Top 100 Personal Injury Verdicts in California in 2024

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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 100 personal injury verdicts obtained in California in the year 2024. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of California.

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51
Amount:$2,800,000.00
Attorneys:Marcus Petoyan of Geragos & Geragos
Case:Munoz v. Southern California Orthopedic Inst., et al.
Type:Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability
52
Amount:$2,757,114.00
Attorneys:Matthew M. Taylor, David C. Shay of Vaziri Law Group APC
Case:Wooten v. Western Express Inc., et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Hiring, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident
53
Amount:$2,688,866.00
Attorneys:Sam Ryan Heidari of Heidari Law Group PC
Case:Tojin v. Best Buy Stores LP, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Bicycle Accident
54
Amount:$2,631,687.33
Attorneys:Minh T. Nguyen of Nguyen Lawyers, ALC
Case:Lopez, et al. v. Colin Wayne Erwin, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Bicycle Accident
55
Amount:$2,623,153.82
Attorneys:Sharon R. Vinick, Jean K. Hyams of Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP; Katherine L. Smith of Law Offices of Wendy Musell
Case:Toscano v. City of Oakland, et al.
Type:Personal Injury, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Victim Retaliation
56
Amount:$2,600,000.00
Attorneys:Benjamin D. Swanson of Swanson Law Firm, PLLC; Brandon J. Simon, Robert T. Simon of The Simon Law Group, LLP
Case:Gonzalez v. Rockwell, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Red Light Violation
57
Amount:$2,454,432.34
Attorneys:Jonathan Kwan of South Coast Trial Lawyers ALC
Case:Morrow v. Walmart Inc.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Retail Premises Liability
58
Amount:$2,437,388.00
Attorneys:Harry Nalbandyan, Gerardo Moreno Jr. of Levin & Nalbandyan LLP
Case:Gomez v. Food 4 Less of California Inc.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Retail Premises Liability
59
Amount:$2,360,000.00
Attorneys:Daniel Kramer, Teresa Johnson of Kramer Trial Lawyers APC; Colleen Pratt of Pratt Law Corporation
Case:Anderson v. Kraus, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Burn Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Left Turn Accident
60
Amount:$2,342,800.00
Attorneys:Ayman Mourad, Elizabeth M. Kim of Lanzone Morgan LLP
Case:Jentz v. RRT Ent. LP, et al.
Type:Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Fall, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Bed Sores, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Elder Law
61
Amount:$2,045,371.00
Attorneys:Geoffrey S. Hickey, Christienne Papa of Ardalan & Associates PLC
Case:Bautista v. Glaser Weiner, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Motorcycle Accident, Left Turn Accident
62
Amount:$2,000,000.00
Attorneys:Salim Khawaja of Law Offices of Salim Khawaja, APC
Case:Herrera v. Securitas Sec. Servs. USA Inc., et al.
Type:Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
63
Amount:$1,950,000.00
Attorneys:Olivier A. Taillieu, Jennifer R. Bagosy of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC
Case:Martin v. Angelina & Katherine Garden LLC, et al.
Type:Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Work Premises Liability
64
Amount:$1,887,144.00
Attorneys:Paul N. Philips, Anita Keshishyan of JT Legal Group, APC
Case:Arellano v. Hartwig, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision
65 (tie)
Amount:$1,800,000.00
Attorneys:Alan Aghabegian, Almara Sepanian of Aghabegian & Associates PC
Case:Manzanares v. Urkudey, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident
65 (tie)
Amount:$1,800,000.00
Attorneys:Joseph M. McMullen of Law Offices of Joseph M. McMullen; Danielle R. Pena of PHG Law Group
Case:Sandoval v. County of San Diego
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Death in Custody, Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct
66
Amount:$1,762,492.35
Attorneys:Geoffrey S. Hickey, Christienne M. Papa of Ardalan & Associates PLC
Case:Toledano v. Haroonian, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Left Turn Accident
67
Amount:$1,735,036.26
Attorneys:Brian G. Beecher, Benjamin Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC
Case:Bravo, et al. v. Moreno Valley Unif. Sch. Dist., et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, T-Bone Collision, Left Turn Accident
68
Amount:$1,719,092.17
Attorneys:Jarod A. Krissman, Ian C. Deady of Krissman & Silver LLP; Brendan J. Burton of Protection Law Group LLP
Case:Stager v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability
69
Amount:$1,575,000.00
Attorneys:Olivier A. Taillieu, Joseph G. Younes of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC
Case:Medina v. Nat'l Freight Inc., et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident, U-Turn Accident
70
Amount:$1,542,400.00
Attorneys:Vanessa Pena of Pena Law; Robert Hamparyan of Hamparyan Injury Lawyers
Case:Bond v. Veltman, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Accident
71
Amount:$1,500,000.00
Attorneys:J. Patrick Flemming Jr. of Fleming Law
Case:Cordi v. The Prod. Truck Inc., et al.
