Top 100 Verdicts in California in 2024

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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 100 plaintiff's jury 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:$9,573,616.00
Attorneys:Megan T. Burns, Emily L. Dahm of Mirador Law APC; Alan Charles Dell'Ario of Law Office of A. Charles Dell'Ario
Case:Jimenez, et al. v. New Haven Unif. Sch. Dist.
Type:Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, School Safety, Brain Injury, Psychological Injury, Failure to Supervise, Children's Rights, Failure to Protect, Bullying, Harassment, Eye Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture
52
Amount:$9,102,128.00
Attorneys:Golnar Fozi, Jeremy M. Dwork of Fozi Dwork & Modafferi, LLP
Case:Freeman v. Bitchin Inc., et al.
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Meal & Rest Breaks, Employment Discrimination, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Victim Retaliation
53
Amount:$9,099,318.83
Attorneys:Ara R. Jabagchourian of Law Office of Ara Jabagchourian; Steve Leydiker of Law Office of Steve Leydiker
Case:Heng Zhang v. Brendon Farrell
Type:Breach of Contract, Fraud, Conversion, Intentional Misrepresentation
54
Amount:$8,924,000.00
Attorneys:Shawn D. Morris, Christian W. Barton of Morris, Sullivan, Lemkul & Turtzo LLP
Case:Feld v. San Diego Chiropractic Neurology by Albinder & Jahangiri APC, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Chiropractor Malpractice, Bodily Injury
55
Amount:$8,763,286.00
Attorneys:Lawrance A. Bohm, Kelsey K. Ciarimboli, Andrew L. Thrasher, Jack C. Brouwer of Bohm Law Group, Inc.; Scott A. Brown of Brown Poore LLP
Case:Evans v. CCPOST, et al.
Type:Economic Loss, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion, Protected Leave Retaliation
56
Amount:$8,487,000.00
Attorneys:Federic L. Gordon of Frederic Gordon APC; J. Randall Jones, Madison S. Florance of Kemp Jones LLP
Case:Mitrione v. Breg Inc.
Type:Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Defective Medical Device, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Bodily Injury
57
Amount:$8,297,049.72
Attorneys:Elise R. Sanguinetti, Jamie G. Goldstein of Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Team, LLP
Case:Aguirre v. AEG Mgmt. Oakland, LLC, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Permanent Disability, Forklift v. Worker Accident
58
Amount:$8,165,042.00
Attorneys:Megan T. Burns of Mirador Law APC; Adam M. Carlson of Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook
Case:Wilson, et al. v. City of Martinez
Type:Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Public Premises Liability
59
Amount:$7,878,000.00
Attorneys:Bryan D. Lamb, Richard L. Frischer of Lamb & Frischer Law Firm, LLP
Case:Armstrong v. Flywheel Taxi, et al.
Type:Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury
60
Amount:$7,824,580.00
Attorneys:Kevin T. Snider, Matthew B. McReynolds, Milton E. Matchak of Pacific Justice Institute; Jessica R. Barsotti of The Law Office of Jessica R. Barsotti
Case:Williams, et al. v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist.
Type:Religious Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Victim Retaliation
61
Amount:$7,503,030.00
Attorneys:Laurence M. Berman of Berman Litigation Group; Joanna Ardalan of One LLP
Case:Palumbo v. Waterman, et al.
Type:Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Quantum Meruit, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
62
Amount:$7,500,000.00
Attorneys:Kenneth J. Melrose of Law Office of Kenneth J. Melrose, APC
Case:Soria, et al. v. Antelope Valley Hospital, et al.
Type:Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care
63
Amount:$7,400,000.00
Attorneys:Kevin H. Sharp, Russell Kornblith, Brent A. Hannafan, Alok Nadig of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP; Eugene P. Sands of Carter Sands, LLP; Matthew Jimenez Barragan, Margaret Ming Chen of US Attorney's Office; David Heitner of HUD
Case:Adams v. AQUA 388 Comm. Assoc., et al.
