Top 10 Verdicts in California in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's jury 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: | $177,792,640.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daralyn Durie of Durie Tangri, LLP |
| Case: | Plexxikon Inc. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $155,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates |
| Case: | Rudnicki v. Farmers Insurance Exchange |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $136,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence A. Organ, Navruz Avloni, Cimone A. Nunley of California Civil Rights Law Group; J. Bernard Alexander of Alexander Krakow + Glick L.L.P. |
| Case: | Diaz v. Tesla Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Negligent Supervision, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $73,039,191.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jean M. Pledger of Pledger Law, PC; Chris Tayback, Scott Watson, Valerie Lozano of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan |
| Case: | TRC Operating Co. Inc. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Economic Loss, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $38,937,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ognian A. Gavrilov of Gavrilov & Brooks; John R. Garner of Garner & Associates; Erika M. Gaspar of Law Office of Erika M. Gaspar |
| Case: | Gundersen v. Edward D. Jones & Co. LP, et al. |
| Type: | Cyberstalking, Defamation, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Reputational Harm |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $30,330,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael W. De Vries, Adam R. Alper, Benjamin A. Herbert of Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Christopher Wheatley, Daniel Tabak of Cohen & Gresser, LLP |
| Case: | LivePerson, Inc. v. 7.AI, Inc. |
| Type: | Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
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