Number 1 Settlements in San Francisco 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 San Francisco County, California, in 2024. The list is composed of cases that had originated in San Francisco 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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| $12,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Lisa A. Villasenor, Judy Graziano of The Hassell Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Motorist v. Grossly Negligent Truck Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Gross Negligence, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| $10,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Bridget C. Dunnion, Connell P. Dunnion of Dunnion Law, APC |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. At-Fault Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Pedestrian Accidents, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Spinal Injury, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents |
| $9,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Masuda v. San Francisco |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Torts, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents, Public Premises Liability |
| $6,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Andje M. Medina, Jeremy D. Cloyd of Altair Law LLP; Marjorie June Heinrich, Ethan Wimert of Heinrich Law, PC; Davil Vasquez of McLean Vasquez Place Fabrega APC |
| Case: | Degala v. John Stewart Co., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault & Battery, Workplace Safety, Negligent Security, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Retention, Permanent Disability, Work Premises Liability |
| $5,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Craig M. Peters of Altair Law LLP; Richard H. Schoenberger of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger; Sandra R. Speed of Ribera Law Firm |
| Case: | Lin v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bus Accidents, Mass Transit Accidents |
| $3,400,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Mehrdad Bokhour of Bokhour Law Group, PC; Joshua S. Falakassa of Falakassa Law P.C. |
| Case: | Hicks v. Decker Electric Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Saad Sweilem of Adamson Ahdoot LLP |
| Case: | Jones, et al. v. San Francisco City Dump Truck, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Motorcycle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Truck v. Motorcycle Accidents, Rear-end Collision, Motorcycle v. Stationary Object Collision, Survival Action, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| $900,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Stanley C. Goff of Law Office of Stanley Goff |
| Case: | Heard v. Jackson, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Police Misconduct, False Evidence, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| $835,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Eustace de Saint Phalle, Joseph R. Lucia, Olivia K. Leary of Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC |
| Case: | Pailet v. City & County of San Francisco, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Victim Retaliation |
| $800,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Andrea G. Posey, Robert K. Igleheart, Maryanne B. Cooper, Miles B. Cooper, Carole Okolowicz of Coopers LLP |
| Case: | Bower, et al. v. City & County of San Francisco |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle v. Premises Accidents |
| $765,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Injured Occupant v. Negligent Motorist |
| No. 1 in: * | Car v. Car Accidents, Car v. Passenger Accidents |
| $650,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Kent, Emily R. Pincin of Kent | Pincin |
| Case: | Employee v. Employer |
| No. 1 in: * | Disability Discrimination, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Jonathan C. Harriman of The Hassell Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Injured Tenant v. Property Owner |
| No. 1 in: * | Fall Accidents |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Anjali Srinivasan, Elizabeth A. Heckmann, Jasmine K. Virk, Matan Shacham, Puja V. Parikh of Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP |
| Case: | Bell v. Krol, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Excessive Force, Prison Negligence, Prison Brutality |
| $400,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Arlo G. Uriarte of Liberation Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | Corona, et al. v. San Francisco Brewing Co. LLC |
| No. 1 in: * | Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition |
| $386,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Chambord Benton-Hayes of Benton Employment Law |
| Case: | Employee v. Employer |
| No. 1 in: * | Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Workplace Sexual Harassment |
| $299,999.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Harriman of Harriman Law |
| Case: | Manning v. City & County of San Francisco |
| No. 1 in: * | Trip & Fall |