Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in California in 2020
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $25,656,686.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan Saba, Robert Karwin, Tyler Vanderpool of Rosen Saba LLP |
| Case: | Tusant v. City of Hemet |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $21,513,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Denis M. Delja of The Dunnion Law Firm |
| Case: | Maclovio v. Brewer |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $18,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan M. Ritter, S. Edmond El Dabe of ElDabe Ritter Trial Lawyers; Joshua E. Ritter of Werksman, Jackson & Quinn LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Shen v. Hershel |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $10,556,490.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ricardo Echeverria, Kristin Hobbs of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP; Stuart Chandler of Chandler Law |
| Case: | Singh, et al. v. Capay Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Forklift Accident, Negligent Tort, Amputation |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Breiter, Chance J. Pardon of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter LLP; Steve Hoffman of Steve Hoffman Law Office |
| Case: | Ferrera v. Terminix International Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dylan Ruga, Brian Poulter, Allen G. Haroutounian of Stalwart Law Group |
| Case: | Phillips v. Avantgarde Senior Living |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Fall, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $3,875,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dwight F. Ritter, Karen Albence of Ritter & Associates |
| Case: | Finlan v. Chase |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Sexual Battery |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $3,464,288.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond D. McElfish of McElfish Law Firm; Bob B. Khakshooy, Sandeep G. Agarwal of Law Offices of Bob B. Khakshooy |
| Case: | Qaadir v. Adan Ordonez Trucking |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $3,185,209.00 |
| Attorneys: | William Michael Berman of Berman & Riedel; John H. Gomez of Gomez Trial Attorneys |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Wu |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $2,716,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pius Joseph of Law Offices of Pius Joseph |
| Case: | Jimenez v. Badio, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Retention |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $2,545,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William F. Ruiz, Sarah E. Gilson, David L. Amell of Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd LLC |
| Case: | Wilgenbusch v. Metalclad Insulation LLC |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Atticus N. Wegman of Aitken Aitken Cohn |
| Case: | Barraza v. Ginther |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $2,499,208.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerold “Gene” Sullivan, John K. Sullivan, David Ebenhack of Sullivan & Sullivan |
| Case: | Blasing v. M703 Kroger West/Ralphs |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $2,239,350.00 |
| Attorneys: | Armen M. Tashjian of Law Offices of Armen M. Tashjian; Stephen L. Bucklin of Bucklin Law Firm APC |
| Case: | Cassady v. LACMTA |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Bus Accident, Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $2,221,768.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Benji, Albert Ng of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley; Nicole Dolle of RMD Law |
| Case: | Collazo v. County of Orange |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $1,755,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerold “Gene” Sullivan, David Ebenhack of Sullivan & Sullivan |
| Case: | Smith v. Jennison |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $1,687,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Taylor Ernst, Don Ernst of Ernst Law Group |
| Case: | Flick v. Reyes |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, DUI, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $1,486,731.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan J. Clifton of Law Offices of Bryan J. Clifton |
| Case: | J.G., Pro Ami, et al. v. Oxnard Union High School District, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, School Safety, Emotional Distress, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $1,428,033.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher B. Dolan, Lourdes DeArmas, Taylor French of Dolan Law Firm PC; Gerard L. Friend, Edgar Vera of Law Office of Gerard L. Friend |
| Case: | Argueta v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,382,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller, Daniel Desantis, Bobby Saadian, Megan Lazar of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Stewart v. Wake |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,370,935.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elise R. Sanguinetti, Jamie G. Goldstein of Arias, Sanguinetti, Wang & Torrijos LLP |
| Case: | Dewitt v. Jimenez |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Fall, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,285,437.00 |
| Attorneys: | G. Dana Scruggs, Samuel Forbes-Roberts, David A. Fulton of Scruggs, Spini & Fulton |
| Case: | Palochak v. Arcilla |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Breiter, Chance J. Pardon, Jeffrey J. Twomey of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter LLP |
| Case: | Kozlovsky v. Zilbershertyn |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,109,105.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Azizi, Arthur Djougourian of Law Offices of David Azizi; Thomas S. Feher of Feher Law, APC |
| Case: | Carter v. Stepter |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $893,096.00 |
| Attorneys: | Emily L. Dahm, Megan T. Burns of Bonjour, Thorman, Burns & Dahm |
| Case: | Gaub v. Safeway Stores Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $860,042.00 |
