Top 10 Arbitration Awards in California in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 arbitration awards obtained in California in the year 2021. The list is comprised of various case types that were arbitrated in California.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $3,461,030.05 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy D. McGonigle, Thomas W. Foote of Timothy D. McGonigle PC |
| Case: | Abiodun v. PeerNova, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Misrepresentation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $2,051,175.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Blumberg, Fred Bongard of Blumberg Law Corporation |
| Case: | Tong v. Lew |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $1,783,771.82 |
| Attorneys: | James F. Elliott of Elliott & Associates; David Pourati of Law Office of David Pourati, APC; Donald Brosnan of Donald Brosnan, Esq. |
| Case: | Simerly v. Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Unpaid Wages, Conversion, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Promissory Estoppel |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $1,576,855.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heidi L. De Groot, D. Eric Lystrup of Sessions & Kimball LLP |
| Case: | Fernandez, et al. v. Arm and J Corp. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $1,294,714.60 |
| Attorneys: | David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; N. Nick Ebrahimian of Lavi & Ebrahimian, LLP |
| Case: | Adams v. Access Services |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $1,030,550.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan Teller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Tarazona v. Indian Harbor Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $667,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Otto L. Haselhoff of Law Offices of Otto L. Haselhoff; Guy Levy, Marianne Malek of Guy Levy Law |
| Case: | Stephan, et al., v. Great American Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Underinsured Motorist |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $532,521.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley J. Walkon of Walkon Law Firm |
| Case: | Brun v. Kaiser |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Amputation |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott E. Schutzman of Law Offices of Scott E. Schutzman |
| Case: | Carrillo v. Renfro Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $227,505.23 |
| Attorneys: | John Hinman, Seth Workman of Hinman Law Group, P.C.; Michael Shemtoub of Beverly Law |
| Case: | Atteberry v. State Farm |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Car Accident, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist |