Number 1 Settlements in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County, California, in 2024. The list is composed of cases that had originated in Santa Clara 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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| $14,200,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Jamie Crook, Siri Thanasombat, Alexis Alvarez, Chanelle Han of California Civil Rights Department |
| Case: | California Civil Rights Dept. v. Microsoft Corp. |
| No. 1 in: * | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Victim Retaliation |
| $12,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Nick Brustin, Amelia Green of Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger, LLP d/b/a NSBHF |
| Case: | Rubalcava v. City of San Jose, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Conspiracy, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Abuse of Process, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, False Evidence, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| $5,988,857.81 | |
| Attorneys: | Laura Lynn Davidson, Daniel Cox of Jacoby & Meyers Attorneys; Peter J. Polos, Jonathan H. Davidi of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Soroya v. Hellwig, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Impaired Driving Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Motorcycle Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| $3,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | James Roberts of Roberts Elliott Law Corporation |
| Case: | Tung Tai Grp. Inc. v. Am. Metal Recycling Servs. Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Fraudulent Conveyance, Promissory Note, Intentional Torts, Commercial Litigation, Debt Collection, Common Count |
| $3,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Parham Nikfarjam, Yosi Yahoudai of Javaheri & Yahoudai |
| Case: | Bicycle v. Garbage Disposal Truck Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Emotional Distress, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents, Truck v. Bicycle Accidents, Back-up Accidents |
| $2,980,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Mehrdad Bokhour of Bokhour Law Group PC; Joshua S. Falakassa of Falakassa Law PC |
| Case: | Cisneros v. Therma LLC |
| No. 1 in: * | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Meal & Rest Breaks, PAGA Claim |
| $2,375,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ariella E. Perry, Bobby Saadian of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Driver v. Water Company, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car v. Car Accidents, T-Bone Collision |
| $1,900,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Shawn J. McCann, Garret Z. Valerio of BD&J PC |
| Case: | Diaz, et al. v. Hester, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Wrongful Death, Survival Action, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| $1,500,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Judd R. Allen of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Riley v. Witkop, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Scooter Accidents, Car v. Scooter Accidents |
| $1,125,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Ani Megerdichian of JT Legal Group, APC |
| Case: | Injured Pedestrian v. Auto Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Pedestrian Accidents, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Gregory J. Brod, of Brod Law Firm P.C |
| Case: | R.B., et al. v. Schafer, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Nuisance, Landlord-Tenant, Lead Poisoning, Constructive Eviction, Residential Premises Liability |
| $987,929.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Teresa Li of Law Offices of Teresa Li, PC |
| Case: | Hu, et al. v. Lopez, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Torts, Truck v. Car Accidents |
| $970,500.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Steve Franco of Franco Munoz Law Firm |
| Case: | Del Campo v. 2040 Builders |
| No. 1 in: * | Construction Accidents, Work Accidents, Amputation, Workers' Compensation, Occupational Injury, Permanent Disability |
| $780,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey C. Lyon of Lyon Law PC |
| Case: | Employee v. Employer |
| No. 1 in: * | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Unpaid Wages |
| $725,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish of Jacoby & Meyers LLC |
| Case: | Guido v. Pizza My Heart |
| No. 1 in: * | Dangerous Condition, Trip & Fall, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Restaurant Premises Liability |
| $350,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Dmitry Stadlin, Sarah E. Marinho of Stadlin Marinho LLP |
| Case: | Marin v. City of San Jose, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault & Battery, Excessive Force, Police Brutality |
| $350,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Cheryl D. Bossio, Agatha I. Panday of BossioLaw |
| Case: | Kastner, et al. v. Kim, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Wrongful Eviction |
| $275,000.00 | |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell of The Hassell Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Motorist v. Motorist, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Gross Negligence, Rear-end Collision |