Type:Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Emotional Distress, Single-Vehicle Accident, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury
72
Amount:$1,348,546.00
Attorneys:Adam C. Phillips, Derrick R. Connell, Tyler R. Kobylinski, Katherine L. Smith of Morgan & Morgan, PA
Case:Sanchez Bello v. W.K.S. Rest. Corp.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Trip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Restaurant Premises Liability
73
Amount:$1,280,000.00
Attorneys:Giancarlo J. Mendez, Arya Tahmassebi, Alex D. Guerrero of Mendez & Sanchez APC
Case:Arnold, et al. v. Home Depot U.S.A. Inc.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Amputation, Bodily Injury, Retail Premises Liability
74
Amount:$1,275,000.00
Attorneys:Michael Shemtoub of Beverly Law Firm
Case:Grisales v. Godding, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident
75
Amount:$1,214,147.00
Attorneys:Robert Hester, Tanya Gomerman of Gomerman Bourn & Associates PC
Case:Duraipandian v. Miller, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, T-Bone Collision, Red Light Violation
76
Amount:$1,078,405.00
Attorneys:Steven B. Effres, Justin J. Effres, Evan M. Effres of Effres & Associates
Case:Staubly v. Lehrer, et al.
Type:Dental Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
77
Amount:$1,075,845.00
Attorneys:Brian R. Mason, John H. Gomez of Gomez Trial Attorneys
Case:A.T. v. San Diego Unif. Sch. Dist.
Type:Personal Injury, School Safety, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
78
Amount:$1,071,306.51
Attorneys:Krista L. Baughman of Dhillon Law Group Inc.
Case:A.H., et al. v. St. Francis High School, et al.
Type:Breach of Contract, Defamation, Economic Loss, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Reputational Harm
79 (tie)
Amount:$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Steve Cooley of Steve Cooley & Associates, Inc.; Charles L. Murray III of Charles L. Murray III, Trial Lawyer; Collin Seals of Seals Phillips LLP; Justin Feffer of Law Offices of Justin Feffer
Case:Peniche v. California Highway Patrol, et al.
Type:Defamation, Invasion of Privacy, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort, Slander, Vicarious Liability
79 (tie)
Amount:$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Elliott H. Jung, Adam Hepburn of Hepburn Hernandez & Jung Trial Attorneys d/b/a HHJ Trial Attorneys
Case:Aguayo v. Kwok, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident
79 (tie)
Amount:$1,000,000.00
Attorneys:Dustin Dyer of Dyer Law Firm; Zachary Z. Hardister of Law Firm of Hardister & Hardister
Case:Barrera, et al. v. Los Angeles Unif. Sch. Dist., et al.
Type:Assault & Battery, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Harassment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Child Sexual Abuse
80
Amount:$998,000.00
Attorneys:Jerold D. Sullivan, John K. Sullivan, Ryan A. Medler of Sullivan & Sullivan
Case:Moeder, et al. v. Lenton, et al.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Brain Injury, Fall, Fall from Height, Residential Premises Liability
81
Amount:$910,000.00
Attorneys:Matthew B.F. Biren, Andrew G.O. Biren, John A. Roberts, Spencer N. Goldberg of Biren Law Group
Case:Genrich v. Pacific Studio Rentals Inc.
