Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's jury 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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Note: If you have made this list (Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2019) you have also made the list of Top 100 Verdicts in California in 2019.
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1 | |
Amount: | $2,055,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael J. Miller, Curtis G. Hoke, David J. Dickens, Jeffrey Travers, Nancy Guy Armstrong Miller of The Miller Firm, LLC; R. Brent Wisner, Michael L. Baum, Pedram Esfandiary of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC; Mark Burton of Audet & Partners, LLP; Steven J. Brady of Brady Law Group |
Case: | Pilliod v. Monsanto Co. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
2 | |
Amount: | $222,216,159.00 |
Attorneys: | Lewis E. Hudnell, III of Hudnell Law Group P.C.; Jonathan T. Suder, Corby R. Vowell, Dave R. Gunter of Friedman Suder & Cooke PC |
Case: | Opticurrent L.L.C. v. Power Integrations Inc. |
Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
3 | |
Amount: | $113,402,626.00 |
Attorneys: | Steven R. Vartazarian, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC |
Case: | N.R., Pro Ami v. County of San Bernardino Children and Family Services |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
4 | |
Amount: | $80,267,634.00 |
Attorneys: | Aimee H. Wagstaff, David J. Wool, Kathryn M. Forgie of Andrus Wagstaff PC; Lori E. Andrus of Andrus Anderson LLP |
Case: | Hardeman v. Monsanto Company |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
5 | |
Amount: | $70,578,289.00 |
Attorneys: | Joseph H. Low IV of The Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV; Daniel Rodriguez, Chantal A. Trujillo, Danay Gonzalez of Rodriguez & Associates |
Case: | Cuevas v. Rai Transport Inc. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
6 | |
Amount: | $63,419,988.00 |
Attorneys: | Duane C. Miller of Miller, Axline & Sawyer |
Case: | City of Atwater v. Shell Oil Co., et al. |
Type: | Failure to Warn, Pollution, Product Liability, Nuisance, Defective Product, Environmental Protection, Clean Water Act , Trespass, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
7 | |
Amount: | $62,448,750.00 |
Attorneys: | Glenn D. Pomerantz, Kelly M. Klaus, Rose L. Ehler, Juliana M. Yee, Stephanie Goldfarb Herrera, Rowley J. Rice of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP |
Case: | Disney Enterprises Inc. v. VidAngel Inc. |
Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
8 | |
Amount: | $60,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | William M. Paoli, Court B. Purdy of Paoli Purdy, LLP; Evan L. Ginsburg of Law Offices of Evan L. Ginsburg |
Case: | De La Cruz, et al. v. Town of Apple Valley |
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 |
9 | |
Amount: | $58,250,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Nathan Goldberg, Dolores Y. Leal of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg |
Case: | Kahn v. Hologram USA, Inc., et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Harassment, Sexual Battery |
10 | |
Amount: | $51,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Christopher Lilly, Pooja S. Nair, Jennifer C. Wang of TroyGould |
Case: | Greenfield LLC v. Kandeel |
Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation |
11 | |
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 |
12 | |
Amount: | $42,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Edward P. Dudensing of The Office of Ed Dudensing; Thomas G.C. McLaughlin of Law Office of Thomas G.C. McLaughlin; Jay P. Renneisen of Nursing Home & Elder Abuse Law Center |
Case: | Lovenstein, et al. v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge, et al. |
Type: | Fraud, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Intentional Tort, Failure to Supervise, Elder Abuse, Failure to Train, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort |
13 | |
Amount: | $40,631,250.00 |
Attorneys: | Thomas A. Vogele, Timothy M. Kowal, Teddy T. Davis, Brendan M. Loper of Thomas Vogele & Associates, APC |
Case: | C&C Properties, et al. v. Shell Pipeline, LLP, et al. |
Type: | Easement Abuse, Property Rights, Intentional Tort, Trespass |
14 | |
Amount: | $40,137,769.00 |
Attorneys: | David C. Greenstone, Stuart J. Purdy, Marissa Langhoff, Lisa M. Barley of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC |
Case: | Cabibi v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
15 | |
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 |
16 | |
Amount: | $34,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jennifer L. Alesio, Daniel P. Blouin, John Richardson, Paul C. Cook, Deborah R. Rosenthal, Benjamin D. Goldstein of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
