Number 1 Settlements in California in 2023

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We are pleased to present to you the list of the largest – in each applicable case type (category) – settlements obtained in California in the year 2023. 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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$200,000,000.00
Attorneys:Steve W. Berman, Sean R. Matt, Christopher R. Pitoun of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP; Roland Tellis of Baron & Budd, PC; Elizabeth A. Fegan of Fegan Scott LLC; Kenneth B. McClain of Humphrey Farrington & McClain PC
Case:In re: Kia Hyundai Vehicle Theft Mktg., Sales Pracs., & Prod. Liab. Litig.
No. 1 in: *Class Action, Product Liability
$197,000,000.00
Attorneys:Yasin M. Almadani of Almadani Law; Ahmed Ibrahim of AI Law PLC
Case:Habberfield, et al. v. Boohoo.com, Inc.
No. 1 in: *Consumer Fraud, False Advertising
$96,500,000.00
Attorneys:Dan Donovan, Christopher Keegan, Matt Owen, Holly Trogdon of Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Case:Amplify Energy Corp. v. M/V Danit, et al.
No. 1 in: *Subrogation
$54,800,000.00
Attorneys:Jamie L. Crook, Asaf Orr, Alexis M. Alvarez, Logan T. Talbot, Eliana G. Mata, Juan Gamboa, Irene K. Meyers of California Civil Rights Department; Jahan C. Sagafi, Moira Heiges-Goepfert, Adam L. Koshkin, Chauniqua D. Young, Rebecca L. Pattiz, Amy L. Maurer, Emma R. Janger of Outten & Golden, LLP
Case:CRD v. Activision Blizzard Inc.
No. 1 in: *Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination
$39,100,000.00
Attorneys:Steve Vartazarian, Matthew Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC; Ronald M. Papell of The Law Offices of Ronald M. Papell
Case:Garcia-Tafolla v. County of San Luis Obispo, et al.
No. 1 in: *Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury, Public Premises Liability, Motorcycle v. Premises Accident
$31,000,000.00
Attorneys:Merrick Garland, Kristen Clarke, Sameena Shina Majeed, Jon Michael Seward, Carrie Pagnucco, Sara Niles, Kinara A. Flagg, E. Martin Estrada, David M. Harris, Richard M. Park, Katherine M. Hikida of U.S. Department of Justice
Case:United States v. City National Bank
No. 1 in: *National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination
$30,500,000.00
Attorneys:Deborah Chang, Candice Klein, Patrick Gunning, Sarah Kim of Chang Klein LLP; Daniel Johnson of Berglund & Johnson
Case:Estate of Patient v. Hospital
No. 1 in: *Hospital Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Elder Abuse, Bed Sores, Elder Law
$27,000,000.00
Attorneys:Dave Ring, Neil Gehlawat of Taylor & Ring LLP
Case:Salcedo, et al. v. Moreno Valley Unified School District
No. 1 in: *Assault & Battery, School Safety, Failure to Protect
$26,000,000.00
Attorneys:Brian Easton, Mani Navab, Gabriel Mendoza, Matthew Easton of Easton & Easton, LLP
Case:Gonzalez v. Doe Defendants
No. 1 in: *Construction Accident, Work Accident, Contractor Negligence, Occupational Injury, Work Premises Liability
$24,000,000.00
Attorneys:Eric Dubin of Dubin Law Firm; Annee Della Donna of the Law Offices of Annee Della Donna; Luis A. Carrillo, Michael S. Carrillo, J. Miguel Flores of Carrillo Law Firm, LLP
Case:Tapia, et al. v. CHP Officers, et al.
No. 1 in: *Excessive Force, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct
$19,999,999.00
Attorneys:Michael S. Carrillo, Luis A. Carrillo, Laura M. Jimenez of Carrillo Law Firm, LLP; Anthony M. DeMarco, Joanna Robles of the Law Office of Anthony DeMarco
Case:Sexual Abuse Victims v. LAUSD, et al.
