Top 10 Personal Injury Verdicts in California in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 personal injury verdicts 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: | $120,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Khail Parris, Rex Parris of Parris Law Firm; James M. Baratta of Grant, Genovese & Baratta LLP; Stephen L. Rishoff, Brittney M. Baca of Accident Attorneys |
| Case: | Equihua v. Chausse |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $72,645,402.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone, Terry J. Cole of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Greene v. Driz, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $49,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel R. Baradat, Warren R. Paboojian, Adam B. Stirrup of Baradat & Paboojian Inc. |
| Case: | Merlo v. Bassi, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Paramedic Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $49,640,094.00 |
| Attorneys: | Khail A. Parris, R. Rex Parris, Eric N. Wilson, Bruce L. Schechter of Parris Law Firm; Ibiere N. Seck of Seck Law PC |
| Case: | Bejar, et al. v. Lopez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $27,458,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benno Ashrafi, Elizabeth Topolosky of Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. |
| Case: | Johnson v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $26,572,967.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph D. Satterley, Ian A. Rivamonte of Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood |
| Case: | Prudencio v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $20,636,313.44 |
| Attorneys: | Mark J. Leonardo of Kuzyk Law, LLP |
| Case: | Isom v. MacCarthy |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $17,002,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Eric Valenzuela, Renee V. Masongsong of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | French v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Susan Kang Gordon of Law Office of Susan Kang Gordon; Jennifer Fiore of Fiore Achermann, ALC; Jody Moore of Johnson Moore |
| Case: | Ledesma, et al. v. Mariner Health Care, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $12,622,239.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel K. Kramer, Teresa Johnson of Kramer Trial Lawyers APC; Stuart B. Esner, Kathleen J. Becket, Andrew N. Chang of Esner, Chang & Boyer |
| Case: | Acosta v. Mas Realty LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
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