Type:Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Failure to Maintain, Equipment Malfunction, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Forklift v. Worker Accident
82
Amount:$909,000.00
Attorneys:Corina Burchfield of Sawl Law Group
Case:Ozburn, et al. v. Nute, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Motorcycle Accident, Rear-end Collision
83 (tie)
Amount:$750,000.00
Attorneys:Paul Philips, Sofia Tamazyan of JT Legal Group
Case:Espinosa Torres v. LACMTA, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Motorcycle Accident
83 (tie)
Amount:$750,000.00
Attorneys:Martin J. Kanarek of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC
Case:Yan v. City of Diamond Bar
Type:Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Bodily Injury, Public Premises Liability, Falling Object v. Pedestrian Accident
84
Amount:$725,000.00
Attorneys:Steven P. Goldberg of Goldberg & Gille; Todd J. Bloomfield of Rice & Bloomfield, LLP
Case:De La Lama v. Dounel, et al.
Type:Dental Malpractice, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Erroneous Treatment, Lack of Informed Consent, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
85
Amount:$706,881.41
Attorneys:Bryan C. Nettels of Gavrilov & Brooks; Jonathan M. Kashani of The Law Office of Jonathan M. Kashani PLC
Case:Amezquita v. Kochakji, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Accident
86
Amount:$705,000.00
Attorneys:Anthony S. Petru, Charles S. Bracewell of Hildebrand McLeod & Nelson LLP
Case:Harris v. BNSF Ry. Co.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA , Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury
87
Amount:$676,625.00
Attorneys:Maureen K. Hennessey of SHK Law Corporation
Case:Cantor v. Rappaport, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident
88
Amount:$668,100.00
Attorneys:Brian Poulter of Poulter & Co. Trial Attorneys Inc.
Case:Dodds v. County of Los Angeles, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Motorcycle Accident
89
Amount:$650,000.00
Attorneys:Shane V. Hapuarachy, Greta M. Curry of Jacoby & Meyers
Case:Cole v. Meyers-Belletti, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, T-Bone Collision, Stop Sign Violation
90
Amount:$640,000.00
Attorneys:Karan K. Gill of Law Offices of Karan K. Gill; Mona Deldar of Deldar Legal
Case:Corona v. City of San Jose
Type:Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Public Premises Liability
91
Amount:$624,537.00
Attorneys:Benjamin Drake, Megan Valles of Drake Law Group
Case:Strattan v. Cedar Corp., et al.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury
92
Amount:$600,000.00
Attorneys:Jae Soo Kim of J.S. Kim & Associates
Case:Lee v. Restaurant Depot, LLC
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Slip & Fall, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Retail Premises Liability
93
Amount:$579,500.00
Attorneys:Michael G. Geragos, Pejman Ben-Cohen of Carpenter & Zuckerman
Case:Davila v. City of Long Beach, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident
94
Amount:$550,000.00
Attorneys:Jason M. Kirby of Kirby & Kirby LLP
Case:Thomas v. Hammer
Type:Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury
95
Amount:$537,000.00
Attorneys:Bobby Waltman of Law Offices of Ted B. Wacker d/b/a TBW Law
Case:Fei, et al. v. Chan, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision
96
Amount:$535,000.00
Attorneys:Shawn Sasooness, Lior Behdadnia of Sasooness Law Group, APC; Byron (B.J.) Abron of Abron Law PC
Case:Padilla Bedoy v. LACMTA, et al.
Type:Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident, On-board Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Bus v. Passenger Accident
97
Amount:$521,150.00
Attorneys:Sam Nordean of Nordean Law, APC
Case:Morrow v. Anagnos, et al.
Type:Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Eye Injury, Bodily Injury
98
Amount:$517,086.00
Attorneys:Cynthia Chihak, Marisa D. Sarti of Chihak & Associates
Case:Kline v. Orthopaedic Specialists of N. Cnty.
Type:Failure to Warn, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Lack of Informed Consent, Bodily Injury
99
Amount:$495,000.00
Attorneys:Brian Witzer, Sam Ryan Heidari, Arian Barkhordar of Heidari Law Group PC
Case:Ortiz v. Leon-Cazarez, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident, Red Light Violation
100
Amount:$454,691.00
Attorneys:George G. Mgdesyan, Araksya Boyadzhyan of L.A. Lawyers
Case:Campbell v. City of Long Beach
Type:Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Public Premises Liability
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