No. 1 in: *Sexual Abuse, Psychological Injury, Sexual Assault & Battery
$18,000,000.00
Attorneys:Steven G. Tidrick, Joel B. Young of The Tidrick Law Firm LLP
Case:Sportsman v. A Place for Rover, Inc. d/b/a Rover
No. 1 in: *Wage & Hour Violation
$18,000,000.00
Attorneys:Jennie Lee Anderson of Andrus Anderson LLP; Douglas P. Dehler, Paul W. Zimmer of O’Neil Cannon Hollman Dejong & Laing SC; Bruse Loyd of Jones Gillaspia & Loyd LLP
Case:Forsyth, et al. v. HP Inc.
No. 1 in: *Age Discrimination, Wrongful Termination
$16,000,000.00
Attorneys:Joseph Nazarian of Pathway Law Firm, PC
Case:Injured Driver, et al. v. Truck Driver
No. 1 in: *Car v. Truck Collision
$12,842,000.00
Attorneys:Jonathan Teller, Clayton Lee of Wilshire Law Firm PLC
Case:H.F. v. Vehicle Owner., et al.
No. 1 in: *Car v. Car Collision, Rear-end Collision
$12,000,000.00
Attorneys:Ashkahn Mohamadi, June Kim of Sweet James LLP
Case:Estate of Chacon v. Moreno, et al.
No. 1 in: *Truck v. Pedestrian Collision, Back-up Collision
$11,350,000.00
Attorneys:James P. Carr, Tyler J. Barnett of Yuhl Carr LLP
Case:Injured Truck Driver v. At-Fault Truck Driver
No. 1 in: *Truck v. Truck Collision
$10,872,500.00
Attorneys:Shaun Setareh, William M. Pao of Setareh Law Group
Case:President v. Walgreen Co.
No. 1 in: *Meal & Rest Breaks
$10,250,000.00
Attorneys:Daniel Setareh of Setareh Law APLC; Danielle Lincors, Arash Homampour of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC
Case:Pedestrian v. Auto Driver
No. 1 in: *Car v. Pedestrian Collision
$9,500,000.00
Attorneys:Jonathan Teller, Joshua Teller of Wilshire Law Firm PLC; Derek Monzon, Ryan H. Sargent of Sargent Law Firm
Case:Brunmark v. RCWD, et al.
No. 1 in: *Bicycle Accident, Bicycle v. Premises Accident
$8,100,000.00
Attorneys:Bruce Schechter, Rene Ucros of Parris Law Firm; Liam Perry of Perry Personal Injury Attorneys
Case:Kowalski, et al. v. Segil
No. 1 in: *T-Bone Collision, Red Light Violation
$8,000,000.00
Attorneys:Steve Vartazarian, Matthew Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm
Case:Patient v. Healthcare Insurer
No. 1 in: *Delayed Treatment
$7,200,000.00
Attorneys:Michael Padilla of The Padilla Law Group LLP
Case:Estate of Gonzalez v. Pacific Gypsum Supply Inc., et al.
No. 1 in: *Forklift Accident, Forklift v. Pedestrian Collision
$7,005,285.00
Attorneys:Stephen M. Johnson, Daniel W. Johnson of Berglund & Johnson
Case:K.W. v. Premises Owner
No. 1 in: *Falling Object, Entertainment Premises Liability
$7,000,000.00
Attorneys:Adante D. Pointer, Patrick M. Buelna, Ty Clarke of Pointer & Buelna, LLP
Case:Estate of Monk v. Alameda County, et al.
No. 1 in: *Denial of Medical Care, Prison Brutality, Death in Custody
$7,000,000.00
Attorneys:Benjamin Mainzer of Law Office of Benjamin Mainzer, A.P.C.
Case:Gund v. County of Trinity, et al.