Case: | Putt v. Ford Motor Company |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
17 | |
Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Scott E. Boyer, Arash Homampour of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC; Hamed L. Yazdanpanah of Law Offices of Hamed Yazdanpanah |
Case: | Estate of Plascencia, et al. v. Deese, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
18 | |
Amount: | $29,400,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Denyse F. Clancy, Joseph D. Satterley, Ted W. Pelletier, Mark A. Swanson of Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood |
Case: | Leavitt v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
19 | |
Amount: | $28,435,964.00 |
Attorneys: | Peter C. Beirne, Nectaria Belantis, Bryon P. Josselyn, Joshua S. Paul of The Paul Law Firm |
Case: | Webb v. General Cable Corp. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
20 | |
Amount: | $26,619,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Peter C. Beirne, Nectaria Belantis, Bryon P. Josselyn, Joshua S. Paul of The Paul Law Firm |
Case: | Phipps v. Copeland Corp. LLC |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
21 | |
Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Benno B. Ashrafi, Venus Burns, Leonard Sandoval, Josiah Parker, Tyler R. Stock of Weitz & Luxenberg |
Case: | Sabetian v. Brand Insulations Inc., et al. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
22 | |
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 |
23 | |
Amount: | $21,496,420.00 |
Attorneys: | Andrew P. Owen, Brian J. Panish, Matthew J. Stumpf of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
Case: | Rada v. Hardin Irvine Automotive Inc. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Catastrophic Injury |
24 | |
Amount: | $21,385,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Rajeev K. Mittal of Waters, Kraus & Paul; Scott R. Frieling of Allen Stewart, P.C.; Mary E. Alexander of Mary Alexander & Associates P.C |
Case: | Eaves v. Ashland Inc. |
Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
25 | |
Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Alethia S. Gooden, Trevor M. Quirk of Quirk Law Firm, LLP |
Case: | Estate of Prewitt v. Chappell |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
26 | |
Amount: | $19,658,901.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert L. Meylan, Mary H. Chu, Grace Chen of Meylan Davitt Jain Arevian & Kim LLP |
Case: | Honda Trading America Corporation v. Ehrlich |
Type: | Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Misrepresentation, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation |
27 | |
Amount: | $17,270,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Patrick M. Ardis, Kip E. Whittemore of Wolff Ardis, P.C.; Todd F. Nevell, Daniel G. Sheldon, Abaigeal A. Loving of Scolinos, Sheldon & Nevell |
Case: | Romo v. Hyundai Motor America, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
28 | |
Amount: | $16,800,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Noah Hagey, Matthew Borden, Jeffrey M. Theodore, Ronald J. Fisher of Braunhagey & Borden LLP |
Case: | Optronic Technologies Inc. v. Ningbo Sunny Electronic Co. Ltd. |
Type: | Antitrust Violation, Conspiracy, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort |
29 | |
Amount: | $15,392,801.00 |
Attorneys: | Ebby S. Bakhtiar, Alex K. DiBona of Livingston Bakhtiar; Thomas V. Girardi, Keith D. Griffin, Alexa F. Galloway of Girardi | Keese |
Case: | Ramirez v. Jack In The Box Inc. |
Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate |
30 | |
Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Bruce A. Broillet, Alan L. Van Gelder of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP |
Case: | Keck v. Bel-Air Bay Club Ltd. |
Type: | Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
31 | |
Amount: | $13,400,000.00 |
Attorneys: | David M. Feldman of Law Office of David M. Feldman |
Case: | Samantha v. Aurora Vista Del Mar Hospital LLC, et al. |
Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Protect, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention, Sexual Battery |
32 | |
Amount: | $13,200,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Garo Mardirossian, Lawrence D. Marks of Mardirossian & Associates Inc.; Douglas A. Linde, Erica A. Gonzales of The Linde Law Firm |
Case: | Estate of Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim, et al. |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
33 | |
Amount: | $13,060,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Nicholas C. Rowley, Lance C. Behringer of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP |
Case: | Estate of Hermenegildo, et al. v. Blunden, et al. |
Type: | Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort |
34 | |
Amount: | $12,617,674.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert F. Vaage, Elizabeth H. Teixeira of Law Offices of Robert Vaage |