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Housing Discrimination, Failure to Accommodate
64
Amount:$7,250,000.00
Attorneys:Todd F. Nevell, Daniel G. Sheldon of Scolinos, Sheldon & Nevell; Dylan Dordick, Nicholas I. Myers of Dordick Law Corporation
Case:Estate of Pineda v. LACMTA, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Bus v. Pedestrian Collision
65
Amount:$7,200,000.00
Attorneys:Harry S. Stern of Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver PC; John Houston Scott of Scott Law Firm
Case:Harper v. Regents of the Univ. of California
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Employment Discrimination
66
Amount:$7,083,194.86
Attorneys:Oscar Ramirez, Matthew Blair of Blair & Ramirez LLP; Alexander R. Wheeler, Khail Parris of Parris Law Firm
Case:Lopez v. Los Angeles Unif. Sch. Dist.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, School Safety, Trip & Fall, Brain Injury, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Children's Rights, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Public Premises Liability
67
Amount:$7,000,000.00
Attorneys:Corey C. Garrard, Jamie M. Ritterbeck of Gomez Trial Attorneys
Case:Takeda v. George, et al.
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Head-on Collision, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Collision
68
Amount:$6,768,071.00
Attorneys:Brian J. Breiter, Jeffrey J. Twomey of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter LLP
Case:Koenekoop v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Collision, Rideshare Accident
69
Amount:$6,700,000.00
Attorneys:David R. Sugden, Aaron L. Renfro, L. Lisa Sandoval of Call & Jensen
Case:Ten-X v. Lutsch
Type:Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
70
Amount:$6,680,000.00
Attorneys:Laura Sedrish, John Denove of Jacoby & Meyers LLC
Case:Talavera v. Kroger
Type:Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Retail Premises Liability
71
Amount:$6,600,000.00
Attorneys:J. Kevin Morrison, Andje M. Medina of Altair Law LLP; Marjorie June Heinrich, Ethan Wimert of Heinrich Law, PC
Case:Baron v. J&A Seven Wonders Corp., et al.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Retail Premises Liability
72
Amount:$6,400,000.00
Attorneys:Danielle R. Pena of PHG Law Group; Joseph M. McMullen of Law Offices of Joseph M. McMullen; Grace Jun of Grace Jun Law
Case:Enyart v. County of San Bernardino
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Failure to Train, Death in Custody, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Police Negligence
73
Amount:$6,381,045.00
Attorneys:Gene Sullivan, Ryan A. Medler of Sullivan & Sullivan
Case:Abrego v. B.J.N. LLC
Type:Breach of Contract, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Fall, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Residential Landlord-Tenant
74
Amount:$6,127,000.00
Attorneys:Ivan Puchalt, Christian Nickerson, Jenna Edzant of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP
Case:Lochhead, et al. v. Regents of UC
Type:Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Wrongful Demotion
75
Amount:$6,100,000.00
Attorneys:Viridiana E. Aceves, Jacob Nalbandyan, Charlene L. Nercess of Levin & Nalbandyan, LLP
Case:Valentines v. Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Pregnancy Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate, Meal & Rest Breaks, Employment Discrimination, Protected Leave Retaliation, Unpaid Wages
76
Amount:$5,500,000.00
Attorneys:Conor M. Kelly, Kelly L. Ganci, Clifton N. Smoot of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
Case:Estate of Zieman v. Vennarucci, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Collision
77
Amount:$5,192,210.00
Attorneys:Jacob Shapiro, Rosalind Shapiro of Shapiro Legal Group
Case:Birdsall, et al. v. Helfet
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Collision, Rear-end Collision
78
Amount:$5,107,239.00
Attorneys:Jessica T. Wetzel, Aida M. Van Herk of Van Herk Wetzel, LLP
Case:Markegard v. La Reyna Transportes Inc., et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Collision
79
Amount:$5,005,466.00
Attorneys:Christopher B. Dolan of Dolan Law Firm PC; Rohollah Sam Fareed of United Citizen Law
Case:Alsaedi, et al. v. Westbrook, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Collision, Rollover Accident
80 (tie)
Amount:$5,000,000.00
Attorneys:Brandon M. Smith of Law Offices of Brandon M. Smith, APC; Jason A. Ronis of Jason Ronis Law
Case:Student v. Coronado Unif. Sch. Dist.