No. 1 in: *Stabbing
$6,500,000.00
Attorneys:Yosi Yahoudai of J&Y Law; Brian G. Beecher, Arash Khorsandi of Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC
Case:Worker v. Construction Site Owner, et al.
No. 1 in: *Electrical Injury, Fall from Height
$6,000,000.00
Attorneys:Brad Liggett, Evan Spano of Harris Personal Injury Lawyers
Case:Truck Driver v. Bicyclist
No. 1 in: *Truck v. Bicycle Collision
$6,000,000.00
Attorneys:Joe Naz of Joe Naz Accident Lawyers; Steve Vartazarian of Vartazarian Law Firm
Case:Motorcyclist v. Work Vehicle Driver
No. 1 in: *Truck v. Motorcycle Collision
$5,500,000.00
Attorneys:Arash Nematollahi of Adamson Ahdoot LLP
Case:Auto Driver v. App‐Based Auto Driver
No. 1 in: *Rideshare Accident
$5,250,000.00
Attorneys:Yosi Yahoudai of J&Y Law
Case:Saldivar, et al. v. Han, et al.
No. 1 in: *Scooter Accident, Car v. Scooter Collision
$5,250,000.00
Attorneys:P. Ryan Banafshe of Banafshe Law Firm, PC
Case:Singer, et al. v. Harrison
No. 1 in: *Head-on Collision, DUI
$5,000,000.00
Attorneys:Connell Dunnion, Bridget Dunnion, Denis Delja of Dunnion Law, APC
Case:Rodriguez v. County of Merced
No. 1 in: *Car v. Bicycle Collision
$4,500,000.00
Attorneys:Theo Emison of The Veen Firm LLP
Case:Estate of Selph v. City and Cty. of San Francisco
No. 1 in: *Scooter v. Premises Accident
$4,500,000.00
Attorneys:Warren R. Paboojian, Adam B. Stirrup of Paboojian Inc.
Case:Garcia v. Leguizano, et al.
No. 1 in: *Rollover Accident, Stop Sign Violation
$4,500,000.00
Attorneys:Adante D. Pointer, Patrick M. Buelna, Ty Clarke of Pointer & Buelna, LLP; John L. Burris, K. Chike Odiwe of Burris Nisenbaum Curry & Lacy LLP
Case:Okobi v. San Mateo County, et al.
No. 1 in: *Cruel & Unusual Punishment
$4,000,000.00
Attorneys:Deborah Chang, Candice Klein, Patrick Gunning, Sarah Kim of Chang Klein LLP
Case:Estate of Patient v. Rehab Center
No. 1 in: *Rehab Facility Negligence
$4,000,000.00
Attorneys:Daniel DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm PLC
Case:Customer v. Big Box Store
No. 1 in: *Slip & Fall, Retail Premises Liability
$4,000,000.00
Attorneys:Joe Naz of Joe Naz Accident Lawyers; Erika Contreras of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
Case:Decedent Resident Heirs v. HOA
No. 1 in: *Residential Premises Liability
$3,650,000.00
Attorneys:Jason S. Bell of Paboojian Inc.
Case:Carter v. Anaheim Extrusion Co. Inc., et al.
No. 1 in: *Multi-Vehicle Accident
$3,238,744.93
Attorneys:Austin G. Ward, Katrina Eiden of Adamson Ahdoot LLP
Case:Motorcyclist v. Auto Driver, et al.
No. 1 in: *Car v. Motorcycle Collision
$3,100,000.00
Attorneys:Jason S. Bell of Paboojian Inc.
Case:Robinson v. Stewart
No. 1 in: *Amputation, Left Turn Collision
$3,000,000.00
Attorneys:Jonathan Teller, Clayton Lee of Wilshire Law Firm PLC
Case:Plaintiff, et al. v. Hotel, et al.