| Attorneys: | Candice S. Klein, Sarah Kim of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Lumpkin v. Hanassaab |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $835,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark D. Apelian of Bryman & Apelian |
| Case: | Fishman v. Rice |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $780,075.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas M. Ferlauto of The Law Office of Thomas M. Ferlauto APC; Lisa Houle of Houle Law APC |
| Case: | Oberoi v. Ferrara, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, National Origin Discrimination, Personal Injury, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Glassman, Nathan Werksman of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP |
| Case: | Hermosillo v. Robinson |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $710,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles Tony Piccuta of Piccuta Law Group L.L.P. |
| Case: | Green v. City of Stockton, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Retaliation, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Emotional Distress, First Amendment Violation, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Intervene |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $661,712.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sevy W. Fisher of The Simon Law Group LLP; Christine S. Issai of Aghabegian & Associates PC |
| Case: | Madadian v. The Vons Companies Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $641,860.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Nojima of Lederer & Nojima LLP; Greyson Goody of The Simon Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | Luciano v. Knopf |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $615,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith J. Bruno, Stephen K. McElroy of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley LLP |
| Case: | Larson v. O’Reilly |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $612,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | John F. Denove of Cheong, Denove, Rowell, Bennett & Hapuarachy; Mark Waecker of Law Offices of Mark Waecker |
| Case: | Kim v. Ma Gal B.B.Q. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $507,748.00 |
| Attorneys: | John S. Hinman, Seth E. Workman of Hinman Law Group P.C.; Joseph Pourshalimy, Laura Ames of Law Offices of Joseph Pourshalimy, PC |
| Case: | Bassett-Smith v. Flores |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $479,313.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maro Burunsuzyan, David L. Scott of Law Offices of Maro Burunsuzyan |
| Case: | Perez-Sandi v. Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $458,650.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael B. Geoola, Daniel D. Geoulla, Mahsa Farid of B & D Law Group APLC |
| Case: | Flores v. Soria, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $457,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pejman Ben-Cohen, Megan R. Gyongyos, Robert J. Ounjian of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley |
| Case: | Aguilar v. Davis |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Scooter Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $434,713.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel T. Pierson of Law Offices of Daniel T. Pierson |
| Case: | Shannon v. Saleh |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $326,719.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark J. Ginnamore, Siamak Vaziri, Shawn K. Elliott of Vaziri Law Group APC |
| Case: | Solorzano v. Sierra |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $309,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon Davidi of Lederer & Nojima LLP; Nathan Werksman of Panish, Shea & Boyle |
| Case: | Jones v. Epstein |
| Type: | Dog Bite, Personal Injury, Animal Attack, Strict Liability |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $287,879.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ranger J. Wiens, Daniel L. Jones of Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc. |
| Case: | Mendonca v. Shahabeddin |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $269,976.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jarod A. Krissman, Ian C. Deady of Krissman & Silver LLP |
| Case: | Chabra v. McMenamy |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $253,454.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tom G. Antunovich of Bisnar|Chase |
| Case: | Nevarez v. Brutoco |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $217,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Douglas Easton, Gabriel M. Mendoza, Brian W. Easton of Easton & Easton L.L.P. |
| Case: | Kay v. Regents of The University of California, et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Inform, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $209,416.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven B. Effres, Justin J. Effres, Debra S. Fischl of Effres & Associates |
| Case: | Bartell v. Spreter |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $198,070.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey S. Hickey, Mircea S. Tala, Lindsey Downey of Ardalan & Associates; Bernard J. Thalheimer of Law Offices of Burg & Brock |
| Case: | Ekbatani v. Zeidler |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $192,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul R. Kiesel, Steven D. Archer, Bryan Garcia, Nicole Ramirez, Ashley M. Conlogue of Kiesel Law LLP |
| Case: | Carlin v. Boroomand |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $165,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eugene G. Bruno, Bassem N. Salem of Eugene Bruno & Associates |
| Case: | Brown v. Singhal |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $127,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan M. Garrie, Guillermo Marrero, Chelsea Yamabe of International Practice Group P.C.; Douglas E. Kottler of Law Offices of Kottler & Kottler |
| Case: | Pimentel v. Smith |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, DUI, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |