Top 50 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in California in 2020
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| Visit: | Top 20 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in California in 2020 |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish, Jubin J. Niamehr, Randi L. Ibrahim of Jacoby & Meyers LLC |
| Case: | Passenger v. Host Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd Allen, Brian Beecher, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Alvarenga v. Muniain |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin Jones, Daniel DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm PLC |
| Case: | Munoz v. Hindelang |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,490,291.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin Jones of Wilshire Law Firm PLC |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Ascot Limousine Service, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kamelia Jalilvand of Jalilvand Law Corporation |
| Case: | Haile v. Howard |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Failure to Train, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,302,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Chambers, et al. v. Lee Tsou |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. Watters of Miles, Sears & Eanni |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Owner of the Bus, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arash Khorsandi, Judd Allen, Brian Beecher of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Baiza v. Gannon |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd Allen, Brian Beecher, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Curl v. Futterman |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garrett R. Chambers, Gary L. Chambers, Chantell Cervantes-Chambers of Law Offices of Chambers & Noronha |
| Case: | Clausen v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin T. Ikuta of Hodes Milman LLP |
| Case: | Kaku v. Foto |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam Hepburn, Michael Hernandez, and Elliott Jung of Hepburn Hernandez & Jung Trial Attorneys, P.C. |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samer Habbas of Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Car Driver v. Car Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,220,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | L.V. v. Underinsured Motorist |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Katherine Melik‐Stepanyan of Carpenter Zuckerman & Rowley |
| Case: | Tapia, et al. v. State of California |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,190,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Farias Luna v. La Brucherie Produce, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David R. Euredjian, Richard M. Foster of Law Offices of Richard M. Foster |
| Case: | Ekizian v. Novack, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $1,025,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Salcedo-Guerra, et al. v. The Estate of Sprinkle |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan Teller of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Casey, et al. v. Chubb Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jacob H. Seropian of Seropian Law, A PC; Aria Miran of RMD Law; Harout G. Keosian of Keosian Law LLP |
| Case: | Aghajani, et al. v. Karatas, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller of Wilshire Law Firm PLC |
| Case: | M.A v. Host Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller of the Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | M.V. v. Car Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan Teller of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | D.L. v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arin Khodaverdian of Alpine Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Truck Driver |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul R. Kiesel, Mariana A. McConnell of Kiesel Law LLP |
| Case: | Garcia v. A&G Trucking LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Van Doren v. Caracoza |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Renee J. Nordstrand, Douglas M. Black of NordstrandBlack PC |
| Case: | Hanson v. City of Santa Barbara, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. Watters of Miles, Sears & Eanni |
| Case: | Richardson v. JCT Trucking Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Panish, The Hon. Peter Polos, Ret. of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP; Laura Lynn Davidson, Jubin J. Niamehr of Jacoby & Meyers LLC |
| Case: | Denil v. Bassett |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $998,080.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Lisa Villasenor of The Hassell Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Tow Truck Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Catastrophic Injury |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $990,963.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Chavez, et al. v. Kalajian |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $990,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Cohen v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $977,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ramtin Sadighim of Law Offices of Ramtin Sadighim |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $968,638.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack Bazerkanian, James Shin of C&B Law Group LLP; Stephen K. Mcelroy of Carpenter Zuckerman & Rowley |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Trucking Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $967,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ardy Pirnia, Asa Yashar of Pirnia Law Group |
| Case: | Lohman v. Sleisenger |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Valdez v. Cano |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark S. Algorri, Patrick Nolan of DeWitt Algorri & Algorri ; Candice McGurk Bond, Scott Aval, Breanne J. Reguly of Bond & Taylor LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Chatman v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $925,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Judy Graziano of The Hassell Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Goulis-Nijessen v. San Mateo County Transit District |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $890,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | F.D. v. Underinsured Motorist |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 42 | |
| 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 |
| 43 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald C. Randolph, Stephan J. Chichportich of Randolph & Associates |
| Case: | Garcia-Valle v. Honor, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 44 | |
| 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 |
| 45 | |
| 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 |
| 46 (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 |
| 46 (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 |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Siamak Vaziri, David C. Shay of Vaziri Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Moon v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 47 | |
| 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 |
| 48 (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 |
| 48 (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 |
| 49 | |
| 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 |
| 50 | |
| 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 |