No. 1 in: *Hotel Premises Liability
$3,000,000.00
Attorneys:Bridget Dunnion, Connell Dunnion, Sargis Atanous of Dunnion Law, APC
Case:Dog Bite Victim v. Dog Owner
No. 1 in: *Dog Bite, Animal Attack
$2,750,000.00
Attorneys:John R. Mittelman of Mittelman Law Firm; Brian J. Ward, Erin L. Powers of Trial Lawyers for Justice PC
Case:Concert Patron v. Concert Promoter, et al.
No. 1 in: *Trip & Fall
$2,400,000.00
Attorneys:Jonathan S. Dennis, Joshua D. Schein of Dennis Law Group, PC
Case:Employee v. Employer
No. 1 in: *Unpaid Commissions
$2,400,000.00
Attorneys:Adante D. Pointer, Patrick M. Buelna, Treva R. Stewart, Ty Clarke of Pointer & Buelna, LLP
Case:Armstead, et al. v. County of Alameda, et al.
No. 1 in: *Murder
$2,250,000.00
Attorneys:Nicol E. Hajjar of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC
Case:Employee v. Employer
No. 1 in: *Whistleblower Retaliation
$2,025,000.00
Attorneys:Charles T. "Ted" Mathews of Mathews Law Group; Lincoln W. Ellis of Law Office of Lincoln W. Ellis
Case:Creswell v. City of Montebello
No. 1 in: *Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment, FEHA Retaliation
$2,000,000.00
Attorneys:Christopher Adamson, Arash Nematollahi of Adamson Ahdoot LLP
Case:Patient v. Ambulance Co.
No. 1 in: *Paramedic Malpractice, Emergency Vehicle Accident, Truck v. Passenger Accident
$2,000,000.00
Attorneys:Benjamin T. Ikuta, Michelle B. Hemesath of Ikuta Hemesath LLP; Brian Van Allen of Belgum, Fry & Van Allen LLP
Case:Birth Parents, et al. v. Perinatal Group
No. 1 in: *Failure to Diagnose, Wrongful Birth, Wrongful Life , Ob-Gyn Malpractice
$1,900,000.00
Attorneys:Thomas Feher of Feher Law, APC
Case:Estate of Passenger v. Transport. Co.
No. 1 in: *NEMT Vehicle Accident, Car v. Passenger Accident
$1,350,000.00
Attorneys:Federico Sayre of Adamson Ahdoot LLP
Case:Plaintiff v. Microwave Co.
No. 1 in: *Burn Injury
$1,150,000.00
Attorneys:Judd Ross Allen, Roberto Dominguez Quiroga of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi
Case:Bojorquez v. U‐Haul, Inc.
No. 1 in: *Falling Object v. Pedestrian Collision
$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Michelle B. Hemesath, Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP
Case:Patient v. Physician
No. 1 in: *Surgical Error
$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Patricia A. Law of Law & Pish, Injury Trial Lawyers
Case:S.D. v. Del Rosario, et al.
No. 1 in: *Birth Injury, Shoulder Dystocia
$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Jonathan Teller, Clayton Lee of Wilshire Law Firm PLC
Case:C.C., et al. v. Premises Owner, et al.
No. 1 in: *Negligent Security
$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Jonathan Teller, Andrew Haling of Wilshire Law Firm PLC
Case:Hinoja-Castillo v. Hiscox Ins. Co.
No. 1 in: *Underinsured Motorist
$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Arash Nematollahi of Adamson Ahdoot LLP
Case:Motorist v. Ins. Co.
No. 1 in: *Uninsured Motorist
$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Raphael D. Javid of The Javid Trial Firm PC
Case:Estate of Madrigal v. Malyala
No. 1 in: *Ladder Accident
$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Ariella E. Perry, Stephan Chichportich, Bobby Saadian of Wilshire Law Firm PLC
Case:Hired Painter v. Exercise Co.
No. 1 in: *Ladder Accident
$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Steve Franco of Franco Munoz Law Firm
Case:Franco v. State Roofing Systems, Inc., et al.
