Top 10 Bench Awards in California in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's bench awards obtained in California in the year 2021. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of California.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $24,991,699.38 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew De Lira, Oliver Pelly of Phillips & Pelly, LLP |
| Case: | Jami v. Hard Rock Tile and Stone, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $23,720,996.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Panish, Thomas A. Schultz, John W. Shaller, Matthew Stumpf, James M. Trotter of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; P. Ryan Banafshe of Banafshe Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Rojas, et al. v. Hajoca Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Amputation |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $21,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer, Robert B. Bale, Natalie Dreyer of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Mezger v. Beechcraft Corp. |
| Type: | Aviation Accident, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $10,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason P. Fowler, Alexander R. Wheeler of Parris Law Firm |
| Case: | Hubbard, et al. v. Wright |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $7,803,901.00 |
| Attorneys: | James R. Cracolice of Cracolice & Associates |
| Case: | Wong, et al. v. Wong, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Real Estate, Unlicensed Activity, Negligent Tort, Embezzlement |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Abram Charles Zukor, Marilyn Horwitz Nelson of Zukor & Nelson |
| Case: | Osborne v. Gonzalez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carlos A. Gomez of The Dominguez Firm LLP |
| Case: | Contreras v. Hernandez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $3,928,300.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Weiss, Shawn Zaman of Weiss & Zaman; Lyle R. Mink of Lyle R. Mink, A Law Corporation; Peter Selvin, Aurele A. Danoff of Loeb & Loeb LLP |
| Case: | Madison v. Casa W LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $2,217,998.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffery W. Johnson, David A. Rawi of J. Johnson & Associates Inc. |
| Case: | Williams v. St. Vaughn |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $1,038,698.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth Reed of Law Offices of Kenneth Reed |
| Case: | Direct Text LLC v. Bright Star Logistics Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Indemnity, Tortious Interference, Conversion, Intentional Tort |
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