Top 100 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in California in 2020
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| 1 - 50 | |
| Visit: | Top 50 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in California in 2020 |
| 51 | |
| Amount: | $531,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott A. Ritsema, Brian D. Chase of Bisnar Chase; Robin Jacobs, Dawn Ly of Law Office of Robin Jacobs Inc. |
| Case: | Lucero v. Mehta |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 52 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James D. Rush of Rush Injury Law |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Truck Driver |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 52 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ardy Pirnia, Asa Yashar of Pirnia Law Group |
| Case: | De Chavez v. Peak Logistics |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 52 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin Crockett of Sweet James LLP |
| Case: | Velasco v. Chavez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 52 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arin Khodaverdian of Alpine Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Pedestrian v. Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 52 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | Beery v. Moffatt, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 52 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Esther Estrada, Joseph Nazarian, Maurice S. Newman of Rafii & Nazarian LLP |
| Case: | Arce v. Smith |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 52 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arin Khodaverdian of Alpine Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Pedestrian v. Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 52 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura L. Davidson, Jesse French, Adina A. Ostoia, Jubin J. Niamehr of Akiva Niamehr LLP |
| Case: | Perez v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| 52 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James D. Rush of Rush Injury Law |
| Case: | Christiansen v. DeGabrielle |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 52 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ardy Pirnia, Asa Yashar of The Pirnia Law Group |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 53 | |
| Amount: | $495,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Denis Alexandroff of Law Offices of Denis Alexandroff; Scott E. Spell, Erik Durow of Law Office of Scott E. Spell |
| Case: | Zheng v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 54 | |
| Amount: | $475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael B. Geoola, Babak Kheiri, Daniel D. Geoulla of B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Guerrero v. Chocaholics, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 55 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $425,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | Ambrosia v. Paci, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 55 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $425,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | Miller v. Carmel Unified School District |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Work Accident, Brain Injury |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $400,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rodrigo Suarez of Law Offices of Jacob Emrani |
| Case: | Miranda v. Bradley |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 57 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond Ghermezian of Raymond Ghermezian APLC |
| Case: | Solowitz v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 57 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mahsa Farid, Daniel D. Geoulla, Michael B. Geoola of B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Bailey v. Toyota of San Bernardino |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 57 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Rowley, Stephen K. McElroy, Josh M. Dowell of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley LLP; Chris A. Allgreen of McMahon & Allgreen |
| Case: | Estate of Rubaloff v. State of California, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $390,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jacob H. Seropian of Seropian Law, A PC; Roger W. Lopez of Roger W. Lopez, APC |
| Case: | Sturman v. Hodson, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 59 | |
| Amount: | $387,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jacob H. Seropian of Seropian Law, A PC; Martin J. Kanarek of The Dominguez Firm |
| Case: | Flynn v. State of California ‐ DOT , et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell and Lisa Villasenor of The Hassell Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Iguban‐Misa v. Carone & Co, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 61 | |
| Amount: | $355,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randy E. Wells of Wells Law |
| Case: | Hobbs v. Davis, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel D. Geoulla, Mahsa Farid, Michael B. Geoola of B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Auto Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Azran of Law Offices of Rosenstock & Azran |
| Case: | Kerrutt v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward Y. Lee, Matthew Hillix of Law Offices of Edward Y. Lee |
| Case: | De La Rosa, et al. v. LACMTA, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | Temple v. McDaniel |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ardy Pirnia of The Pirnia Law Group |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, George Morris of The Hassell Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Pierce Family v. Uninsured Motorist |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Judy Graziano of The Hassell Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Grinberg v. Chuong & Kwong |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 64 | |
| Amount: | $275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mahsa Farid, Daniel D. Geoulla, Michael B. Geoola of B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Car v. Trucking Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 65 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | Hirsch v. Pratt |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 65 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert W. Brannen of Penney & Associates |
| Case: | A.H., Pro Ami v. Marks |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 65 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tal Hassid of EAccidents, APC |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 65 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell and Judy Graziano of The Hassell Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Pham v. Aronian |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 65 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ronald Yoosefian of Yoosefian Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Arias v. Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| 65 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ardy Pirnia of The Pirnia Law Group |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 65 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Katherine Cohan of Law Offices of Katherine R. Cohan |
| Case: | Elloie v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $214,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger S. Kubein of Roger S. Kubein Law Offices |
| Case: | Hernandez v. City and County of San Francisco |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 67 | |
| Amount: | $205,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | Knight v. Diaz |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 68 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Ounjian of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley LLP |
| Case: | Williams v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Retention |
| 68 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phillip Younglove of Sweet James, LLP |
| Case: | Allen v. Kuykendall |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 68 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | Passenger v. Host Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 68 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin Hunter Park of Hartsuyker, Stratman & Williams-Abrego |
| Case: | Farmers Ins. Exchange v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Property Damage, Subrogation, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $190,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassel, George Morris of The Hassell Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Pollack v. Chan |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 70 | |
| Amount: | $175,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas G. Reinecke of The Reinecke Law Firm; Wayne McClean of Law Office of Wayne McClean |
| Case: | Khoury v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 71 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Babak Kheiri, Michael B. Geoola, Daniel D. Geoulla, B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Rosales v. Quality Group Homes, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 71 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Omid Rejali of Rejali Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Stevinson |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 71 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Seth I. Rosenberg of Emergent LLP |
| Case: | Cantwell v. Waraich |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 71 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | Beery v. Moffatt |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $138,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stacey R. O’Neill of Jurewitz Law Group |
| Case: | Ainsworth v. Gutlay |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $133,333.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles A. Bonner, A. Cabral Bonner of Law Offices of Bonner & Bonner |
| Case: | Shine v. State of California |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 74 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Walch of Gary K. Walch, A Law Corporation |
| Case: | Davis v. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 74 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nick T. Movagar, Daniel J. Reeves of Movagar & Yamin PLC |
| Case: | Kelly v. Duncan |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 74 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Minas Nordanyan of Nordanyan Law |
| Case: | Sarkisyan v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 75 | |
| Amount: | $110,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Neal S. Metler of MacArthur, Heder & Metler PLLC |
| Case: | Aitui v. Irick |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $105,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | Giacomelli v. Bucich |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $105,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin L. Gordon of Law Offices of Justin L. Gordon |
| Case: | Brown v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $105,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brennan S. Huelse, Demetrios Papanikolas of Oakwood Legal Group LLP |
| Case: | Passenger v. Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $101,927.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven Ray York of Law Offices of Steven York |
| Case: | Soto v. Mitroff |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 78 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter H. Liederman, Karen Matcke Crosby of Law Office of Karen Matcke Crosby |
| Case: | Estate of Gonzalez v. Semerena |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 78 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, George Morris of The Hassell Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Vu v. Vales |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 78 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin Ikuta of Hodes Milman LLP |
| Case: | Atkins v. Rodarte |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 78 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Lisa Villasenor of The Hassell Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Temple v. Ghiroso |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
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| Note: | Settlements below $100,000 have not been included to the list. |