Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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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| 11 - 20 | |
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| 21 | |
| 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 |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $9,328,323.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. Watters, Lyndsie N. Russell of Miles, Sears & Eanni |
| Case: | Jones v. Hiller Aircraft Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $8,245,034.00 |
| Attorneys: | Boris Treyzon, Douglas Rochen, Anna Lisa Knafo, Justin Eballar, Alexander J. Perez of Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo LLP |
| Case: | Guzman v. Chavez, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $7,633,650.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Mark Lim of Shegerian & Associates Inc. |
| Case: | Garcia v. Seltzer-Doren Management Co., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $7,625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Katherine Harvey-Lee of California Truck Law; Mariano Morales of Morales Law Office; Robert L. Collins of Robert L. Collins, Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Estate of Naranjo v. Inzunza, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $7,443,369.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Hendricks, David A. Fox, Russel S. Gold, Joanna L. Fox of Fox Law A.P.C. |
| Case: | Firtat v. Pivka |
| Type: | Aviation Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Paragliding Accident |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $7,068,717.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan J. Delshad, Elie D. Ghodsizadeh of Law Offices of Jonathan J. Delshad P.C.; Joseph M. Lovretovich, Nicholas Sarris of JML Law APLC |
| Case: | Zirpel v. Alki David Productions Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin L. Elder, Kent M Luckey, Garrett M. Penney of Penney & Associates |
| Case: | Zmrzel, et al. v. Lyft, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Burris, Benjamin Nisenbaum of Law Offices of John L. Burris ; Patrick Buelna of Pointer & Buelna LLP |
| Case: | Martin v. City of San Jose, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $5,782,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen McElroy, Josh Dowell of McElroy Parris Trial Lawyers |
| Case: | Resendez v. Mulholland Tennis Club Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Negligent Tort, Amputation |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $5,367,996.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shawn McCann, Lauren Horwitz of BD&J, PC |
| Case: | Garcia v. Freitas, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin L. Elder, Garrett M. Penney of Penney & Associates |
| Case: | Perkins v. Waterworks Industries Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $4,075,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan I. Schimmel, Michael W. Parks, Arya Rhodes of Schimmel & Parks APLC |
| Case: | Goleco v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Type: | Unpaid Wages, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $3,967,135.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maryann P. Gallagher, Sharon Ramirez of Law Offices of Maryann P. Gallagher |
| Case: | Jensen v. The Home Depot, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $3,625,752.00 |
| Attorneys: | D. Aaron Brock, Lee A. Cirsch and Lindsay L. Bowden of Brock & Gonzales, LLP |
| Case: | Flores v. Palo Verde Union School District |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony A. Liberatore of A. Liberatore P.C. |
| Case: | Maki v. Studio S, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $2,617,272.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary S. Lincenberg, Ariel A. Neuman, Shoshana E. Bannett, Elliot C. Harvey Schatmeier of Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow PC |
| Case: | Bedrosian, et al. v. Hadid, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Nuisance, Real Estate, Negligent Tort, Public Nuisance |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Renuka V. Jain of Law Offices of Renuka V. Jain PC; David C. Bernstein of Law Office of David Craig Bernstein |
| Case: | Camp v. Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $2,405,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Twila S. White of Law Offices of Twila S. White; Iverson Matthew Jackson of Iverson Matthew Jackson Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Bralock v. American University of Health Sciences, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Negligent Supervision, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $2,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon Teller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Delvecchio v. Bella |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $1,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Whibley, Kenneth Traynham of The Vartazarian Law Firm |
| Case: | Murillo v. Walsworth Property Management, Inc. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $1,772,646.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Renee V. Masongsong of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Jaime A. Leanos of Morales & Leanos |
| Case: | Bowles v. Yo, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Paraplegia |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,766,241.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce M. Brusavich of Agnew Brusavich |
| Case: | Cummins v. Elsberry |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Janine K. Jeffery of Reily & Jeffery Inc. |
| Case: | N.B., Pro Ami v. Burbank Unified School District, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, School Safety, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,680,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward Y. Lee, Matthew Hillix of Law Offices of Edward Y. Lee |
| Case: | Flanigan v. Rheumatology Diagnostics Laboratory Inc. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $1,460,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael C. Alder, Mansour Soltanmoradi of AlderLaw; Lisa Saperstein of Citywide Law Group; Ahmed Jammal of Jammal Law Firm; John Rosenberg of Law Offices of John P. Rosenberg |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Jaden & Tiger, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,313,140.65 |
| Attorneys: | Reza Sobati, Ayman Mourad of Lanzone Morgan LLP |
| Case: | Gheen v. Salinasidence Opco LLC |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Slip & Fall, Breach of Duty of Care, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,280,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maria Bourn, Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Tanya Gomerman, APC |
| Case: | Mayorga v. Porterville Unified School District |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Family & Medical Leave Act |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $1,253,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Domenic Martini, Brett J. Schreiber of Singleton, Schreiber, McKenzie & Scott L.L.P.; Mark D. Slaughter, Alicia Slaughter of Slaughter & Slaughter |
| Case: | Welsh v. San Diego Commercial Real Estate Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana Wang Wells, Leila K. Al Faiz of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
| Case: | Joaquin v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Promote |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $1,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Glassman, Jon Davidi of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Manzo v. LGS Transport, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
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