Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 personal injury settlements obtained in California in the year 2021. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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| 1 - 10 | |
| Visit: | Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2021 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $6,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ron Bamieh, Danielle De Smeth, Monique L. Fierro of Bamieh & De Smeth PLC |
| Case: | J.B. v. Simi Valley Unified School District |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Supervise, Child Abuse, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $6,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. Carr, Tyler J. Barnett of Yuhl Carr LLP |
| Case: | Mortensen v. Caltrans |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tara Lin Mitcheltree, Grant Kevin Riley of Riley | Ersoff LLP |
| Case: | Ordonez, et al. v. Raigorododsky, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Lead Poisoning |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $5,984,209.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Taylor, Robert R. Clayton of Taylor & Ring LLP |
| Case: | Lopez v. De La Cruz, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Amputation |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $5,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard E. McGreevy, Brian G. Leach of Leach & McGreevy, LLP |
| Case: | Ringseth v. Lea & Braze Engineering Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $5,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Milman, Benjamin T. Ikuta of Hodes Milman Ikuta LLP |
| Case: | Patient v. Ob-Gyn, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $5,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tina B. Odjaghian of Odjaghian Law Group |
| Case: | Gaeta v. Casper Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workers' Compensation |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Beecher, Arash Khorsandi, Danny Ledezma, James Caress of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi |
| Case: | Fuller v. Hillcrest Business Improvement Assoc. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew C. Bryman of Bryman & Apelian; Steven C. Gambardella of Law Offices of Steven C. Gambardella |
| Case: | J.G. JR. Pro Ami v. Loma Linda University Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul R. Kiesel, D. Bryan Garcia of Kiesel Law LLP; Dale K. Galipo, Renee V. Masongsong of The Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | Villanueva, et al. v. State of California, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, False Arrest, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Emotional Distress, Failure to Supervise, Police Brutality, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Nezhad of Oaks Law Firm |
| Case: | Patient v. Doctor |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Denis Delja of Dunnion Law |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Simas |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
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| Visit: | Top 50 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2021 |