Case: | Collins v. County of San Diego, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Fall, False Arrest, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Inadequate Care, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
35 | |
Amount: | $12,003,006.00 |
Attorneys: | Denyse F. Clancy, Andrea Huston, Joseph D. Satterley, Mark A. Swanson, Ian A. Rivamonte, Michael T. Stewart of Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood |
Case: | Schmitz v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Mesothelioma, Strict Liability |
36 | |
Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Corey Arzoumanian, Arash Homampour, Nareen M. Touloumdjian of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC; David H. Greenberg, Emily A. Ruby of Law Office of David H. Greenberg |
Case: | Courtney v. Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Product Liability, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Strict Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
37 | |
Amount: | $11,091,300.00 |
Attorneys: | Lisa Bloom, Sarah Bloom, Alan Goldstein, Arick Fudali of The Bloom Firm |
Case: | Jones v. David, et al. |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Fraud, Hostile Work Environment, Malicious Prosecution, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Sexual Battery |
38 | |
Amount: | $11,061,472.00 |
Attorneys: | Joseph H. Low IV of The Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV; Simon P. Etehad of Etehad Law APC; Diana S. Diskin, Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation |
Case: | McPhoy v. Mendez Ramirez |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
39 | |
Amount: | $11,050,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Steven R. Vartazarian, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC; Navid A. Natanian, Edward R. Yaghoubi of Law Offices of Navid A. Natanian, APLC |
Case: | Estate of Garcia v. TRI-Modal Distribution Services Inc. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort |
40 | |
Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | H. Gavin Long of Bisnar Chase, LLP |
Case: | Cunningham v. Narcanon Redwood Cliffs, et al. |
Type: | Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
41 | |
Amount: | $10,172,391.00 |
Attorneys: | John N. Demas, Tim S. Spangler of Demas Law Group, P.C. |
Case: | Korsmo v. Ashby, et al. |
Type: | Bicycle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
42 (tie) | |
Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Keith J. Bruno, John A. Kawai, Christopher D. Barnes of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP; Theresa Bowen Hatch of Bowen Hatch Law, PC; Dustin N. Maricic of Maricic Law Firm; George Maricic of George Maricic APC |
Case: | Estate of Courts v. Lee, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
42 (tie) | |
Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Daniel Rodriguez, Chantal A. Trujillo, Danay Gonzalez of Rodriguez & Associates |
Case: | A.G. v. Lamont School District, et al. |
Type: | Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Negligent Tort |
43 | |
Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | R. Michael Bomberger, Stephen J. Estey, Mary Bajo of Estey & Bomberger, LLP; James M. Brown of Law Offices of James Matthew Brown, APLC |
Case: | Estate of Peck v. Peck |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort |
44 | |
Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Rodney S. Diggs of Ivie, McNeill & Wyatt; Brian T. Dunn, Megan R. Gyongyos, James A. Bryant, Constance L. Rice of The Cochran Firm |
Case: | Estate of Pream v. The City of Long Beach, et al. |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
45 | |
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 |
46 | |
Amount: | $8,632,743.00 |
Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
Case: | Dooros, et al. v. City of Los Angeles |
Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
47 | |
Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Scott E. Spell of Law Office of Scott E. Spell; Michelle Iarusso of Iarusso & Dagher; John S. Levitt of Soltman, Levitt, Flaherty & Wattles LLP; Thomas M. Dempsey of Law Offices of Thomas M. Dempsey |
Case: | Hatcher, et al. v. Powel, et al. |
Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Contractor Negligence, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
48 | |
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 |
49 | |
Amount: | $8,115,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Alan Romero of Romero Law, APC |
Case: | Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion |
50 | |
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 |
* This and other lists of plaintiff's jury verdicts, in our publication, may occasionally include a small number of counter- and/or cross-plaintiff's jury verdicts.