No. 1 in: *Workers' Compensation
$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Katrina Eiden of Adamson Ahdoot LLP
Case:Pedestrian v. Bus Driver
No. 1 in: *Bus Accident, Bus v. Pedestrian Collision
$900,000.00
Attorneys:Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP
Case:Estate of Patient v. Physician
No. 1 in: *Failure to Treat
$887,500.00
Attorneys:Erich Tomkinson of Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
Case:Tetelman v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
No. 1 in: *Skateboarding Accident
$875,000.00
Attorneys:Samer S. Habbas of Law Offices of Samer Habbas and Associates
Case:Patient v. Nursing Home
No. 1 in: *Nursing Home Malpractice
$862,500.00
Attorneys:Jenna Rangel, Alreen Haeggquist of Haeggquist & Eck, LLP
Case:Miller v. City of San Rafael
No. 1 in: *Workplace Sexual Harassment
$800,000.00
Attorneys:Kevin Schwin, Mythily Sivarajah, Shahla Khan of Peck-Law, Employment & Civil Rights
Case:Martin v. Golden Doaba Ent., LLC, et al.
No. 1 in: *Unpaid Benefits
$750,000.00
Attorneys:Michelle B. Hemesath, Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP
Case:Truck Driver v. Constr. Co.
No. 1 in: *Truck v. Premises Accident
$700,000.00
Attorneys:Gary Wong of Law Offices of Samer Habbas and Associates
Case:Auto Driver v. Pickup Truck Driver
No. 1 in: *Car v. Falling Object Collision
$650,000.00
Attorneys:Nathaniel Leeds of Mitchell Leeds LLP
Case:Easte of Chen v. Liu
No. 1 in: *Failure to Refer
$625,000.00
Attorneys:Amy A. Mousavi of Mousavi Law, PC
Case:Duke Financial Co., Inc. v. KD Ent. LLC, et al.
No. 1 in: *Fraudulent Transfer
$600,000.00
Attorneys:Samer Habbas of Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates
Case:Gonzalez, et al. v. Guerra & Gutierrez Mortuary Inc.
No. 1 in: *Abuse of Power, Wrongful Disposition of Remains, Funeral Home Negligence
$450,000.00
Attorneys:Amy A. Mousavi of Mousavi Law, PC
Case:Tenant v. Landlord
No. 1 in: *Housing Discrimination, Constructive Eviction
$425,000.00
Attorneys:Kevin Golshani, Steve Vartazarian of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC; Robert Balbuena of Balbuena Legal
Case:Perez-Alavez v. Old Bridge Metal Fabrication, Inc.
No. 1 in: *Car v. Forklift Collision
$409,000.00
Attorneys:Chambord Benton-Hayes of Benton Employment Law
Case:Employee v. Employer
No. 1 in: *Disability Discrimination
$309,128.00
Attorneys:Natalie M. Cuadros, Michael S. Weinstein, Vincent J. Michalec of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Case:Feit Elec. Co. Inc. v. Lumileds LLC
No. 1 in: *Indemnity
$300,000.00
Attorneys:Evan Spano of Harris Personal Injury Lawyers
Case:Hernandez v. Fones
No. 1 in: *Bicycle v. Pedestrian Collision
$300,000.00
Attorneys:Matthew D. Davis, Joseph Nicholson of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
Case:C.H., et al. v. San Jose Downtown Ass'n, et al.
No. 1 in: *Ice Skating Accident
$290,000.00
Attorneys:Elise R. Sanguinetti, Jamie G. Goldstein of Arias, Sanguinetti, Wang & Torrijos LLP
Case:A.A. v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
No. 1 in: *Toxic Exposure
$130,000.00
Attorneys:Derek L. Tabone of Law Offices of Tabone A.P.C.
Case:Bonilla v. Pineda, et al.
No. 1 in: *Bus v. Passenger Accident
$101,000.00
Attorneys:Amir M. Shoar of Eugene Bruno & Associates
Case:In re A.S., et al.
No. 1 in: *Bus v. Car Collision
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