Number 1 Settlements in Orange County in 2023
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We are pleased to present to you a list of the largest – in each applicable case type/category – settlements obtained in Orange County in 2023. The list is composed of cases filed in a state or federal court located in Orange County, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit, but originating from the county.
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| $7,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | John Taylor, Neil Gehlawat of Taylor & Ring LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Reinhold v. County of Orange |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault & Battery, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| $7,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Alaa A. Yasin of Sweet James, LLP |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Auto Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Motor Vehicle Accident, Car v. Car Collision |
| $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: * | Premises Liability, Fall from Height, Residential Premises Liability |
| $2,400,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan S. Dennis, Joshua D. Schein of Dennis Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Employee v. Employer |
| No. 1 in: * | Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Commissions |
| $2,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish of Jacoby & Meyers |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Auto Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Single-Vehicle Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Collision |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Daniel DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm PLC |
| Case: | Carrillo-Orozco v. Donna Wills Family Trust |
| No. 1 in: * | Entertainment Premises Liability |
| $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, Red Light Violation |
| $988,489.70 | |
| Attorneys: | Arthur Dermendjian, Ani Megerdichian of JT Legal Group, APC |
| Case: | Injured Motorcyclist v. Auto Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Car v. Motorcycle Collision |
| $977,428.58 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas Feher of Feher Law, APC; Michael Turner of Dunn, Carpio & Turner |
| Case: | Injured Driver v. Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Rear-end Collision |
| $950,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Katherine Melik-Stepanyan of the Law Offices of Haytham Faraj; Sam Nordean of Nordean Law |
| Case: | Plaintiffs v. Railroad Transport. Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Public Premises Liability |
| $950,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jenna Rangel, Alreen Haeggquist of Haeggquist & Eck, LLP |
| Case: | Horton v. Orange County Fire Authority, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Employment Discrimination |
| $900,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joe Naz of Joe Naz Accident Lawyers; Michael Jeandron of Roberts Jeandron Law |
| Case: | Torres v. Hatcher |
| No. 1 in: * | T-Bone Collision |
| $850,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Peter L. Kaufman of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; Joseph Nazarian of Joe Naz Accident Lawyers |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Wave Plastic Surgery Center, Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Multi-Vehicle Accident |
| $750,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michelle B. Hemesath, Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Truck Driver v. Constr. Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Construction Accident, Work Accident, Occupational Injury, Work Premises Liability, Truck v. Premises Accident |
| $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 |
| $550,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michelle B. Hemesath of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Jackett v. The Regents of the University of CA |
| No. 1 in: * | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error |
| $250,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Phil Younglove, Brianna Younglove, Andy Tran of Younglove Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | Brynin v. Chambers |
| No. 1 in: * | DUI |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Covarrubias v. South Coast Global Med. Center, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Elder Abuse, Elder Law |
| $150,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Phil Younglove, Brianna Younglove, Andy Tran of Younglove Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | Injured Plaintiff v. Premises Owner |
| No. 1 in: * | Trip & Fall |