Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2020
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $1,108,042,349.00 |
| Attorneys: | James R. Asperger, Kevin P.B. Johnson, Todd M. Briggs of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP |
| Case: | California Institute of Technology v. Broadcom Ltd. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $585,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Morgan Chu, Alan J. Heinrich, Elizabeth C. Tuan of Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Andrea W. Jeffreis, Luke J. Burton of Jones Day |
| Case: | Juno Therapeutics Inc. v. Kite Pharma Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $36,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth Mann, Vincent J. Connelly of Mayer Brown L.L.P. |
| Case: | Claassen v. Solar Trust of America LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Interference, Negligent Tort, Reputational Harm |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $13,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew J. Thomas, Susan J. Kohlmann, Alison I. Stein of Jenner & Block LLP |
| Case: | Kaffaga v. Steinbeck |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $10,845,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George J. Stephan, C. Dana Hobart, Robert S. Addison, Jr., Mancy Pendergrass, Pooya Sohi, David Mark of Buchalter |
| Case: | Fantasy Cookie Corp., et al. v. Rothman, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Quantum Meruit, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shawn J. McCann, Jesse E. French of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid PC |
| Case: | Pulido v. Alameda Unified School District |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| 10 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $7,285,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Burris, Benjamin Nisenbaum, Lateef H. Gray of Catalano Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Tindle v. Mateu |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $6,050,002.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eugene G. Iredale, Julia Yoo, Grace Jun of Iredale and Yoo A.P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Brown v. Lambert, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Harassment, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $6,041,924.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Shimkin, Paul K. Leary, Dylan M. Alper of Cozen O’Connor |
| Case: | Vopak North America Inc. v. CMAC Construction Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Indemnity, Pollution, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,071,839.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc A. Fenster, Benjamin T. Wang, Andrew Weiss of Russ August & Kabat |
| Case: | SPEX Technologies Inc. v. Apricorn |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $2,742,128.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alain V. Bonavida of Law Offices of Alain V. Bonavida |
| Case: | Stanton v. Marques |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Fraudulent Transfer, Commercial Litigation, Constructive Fraud, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| 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 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $2,643,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zein E. Obagi, Hee J. Kim of Obagi Law Group PC |
| Case: | JRMG LLC v. Highland Park Patient Collective Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Tortious Interference, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 22 | |
| 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 |
| 23 | |
| 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 |
| 24 | |
| 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 |
| 25 | |
| 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 |
| 26 | |
| 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, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $2,002,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elliott Tiomkin of Law Offices of Elliott N. Tiomkin |
| Case: | Babbitt v. Emoto, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test |
| 28 | |
| 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 |
| 29 | |
| 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 |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $1,532,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Marrinan of Law Office of Michael R. Marrinan; Joseph M. McMullen of Law Offices of Joseph M. McMullen |
| Case: | McNally v. Riis |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $1,520,645.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nora Hovsepian of Law Office of Nora Hovsepian; Jamie Keeton of Schlichter & Shonack LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Lahiji v. Providence Little Co. of Medical Center-Torrance, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 32 | |
| 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 |
| 33 | |
| 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 |
| 34 | |
| 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 |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $1,378,838.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason T. Yu, Andrew Green of Snell & Wilmer LLP |
| Case: | Maxtrade LLC v. Lee |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Embezzlement |
| 36 | |
| 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 |
| 37 | |
| 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 |
| 38 | |
| 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 |
| 39 | |
| 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 |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $1,099,674.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rodney S. Diggs of Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs |
| Case: | Harris v. Herring Networks Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $1,057,737.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roy J. Jimenez, Daniel A. Cooper, Tyler J. Franklin of Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP |
| Case: | Young v. Hill |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith, Shareholder Dispute |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Rex Parris, Khail A. Parris, Eric N. Wilson of Parris Law Firm; Twila S. White of Law Offices of Twila S. White |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. Swissport SA LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 43 | |
| 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 |
| 44 | |
| 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 |
| 45 | |
| 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 |
| 46 | |
| 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 |
| 47 | |
| 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 |
| 48 | |
| 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 |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $693,714.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stanley S. Mallison, Hector R. Martinez, Natalia Ramirez Lee, Juan Gamboa, Leanna M. Sac, Liliana Garcia of Mallison & Martinez; John R. Grele of Law Office of John R. Grele |
| Case: | Cabardo v. Patacsil |
| Type: | Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 50 | |
| 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 |