Number 1 Settlements in Kern County in 2024
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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 Kern County, California, in 2024. The list is composed of cases that had originated in Kern County and have been settled in or out of court. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| $5,600,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gloria Allred of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg; John C. Carpenter of Carpenter & Zuckerman |
| Case: | Cardenas v. Adame, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Invasion of Privacy, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Imprisonment, Intentional Torts, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Harassment, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Torts, Sexual Battery |
| $2,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller, Marcelis E. Morris of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | G.M. v. Company Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collision, Bodily Injury |
| $1,993,180.41 | |
| Attorneys: | Oshin Baghram of JT Legal Group, APC |
| Case: | Pregnant Passenger, et al. v. Truck Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Psychological Injury, Gross Negligence, Stop Sign Violation |
| $1,920,090.26 | |
| Attorneys: | Bobby Saadian, Ariella E. Perry of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Bell v. Quartz Transport., LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car v. Car Accidents |
| $1,250,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones, Jonathan E. Meislin of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Finley v. City of Ridgecrest, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car v. Passenger Accidents, U-Turn Accidents |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller, Marcelis E. Morris of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Z.C. v. Living Facility, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, Sexual Assault & Battery, Child Sexual Abuse |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Daniel S. DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Towner v. A&T Automotive, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Fall Accidents, Negligent Maintenance, Bone Fracture, Fall from Height, Automotive Premises Liability |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joe Nazarian, Jack Jambazian of Pathway Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Auto Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Pedestrian Accidents, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents |
| $850,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas J. Leonard of Ikuta hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Doe Plaintiffs v. Doe Physician |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Failure to Treat, Failure to Inform, Failure to Report |
| $850,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas J. Leonard of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Patient, et al. v. Physician |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Malpractice, Erroneous Treatment |
| $412,500.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Dalia R. Khalili, Matthew J. Matern, Matthew W. Gordon, Julieta Hernandez of Matern Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Blackwell v. Community Action Partnership of Kern |
| No. 1 in: * | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim, Minimum Wage Violation |
| $400,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish of Jacoby & Meyers LLC |
| Case: | Sessions v. Angone Farms, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Burn Injury, Residential Premises Liability |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David Yerushalmi of Yerushalmi Law Firm |
| Case: | Worker v. Homeowner |
| No. 1 in: * | Work Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Ladder Accidents, Occupational Injury |