Top 50 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2020
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| Visit: | Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2020 |
| 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, 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, 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 |