Top 20 Verdicts in California in 2023

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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in California in the year 2023. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of California.

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Amount:$51,300,000.00
Attorneys:Mohamad Ahmad, Ray Kermani, Jason Doucette of Kermani LLP
Case:Maggio v. First Solar Electric
Type:Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Burn Injury, Electrical Injury, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury
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Amount:$46,475,112.33
Attorneys:Rahul Ravipudi, Paul A. Traina, John W. Shaller, Trevor Weitzenberg of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; Shawn D. Morris, Michael Malady, Christian Barton of Morris, Sullivan & Lemkul, LLP
Case:Greener v. M.Phelps, Inc., et al.
Type:Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury, Bodily Injury
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Amount:$46,391,485.00
Attorneys:James R. Murphy Jr., John D. Barron of James R. Murphy Jr. and John D. Barron ALC; Donald G. Liddy of Liddy Law Firm
Case:Henderson v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident
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Amount:$41,950,000.00
Attorneys:Brian Beecher, Nicole Guillen of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi; Paul Heidenreich, David Brown of Huskinson Brown & Heidenreich, LLP
Case:Fernandez v. Walmart Inc., et al.
Type:Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
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Amount:$41,499,965.00
Attorneys:David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; Taylor M. Prainito, Michael Zelman of Southern California Labor Law Group, PC
Case:Gatchalian v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, et al.
Type:Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort
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Amount:$40,000,000.00
Attorneys:Benno Ashrafi, Leonard Sandoval, Josiah Parker, Venus Burns of Weitz & Luxenberg PC
Case:Estate of Gaborko v. Emerson Electric Co.
Type:Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Occupational Injury
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Amount:$40,000,000.00
Attorneys:Joseph S. May of Law Office of Joseph S. May; Craig M. Peters of Altair Law LLP
Case:Cooper v. Technogym USA Corp.
Type:Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Bodily Injury
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Amount:$32,087,277.00
Attorneys:Shahrad Milanfar, Donavon Sawyer, Molly Ryan of Milanfar Law Firm, PC
Case:Cooley v. Life Care Servs., LLC
Type:Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Elder Law
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Amount:$31,000,000.00
Attorneys:Max Lee of The Simon Law Group, LLP
Case:Chambers, et al. v. Massie
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vehicular Accident
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Amount:$30,912,802.00
Attorneys:Edward P. Dudensing of Dudensing Law; Jay P. Renneisen of Nursing Home & Elder Abuse Law Center; Andrew J. Collins of Law Office of Andrew J. Collins
Case:Estate of Rios v. Daisy Holdings LLC, et al.
Type:Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Constructive Fraud, Vicarious Liability, Bed Sores, Elder Law
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Amount:$30,000,000.00
Attorneys:Steve Vartazarian, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm
Case:Estate of D.T. v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist.
Type:Assault & Battery, Negligent Supervision, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
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