Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2023
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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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| Visit: | Top 20 Verdicts in California in 2023 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $25,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Susie Injijian of Injijian Law Office; Giorgio Panagos of Ulysses Law, PC |
| Case: | Mountain, et al. v. DP Electric, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Burn Injury, Electrical Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Natalie Weatherford, John Taylor of Taylor & Ring LLP |
| Case: | Student v. Santa Barbara Unified School District, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Report, Negligent Tort, Child Protection, Vicarious Liability |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $23,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Renee V. Masongsong of The Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Maro Burunsuzyan of Law Offices of Maro Burunsuzyan |
| Case: | Murillo v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $23,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer Kelly, Ryan Tyz, Erin Jones, Sean Apple, Ciara McHale, Chieh Tung, Deborah Hedley of Tyz Law Group PC |
| Case: | Moonbug Ent. Ltd. v. Babybus Network Tech. Co. Ltd. |
| Type: | Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $22,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ashkahn Mohamadi, Bobby Taghavi of Sweet James LLP |
| Case: | Thomas v. Nineteenee Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Breach of Duty of Care, Adult Day Care Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $22,596,874.87 |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj of Law Offices of Haytham Faraj PLLC; Arash H. Zabetian, Tom Vertanous of Martinian & Associates Inc. |
| Case: | Soto Luna v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $21,231,026.54 |
| Attorneys: | Ted B. Wacker, Sara Bedirian, Bobby Waltman of The Law Offices of Ted B. Wacker; Haytham Faraj of The Law Offices of Haytham Faraj |
| Case: | Roman, et al. v. U-Haul Co. of CA |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $20,741,626.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arash Homampour, Corey Arzoumanian, Nareen Touloumdjian of The Homampour Law Firm |
| Case: | Salinas, et al. v. Ortiz, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; Susan Rubenstein of Law Offices of Susan Rubenstein; Pat Goldman of Law Office of Patrice L. Goldman |
| Case: | Callahan v. Marriott Intl, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Rex Parris, Alexander R. Wheeler of Parris Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Ordaz v. Kruppe |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Head-on Collision, DUI, Negligent Tort, Vehicular Accident |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $18,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph D. Satterley, Denyse F. Clancy, Michael Reid of Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood |
| Case: | Valadez v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Bodily Injury |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $18,370,077.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott E. Hennigh, Garrett M. Mott, Shawn Shadsirat, Mathew R. Troughton of Hennigh Law Corporation |
| Case: | CDC San Francisco LLC v. Critchfield Mech. Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Professional Malpractice, Property Damage, Construction Defect, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $16,347,362.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard Shoenberger, Douglas Saeltzer, Joseph Nicholson of Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger |
| Case: | Lindquist v. State of California and Brendan Toohey |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Paralysis Injury, Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Katherine K. Melik-Stepanyan of Law Offices of Haytham Faraj; Gary Casselman of Law Offices of Gary S. Casselman |
| Case: | Estate of M.T. v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist., et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $14,169,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, William Reed, John David of Shegerian & Associates |
| Case: | Sosa v. Comerica Bank |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Family & Medical Leave Act, Employment Discrimination |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $13,973,330.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan Teller, Sutton Shapiro of Wilshire Law Firm PLC |
| Case: | McDonald v. Zargaryan |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo of The Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Michael Carrillo, J. Miguel Flores of Carrillo Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Cedillo v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Police Brutality, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $13,121,358.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. McNicholas, Douglas D. Winter of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Glick, et al. v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $12,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Rudorfer, Brian J. Panish of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Geriq Logistics LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $12,346,721.22 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence Knapp, Howard Knapp of The Law Offices of Lawrence Knapp |
| Case: | Painter v. Amin |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Fall from Height |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $12,270,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arnoldo Casillas, Daniel W. Gillette, Leonel Mojica of Casillas & Associates |
| Case: | Estate of Rodriguez v. City of Long Beach, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Police Negligence |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arya Rhodes, Alan Schimmel of Schimmel & Parks, APLC |
| Case: | Rosner v. Shayke, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Dependent Adult Abuse |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $11,069,517.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel K. Kramer, Brandon C. Salumbides of Kramer Trial Lawyers |
| Case: | Munguia, et al. v. County of San Bernardino, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Emergency Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $10,105,299.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. McNicholas, Douglas D. Winter of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Vince v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Wrongful Demotion, Employment Discrimination |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $9,461,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shadie L. Berenji, Kristopher N. Tayyeb of Berenji Law Firm APC; J. Bernard Alexander of Alexander Morrison + Fehr, LLP |
| Case: | McCray v. WestRock Servs. LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $9,372,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jordon R. Harlan of Harlan Law, PC; Andrew E. Hillier, Francis A. DiGiacco of Hillier Digiacco, LLP |
| Case: | Buron v. Occupational Health Centers of CA, et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Family & Medical Leave Act, Employment Discrimination |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $8,874,741.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick DeBlase, Aileen Huang, John Heubeck, Campbell Filmer of DeBlase Brown Eyerly LLP |
| Case: | Metzger, et al. v. J‐M Manufacturing Co., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $8,509,309.04 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Dylan Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Minnifield v. State of California, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $8,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John H. Gomez, Carmela S. Birnbaum of Gomez Trial Attorneys |
| Case: | Colby v. State of California |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $8,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig Peters of Altair Law; Joseph May of Law Office of Joseph May; Brian Gearinger of Gearinger Law Group |
| Case: | Loggervale, et al. v. Holland, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, False Arrest, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $8,032,151.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Kristensen, Alina S. Vulic of Carpenter & Zuckerman |
| Case: | DONE! Ventures LLC v. Jamgotchian, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
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