quantum Meruit |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $146,375.00 |
| Attorneys: | James G. Bohm of Bohm Wildish & Matsen, LLP |
| Case: | Bohm Wildish, LLP v. Roebuck |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $133,471.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard A. Soll, Paul M. Mahoney of Mahoney & Soll LLP |
| Case: | Salsbury Engineering Inc. v. Consolidated Contracting Services Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Quantum Meruit, Commercial Litigation |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $111,310.00 |
| Attorneys: | Catherine Convy of Law Offices of Catherine Convy |
| Case: | The Grossman Law Firm v. Nunley |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Quantum Meruit, Commercial Litigation |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $105,886.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sepehr Daghighian, Larry S. Castruita, Erik K. Schmitt of Hackler Daghighian Martino & Novak; Lauren A. Ungs, R. Roger Kirnos, Deepak Devabose, Steve Mikhov of Knight Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Ocana v. FCA US LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Consumer Protection, Lemon Law |