Top 10 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in California in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 motor vehicle accident settlements obtained in California in 2024. The list is composed of various types of cases filed in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $42,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam K. Shea, Nicholas W. Yoka of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Disabled Motorcyclist v. Caltrans |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Permanent Disability, Truck v. Motorcycle Accident, Left Turn Accident |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Amputation, Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Permanent Disability, Truck v. Bicycle Accident |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $17,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Panish of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Chaidez, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Emergency Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Los Angeles as Defendant |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $16,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Brandi of The Brandi Law Firm; Robert Bruce Abel Jr. of The Abel Firm |
| Case: | Chipponeri v. City of Modesto |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident, Public Premises Liability, T-Bone Collision |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $15,990,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ted B. Wacker of Law Offices of Ted B. Wacker d/b/a TBW Law; Puneet Toor of Toor Law Firm |
| Case: | Koganti, et al. v. PODS ENT., LLC |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 6 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marjorie June Heinrich, Ethan Wimert of Heinrich Law, PC; Richard L. Frischer, Bryan D. Lamb of Lamb & Frischer Law Firm, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Espinosa, et al. v. State of California, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Emergency Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident |
| 6 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel O. Setareh, Danielle Lincors, Arash Homampour of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Truck Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Motorcycle Accident |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $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. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Gross Negligence, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller, Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | D.L. v. Company Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Accident |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian G. Beecher, Danny Ledezma, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Walking Pedestrian v. Auto Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Accident |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $11,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones, Ryan Cowan of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Motorist on Highway v. Commercial Vehicle Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Truck v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bridget C. Dunnion, Connell P. Dunnion of Dunnion Law, APC |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. At-Fault Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Psychological Injury, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Accident |
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