Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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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| 1 | |
| Amount: | Confidential Amount |
| Attorneys: | Confidential Attorneys and Firm |
| Case: | Injured Plaintiff v. Confidential Defendants |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Negligent Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $11,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tina Eshghieh of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Morales v. Construction Group Staffing |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $9,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura Frances Donaldson, Marilyn Bednarski, Ronald O. Kaye of McLane Bednarski & Litt LLP |
| Case: | Kolb v. County of Placer, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Paralysis Injury |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Beecher, Tina Eshghieh, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Meneses Valera v. 510 Brush Street, LP |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Luis A. Carrillo, Michael Carrillo of Carrillo Law Firm, LLP; Dale K. Galipo of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | Perez v. City of Pasadena |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Prison Negligence, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Terry v. Meadowbrook Meat Co. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $6,975,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones, of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin Boyle, Matthew Stumpf of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Watkins v. LACMTA |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gloria Allred, Michael Maroko, Marcus Spiegel, Christina Cheung of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg |
| Case: | Doe, Jane v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, First Amendment Violation, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention, Sexual Battery |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $5,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tina B. Odjaghian of Odjaghian Law Group |
| Case: | Arana v. Aries Roofing Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ranger J. Wiens of Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc. |
| Case: | Armstrong v. Rocha, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $4,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Judy Graziano of The Hassell Law Group, P.C.; Thomas J. Brandi of The Brandi Law Firm |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Commercial Property Owner |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dylan Ruga, Brian Poulter, Allen G. Haroutounian of Stalwart Law Group |
| Case: | Phillip v. Avantgarde Senior Living |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Fall, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $4,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Truck Driver |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $3,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garet D. O’Keefe, Amy O’Keefe of O’Keefe & O’Keefe LLP |
| Case: | Salazar v. Magic Gourmet Trading Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Injury |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew Owen of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Cheong v. Collopy |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arash Khorsandi, Brian Beecher, Judd Allen of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Mora v. Valley Forge |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark R. Swartz of Law Office of Mark R. Swartz PC |
| Case: | Weiser v. Gianulias |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mike Kazerouni, Abbas Kazerounian, Assal Assassi of Kazerouni Law Group, APC |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard S. Blumenthal of The Barnes Firm |
| Case: | Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Brandi, Brian J. Malloy of The Brandi Law Firm |
| Case: | Torres v. State of California, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $2,975,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan D. Saba, Tyler C. Vanderpool of Rosen Saba, LLP; Richard A. Lesser of Lesser & Associates, PLC |
| Case: | Lee, et al. v. Scuba Mania, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $2,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Miller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |