Number 1 Settlements in Orange 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 Orange County, California, in 2024. The list is composed of cases that had originated in Orange 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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| $233,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Randall R. Renick, Cornelia Dai of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP; Richard G. McCracken, Sarah T. Grossman-Swenson of McCracken, Stemerman & Holsberry, LLP |
| Case: | Grace, et al. v. The Walt Disney Co., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, PAGA Claim, Minimum Wage Violation |
| $32,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brian W. Easton, Matthew D. Easton, Travis R. Easton, Mani N. Navab, Gabriel M. Mendoza of Easton & Easton, LLP |
| Case: | Injured Bicyclist v. Negligent Trucking Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Amputation, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Truck v. Bicycle Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| $31,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Panish, Jesse M. Creed, Hunter Norton of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Garcia v. Newport-Mesa Unif. Sch. Dist. |
| No. 1 in: * | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, School Safety, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Torts |
| $5,800,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Kent M. Henderson of Carrazco Law, APC; Dale K. Galipo of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | Estate of Lopez, et al. v. City of Anaheim, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| $5,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Arash Khorsandi, David J. Ebenhack, Brian G. Beecher of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Rapadas, et al v. Anticimex Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accidents, Spinal Injury, Car v. Car Accidents, T-Bone Collision, Red Light Violation |
| $2,750,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ryan Young of OC Trial Group, APC |
| Case: | Beneficiaries v. Trustees |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Property Rights, Wills, Trusts & Estates, Elder Law |
| $2,600,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Sandeep J. Shah, James H. Harmon of Shah Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Swartz v. Sidebotham, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Rear-end Collision |
| $2,225,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Deborah S. Mallgrave, Brian L. Williams, Jemma E. Dunn, Bailee B. Pelham of Greenberg Gross LLP |
| Case: | Wilde, et al. v. Saddleback Valley Unif. Sch. Dist., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Harassment, Negligent Retention, Sexual Battery, Sexual Assault & Battery |
| $2,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Nazarian, Andrew Haling of Pathway Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Auto Shopping Center |
| No. 1 in: * | Single-Vehicle Accidents, Bone Fracture, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents |
| $1,785,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas S. Feher of Feher Law, APC; Sam Nordean of Nordean Law, APC |
| Case: | Injured Plaintiff v. Premises Owner |
| No. 1 in: * | Slip & Fall, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Entertainment Premises Liability |
| $1,750,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Judd R. Allen of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Perez v. UPS Ground Freight, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Truck v. Car Accidents |
| $1,600,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Daniel S. DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Injured Plaintiff v. Premises Owner |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Warn |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ani Megerdichian of JT Legal Group, APC |
| Case: | Driver of Rolled Over Car v. Auto Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Rollover Accidents |
| $1,175,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Robert Moghadam, Nima Etemadian of MOET Law Group |
| Case: | Customer v. Restaurant |
| No. 1 in: * | Restaurant Premises Liability |
| $1,100,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish of Jacoby & Meyers LLC |
| Case: | Reyes Martinez v. Calcom Roofing, Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Construction Accidents, Professional Malpractice, Work Accidents, Contractor Negligence, Demolition Accidents, Occupational Injury, Fall from Height |
| $1,030,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steve Vartazarian, Kevin Golshani of The Vartazarian Law Firm; Mark Apelian of Law Office of Bryman & Apelian, APC |
| Case: | Cisneros v. Lopez-Hernandez, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Impaired Driving Accidents |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Shawn Sasooness, Lior Behdadnia of Sasooness Law Group, APC |
| Case: | Passenger v. Rideshare Co., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car v. Passenger Accidents, Rideshare Accidents |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | O. Alex Tofer, Jennifer L. Mahgerefteh of Tofer & Associates, APLC |
| Case: | Auto Driver, et al. v. Uber, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Left Turn Accidents |
| $950,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP; Robert H. Marcereau, II of Marcereau Law Group |
| Case: | Patients v. Fertility Clinic |
| No. 1 in: * | Birth Injury, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Birth, Failure to Inform, Failure to Test, Medical Laboratory Negligence, Birth Defect, Fertility Clinic Malpractice |
| $894,970.33 | |
| Attorneys: | David Yerushalmi of Yerushalmi Law Firm |
| Case: | Family v. Towing Company, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Multi-Vehicle Accidents |
| $875,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Thomas S. Feher of Feher Law, APC |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Motorcycle Accidents, Car v. Motorcycle Accidents |
| $825,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Garen Nadir, Brent Marlis of The Work Justice Firm |
| Case: | Harassed Employee v. Negligent Employer |
| No. 1 in: * | Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Constructive Discharge, Workplace Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Workplace Sexual Harassment |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Samer S. Habbas of Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates PC |
| Case: | Tripped Plaintiff v. Premises Owner |
| No. 1 in: * | Trip & Fall, Residential Premises Liability |
| $430,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michelle B. Hemesath, Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Physician |
| No. 1 in: * | Surgical Error |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | David Yerushalmi of Yerushalmi Law Firm |
| Case: | Visitor v. Homeowner |
| No. 1 in: * | Falling Object |