Top 50 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2020

Top 50 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2020We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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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21 (tie)
Amount: $2,750,000.00
Attorneys: Kevin Crockett of Sweet James LLP
Case: Starbuck v. Wilkins
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury
21 (tie)
Amount: $2,750,000.00
Attorneys: Jonathan Michaels of MLG, APLC
Case: Vargas v. Muller
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
22
Amount: $2,300,000.00
Attorneys: Judd Allen and Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC
Case: Stump v. Phelps
Type: Dog Bite, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Animal Attack, Negligent Tort
23
Amount: $2,250,000.00
Attorneys: Jacob J. Rivas of Law Office of Jacob J. Rivas
Case: Gibson v. Allied Waste Services of North America LLC
Type: Business Liability, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect
24
Amount: $2,175,000.00
Attorneys: James P. Carr, Tyler J. Barnett of Yuhl Carr LLP
Case: Corona v. 6809 Stanford Avenue LLC
Type: Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Negligent Tort, Design Defect
25 (tie)
Amount: $2,100,000.00
Attorneys: Arash H. Zabetian of The Zabetian Firm; Haytham Faraj of The Law Offices of Haytham Faraj; Tigran Martinian of Martinian & Associates
Case: Collins v. Stockton Covenant Church
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
25 (tie)
Amount: $2,100,000.00
Attorneys: Benjamin Ikuta of Hodes Milman LLP
Case: Plaintiff v. Emergency Room Physician
Type: Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort
26
Amount: $2,025,000.00
Attorneys: James P. Carr, Tyler J. Barnett of Yuhl Carr LLP
Case: Kulig v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident
27 (tie)
Amount: $2,000,000.00
Attorneys: Daniel S. DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm
Case: Minor Burn Victim v. Landlord
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Burn Injury, Negligent Tort
27 (tie)
Amount: $2,000,000.00
Attorneys: John F. Denove, Alicia S. Curran, Kyle Tracy of Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett
Case: Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
27 (tie)
Amount: $2,000,000.00
Attorneys: Andrew C. Bryman, Mark D. Apelian of Bryman & Apelian
Case: Ruparelia v. A&R Telecom Inc.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
27 (tie)
Amount: $2,000,000.00
Attorneys: Adam Shea, Patrick K. Gunning of Panish, Shea & Boyle; Matthew de Lira, Oliver Pelly of Phillips & Pelly
Case: Sastoque v. QSC Ventures Inc., et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Hiring, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention
27 (tie)
Amount: $2,000,000.00
Attorneys: Michael P. O'Connor of Thon Beck Vanni Callahan & Powell
Case: Tor 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
27 (tie)
Amount: $2,000,000.00
Attorneys: Scott H. Carr, Ivan Puchalt of Greene, Broillet & Wheeler LLP
Case: Zhang v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
28 (tie)
Amount: $1,900,000.00
Attorneys: Michael D. Herman of Herman Khan, PC
Case: Bonner v. Spargo
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort
28 (tie)
Amount: $1,900,000.00
Attorneys: Douglas L. Gordon of Miles, Sears & Eanni
Case: Jimenez v. County of Sacramento
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Denial of Medical Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
29 (tie)
Amount: $1,850,000.00
Attorneys: Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm
Case: Agundez v. Smokey Points Distributing Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
29 (tie)
Amount: $1,850,000.00
Attorneys: Colin M. Jones, of Wilshire Law Firm
Case: Auto Driver v. Auto Driver
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
29 (tie)
Amount: $1,850,000.00
Attorneys: Walter H. Walker, III of Walker, Hamilton & Koenig, LLP
Case: Sims v. City of Richmond, et al.
Type: Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Uninsured Motorist, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Amputation
30 (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
30 (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
30 (tie)
Amount: $1,500,000.00
Attorneys: Dawn L. Hassell, Lisa Villasenor of The Hassell Law Group, P.C.
Case: Yoshida v. Vik's Distributors, LLC, et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort
31
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
32
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
33
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
34 (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
34 (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
34 (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
34 (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
34 (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
34 (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
34 (tie)
Amount: $1,250,000.00
Attorneys: Ashkahn Mohamadi of Sweet James LLP
Case: Victim v. Dog Owners
Type: Dangerous Condition, Dog Bite, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Animal Attack, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability
35
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
36
Amount: $1,200,000.00
Attorneys: Jordan R. Harlan of Harlan Law PC
Case: Gomez v. City of Cerritos
Type: Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort
37
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
38
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
39
Amount: $1,050,000.00
Attorneys: Jonathan Davis, Zachariah Hansen of The Arns Law Firm
Case: Duenas v. Smith Co.
Type: Construction Accident, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort
40
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
41 (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
41 (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
41 (tie)
Amount: $1,000,000.00
Attorneys: Laura F. Sedrish, Maria I. Gomez of Jacoby & Meyers LLC
Case: Cook v. 340 Restaurant & Nightclub
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Fall, Negligent Tort
41 (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
41 (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
41 (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
41 (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
41 (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
41 (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
41 (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
41 (tie)
Amount: $1,000,000.00
Attorneys: Daniel D. Geoulla, Michael B. Geoola, Babak Kheiri of B&D Law Group, APLC
Case: Vargas v. Chapel of the Chimes, et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort
41 (tie)
Amount: $1,000,000.00
Attorneys: Brian Beecher, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC
Case: Zaragoza Gutierrez v. Southern Fireplace Distributors
Type: Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort
42
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
43
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
44
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
45
Amount: $985,000.00
Attorneys: John W. Harris, Herbert Hayden of Harris & Associates
Case: Nicholson v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
46
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
47
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
48
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
49
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
50
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
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