Top 50 Bench Awards in California in 2023
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's bench awards, including court and arbitration awards, obtained in California in the year 2023. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either before a judge or arbitrator in California.
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| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Bench Awards in California in 2023 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,145,885.00 |
| Attorneys: | Linda Streeter, Desmond J. Hinds, Charles G. Brackins of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP |
| Case: | Douglas Emmett 2000 LLC v. Cabeau Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $848,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul John B. Badum of Diemer & Wei LLP |
| Case: | Linkage Fin. Grp. Inc. v. Gahbro |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $752,214.00 |
| Attorneys: | Calvin Chang of Cal Law APC; Joseph E. Maloney of Joseph E. Maloney, Attorney at Law; G. Eric Lambdin of Law Office of G. Eric Lambdin |
| Case: | Goodson v. County of Plumas |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $633,948.96 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Conger of Law Office of Michael A. Conger |
| Case: | Looney v. City of San Diego |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $570,499.00 |
| Attorneys: | Evan L. Ginsburg, Kerri L. Cavish of Law Office of Evan L. Ginsburg |
| Case: | McCatty v. Mkerchyan |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $526,291.00 |
| Attorneys: | Greg L. Kirakosian, Raffi S. Batanian of Kirakosian Law APC |
| Case: | Empire Industries Ltd. v. Ocean Unlimited Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud in the Inducement, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $525,673.00 |
| Attorneys: | Barton C. Merrill of Law Offices of Barton C. Merrill |
| Case: | Mansi, et al. v. Rim |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $482,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey R. Salberg, Sue Y. Park of Jorgensen & Salberg LLP |
| Case: | Ponticello v. Sands |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conversion, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $420,953.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter J. Ryan of Flores Ryan LLP |
| Case: | He v. Ho |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Negligent Misrepresentation, Unfair Business Practices, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $385,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | N. Mauricio Reznik of Reznik Law Group |
| Case: | Personic Virtual Clinic LLC v. Concord Export Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $299,266.00 |
| Attorneys: | Curtis C. Chen of Curtis C. Chen & Associates |
| Case: | Hu v. Liu, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $255,772.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Cohen of David M. Cohen APLC |
| Case: | G&I VIII Northridge Operating LP v. Sharp-Donaldson, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Landlord-Tenant, Commercial Litigation |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $251,013.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tom A. Nunziato, Illece Buckley Weber of Nunziato Buckley Weber |
| Case: | Ghods, et al. v. Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, Negligent Tort |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $223,849.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven A. Booska of Law Office of Steven A. Booska |
| Case: | Flexi-Van Leasing Inc. v. Milestone Trucking Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation, Common Count |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $210,882.00 |
| Attorneys: | Danning Jiang of Law Offices of Danning Jiang |
| Case: | Xia v. Park Townsend Homeowners Ass'n |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Property Rights, Real Estate, Bad Faith |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $196,538.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leodis C. Matthews, Angelica Chopuryan of Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Li v. Wang |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $181,823.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark Fang, William G. Short of Mark Fang Attorney at Law APC |
| Case: | Michael v. AAA Tax Consultants Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Meal & Rest Breaks |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $180,843.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dominic V. Signorotti of McKenna Brink Signorotti LLP |
| Case: | Piedmont Capital Mgmt. LLC v. Van Epps |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $167,693.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard Goodman of The Law Office of Howard Goodman |
| Case: | Interpool Inc. v. P.T.C. Express, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Quantum Meruit, Commercial Litigation, Vicarious Liability |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $163,239.00 |
| Attorneys: | I. Donald Weissman of Weissman Law Firm |
| Case: | Belavis LLC v. Yo Yo Amon LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $129,657.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas E. Ladegaard of Law Office of Thomas E. Ladegaard APC |
| Case: | Gem Iron & Metal Inc. v. Total Trucking Service Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Conversion, Commercial Litigation |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $123,281.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shahrokh Mokhtarzadeh of Law Offices of Shahrokh Mokhtarzadeh; Steven S. Davis of Michelman & Robinson, LLP |
| Case: | Farmand Prop. LLC v. Mindset Box LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $119,831.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeff A. Mann of Law Offices of Jeff A. Mann |
| Case: | Lee, et al. v. Masser, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $111,462.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura D. Each of Each Legal PC |
| Case: | Hot Wheels Trucking Inc., et al. v. Estrada |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation, Promissory Estoppel |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $106,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | Herbert Godel of Law Offices of Herbert Godel & Associates |
| Case: | Munoz v. Valley Fitness Ctr. |
| Type: | Unfair Business Practices, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tristan G. Pelayes, Tom Yu of Law Offices of Pelayes & Yu APC; Joseph Bolander of Law Offices of Joseph N. Bolander |
| Case: | Jiang v. Chen |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Property Rights, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Real Estate, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Trespass, Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
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| Note: | Awards below $100,000 have not been included to the list. |