Top 20 Verdicts in California in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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 - 10 | |
| Visit: | Top 10 Verdicts in California in 2021 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $27,500,100.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric M. Epstein of Eric M. Epstein, APC; Dayton B. Parcells, III of Parcells Law Firm; Mark Thierman, Josh Buck of Thierman Buck |
| Case: | Nikmanesh v. Walmart Stores |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $21,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garo Mardirossian, Lawrence D. Marks of Mardirossian & Associates Inc. |
| Case: | Smith v. MV Transportation Inc. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $21,169,685.00 |
| Attorneys: | David W. Gammill of Gammill Law APC; Filippo Marchino, Carlos X. Colorado, Thomas E. Gray of The X-Law Group P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Walsh v. State of California Department of Transportation |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $14,975,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dena C. Sharp, Adam E. Polk, Nina R. Gliozzo of Girard Sharp LLP; Adam B. Wolf, Tracey B. Cowan of Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane & Conway APLC; Eric H. Gibbs, Amy M. Zeman of Gibbs Law Group LLP |
| Case: | In Re Pacific Fertility Center Litigation |
| Type: | Product Liability, Defective Product, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| 19 | |
| 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 |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Spencer Lucas, Nadine Khedry of Panish Shea & Boyle, LLP; Simon Esfandi, Joseph P. Shirazi of Compass Law Group, PC |
| Case: | J.D., Pro Ami v. Fitness Alliance |
| Type: | Business Liability, Negligent Supervision, Sexual Abuse, Psychological Injury, Breach of Duty of Care, Negligent Tort |
| 21 - 50 | |
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