Top 100 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 100 personal injury settlements obtained in California in the year 2020. 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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| Visit: | Top 50 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2020 |
| 51 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $875,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mahsa Farid, Michael B. Geoola, Daniel D. Geoulla of B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Lewis v. Statman, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 51 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $875,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond P. Boucher, Hermez Moreno, Brian M. Bush of Boucher LLP |
| Case: | Vaughan v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Intervene |
| 52 | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Slubik v. Kukicpotrebic, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 53 | |
| Amount: | $812,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott Dunning of Dunning Law Group APC |
| Case: | Salinas v. City of Oakland |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 54 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shawn Sasooness of Sasooness Law Group |
| Case: | Binder v. Anda-Torres |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 54 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd Allen, Brian Beecher, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Zamora v. A1 Oil Recycling, LLC, at al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 55 | |
| Amount: | $790,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James D. Rush of Rush Injury Law |
| Case: | Weissenberg v. Carquinez Women's Club |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $775,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark O. Hiepler, Gina M. Clemow of Hieipler & Hiepler |
| Case: | Russolesi v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 57 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Haddad*, Julia Sherwin*, Teresa Allen of Haddad & Sherwin LLP |
| Case: | Edwards v. City of Vallejo, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 57 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd Allen, Brian Beecher, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Martinez v. Alameda Recycling & Metals |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 57 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Miles B. Cooper, Maryanne B. Cooper, Jonathan C. Harriman of Emison Cooper & Cooper LLP |
| Case: | Miller v. Ceballos, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Brian Kramer of Law Office of R. Brian Kramer; Estela Richeda of Law Office of Estela Richeda |
| Case: | Mercado v. Alvarez, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 59 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward Ramsey, Arsineh Aghakhani of Los Angeles City Law, APLC |
| Case: | Lengle v. Hazan |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 59 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert T. Simon, Greyson M. Goody of The Simon Law Group LLP; Ron A. Rosen Janfaza, Ilan N. Rosen Janfaza of Law Offices of Ron A. Rosen Janfaza |
| Case: | Milstein v. California Department of Transportation |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $631,185.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin T. Ikuta of Hodes Milman LLP; Richard D. Hoffman of Law Offices of Richard D. Hoffman |
| Case: | Patient v. Physician |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort |
| 61 | |
| Amount: | $615,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathan J. Kabanuck of Law Office of Nathan J. Kabanuck |
| Case: | Barahona v. The City & County of San Francisco |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Hamparyan, Laura Sasaki of Hamparyan Injury Lawyers |
| Case: | Reeves v. Otis, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 63 | |
| 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 |
| 64 (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 |
| 64 (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 |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Babak Kheiri, Michael B. Geoola, Daniel D. Geoulla of B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Block v. FDC Management, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 64 (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 |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ardy Pirnia of Pirnia Law Group |
| Case: | De Chavez v. Peak Logistics |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ardy Pirnia, Asa Yashar of The Pirnia Law Group |
| Case: | Driver v. Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jacob H. Seropian of Seropian Law, A PC; Martin J. Kanarek of The Dominguez Firm |
| Case: | Galvan, et al. v. Fleetwood RV, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Consumer Protection, Lemon Law |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Sheinbein of Law Offices of Robert A. Sheinbein |
| Case: | Lester v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 64 (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 |
| 64 (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 |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel D. Geoulla, Michael B. Geoola, Chantly M. Geoulla, B&D Law Group, APLC. |
| Case: | Tenant v. Landlord |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | K. Chike Odiwe, DeWitt M. Lacy of Law Offices of John L. Burris |
| Case: | Vansickle v. City of Martinez |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Dog Bite, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 64 (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 |
| 65 | |
| 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 |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $485,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Siamak Vaziri, Mark Joseph Giannamore, Morgan A. Gower of Vaziri Law Group A.P.C. |
| Case: | Chavira v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 67 | |
| 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 |
| 68 | |
| Amount: | $450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jovan Blacknell of Law Office of J. Blacknell |
| Case: | Mcclelland v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Prison Negligence, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 69 (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 |
| 69 (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 |
| 70 | |
| 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 |
| 71 (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 |
| 71 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aghavni V. Kasparian, Vartkes Artinian of KP Law |
| Case: | Muradyan v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 71 (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 |
| 72 | |
| 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 |
| 73 | |
| 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 |
| 74 | |
| 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 |
| 75 | |
| 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 |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel D. Geoulla, Mahsa Farid, Michael B. Geoola of B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Driver v. Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 76 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mohammad Kazerouni, Assal Assassi of Kazerouni Law Group, APC; Steven Soliman of The Soliman Firm |
| Case: | Tenant v. Apartment Complex |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Landlord-Tenant, Negligent Tort, Constructive Eviction |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $342,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phillip Younglove of Sweet James, LLP |
| Case: | Reid v. Bagnala |
| Type: | Dog Bite, Personal Injury, Animal Attack, Strict Liability |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $325,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John S. Hinman, Seth E. Workman of Hinman Law Group P.C.; Ronald J. Fomalont of Law Office of Ronald J. Fomalont |
| Case: | De Los Santos v. DSL Construction |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 79 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mauro Fiore Jr., Krystale Rosal of Law Offices of Mauro Fiore Jr. |
| Case: | Davis v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 79 (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 |
| 79 (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 |
| 79 (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 |
| 79 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ardy Pirnia of The Pirnia Law Group |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 79 (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 |
| 79 (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 |
| 80 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| 80 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Burris, Adante D. Pointer, Patrick M. Buelna, Lateef H. Gray of Law Offices of John L. Burris |
| Case: | Economus v. City and County of San Francisco |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 80 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Babak Kheiri, Michael Geoola, Daniel Geoulla of B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Property Owner |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort |
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