Type:Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Negligent Hiring, Psychological Injury, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention
80 (tie)
Amount:$5,000,000.00
Attorneys:Justin Rabi of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC; Jeremy Tissot of The Tissot Law Firm, APLC
Case:Mimata v. Costco
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Eye Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Retail Premises Liability
80 (tie)
Amount:$5,000,000.00
Attorneys:Anne Andrews, John C. Thornton, Sean T. Higgins, Taylor A. Wall of Andrews & Thornton
Case:Boone v. Los Angeles Unif. Sch. Dist., et al.
Type:Assault & Battery, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Child Sexual Abuse
81
Amount:$4,828,000.00
Attorneys:Jason P. Fowler, Ryan K. Kahl, Evan C. Khoshnou of Parris Law Firm
Case:Garcia v. Pineda, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Collision, T-Bone Collision, Red Light Violation
82
Amount:$4,381,753.00
Attorneys:Joel Krissman, Ian C. Deady, Kathie Sierra of Krissman & Silver LLP; Jay A. Kaplan, Harrison J. Kaplan of Kaplan Law Corporation
Case:Pearson v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Failure to Maintain, FELA , Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Work Premises Liability
83
Amount:$4,262,980.00
Attorneys:Brian J. Breiter, Jeffrey J. Twomey of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter LLP
Case:Faessel v. Hartigan, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Collision, T-Bone Collision
84
Amount:$4,183,900.00
Attorneys:Christopher Montes de Oca of Law Offices of Christopher Montes de Oca
Case:Fernandez v. City of Norwalk, et al.
Type:Bus Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Fall, Mass Transit Accident, Single-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Bus v. Passenger Accident
85
Amount:$3,883,000.00
Attorneys:Bryan W. Pease, Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi of Pease & Ijadi, APC
Case:PetConnect Rescue Inc. v. Salinas, et al.
Type:Deceptive Trade Practices, Economic Loss, False Advertising, Intellectual Property Infringement, Misrepresentation, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Trademark Infringement, Commercial Litigation
86
Amount:$3,830,123.00
Attorneys:Garo Mardirossian, Lawrence D. Marks of Mardirossian Akaragian LLP
Case:Wilmot v. State of California DOT, et al.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Bicycle Collision, Public Premises Liability, Rear-end Collision
87
Amount:$3,666,839.09
Attorneys:Greyson M. Goody, Taly Goody of Goody Law Group; Matthew E. Neale, Aaron D. Fhima of Neale & Fhima, LLP
Case:Sciortino v. Ghosheh
Type:Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Healthcare Premises Liability
88
Amount:$3,595,000.00
Attorneys:Carney R. Shegerian, Mahru Madjidi, Aaron Gbewonyo of Shegerian & Associates Inc.
Case:Incalza v. Porsche Design of Am. Inc., et al.
Type:Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Fraud, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Failure to Rehire
89
Amount:$3,500,000.00
Attorneys:Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith, LLP; Leila K. Al Faiz of Leila Al Faiz At Law
Case:Colomey v. City of Los Angeles
Type:Defamation, Hostile Work Environment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Reputational Harm
90
Amount:$3,323,297.00
Attorneys:Christian Hulburt of Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire LLP; Bryan R. Snyder of Law Office of Bryan R. Snyder APC
Case:Cesena v. Southern California Edison Co.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Work Premises Liability
91
Amount:$3,310,747.50
Attorneys:Arya Rhodes, Alan I. Schimmel of Schimmel & Parks, APLC
Case:Anderson v. Progress House
Type:Health Facility Negligence, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort
92
Amount:$3,291,670.00
Attorneys:Tyrone J. Maho of Maho & Prentice LLP
Case:Lannan v. Williams, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Collision
93
Amount:$3,234,727.00
Attorneys:Paul S. Marks, David M. Safvati of Neufeld Marks APC
Case:Haghani, et al. v. Atlantic Park Plaza LLC, et al.
Type:Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Promissory Note, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort
94
Amount:$3,085,297.00
Attorneys:Jamie M. Ritterbeck, Corey C. Garrard of Gomez Trial Attorneys
Case:Carlisle v. Schmidt, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Emergency Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Motorcycle Collision
95
Amount:$3,000,000.00
Attorneys:Christopher B. Dolan of Dolan Law Firm PC
Case:Ellis v. Harrah’s Ent., Inc., et al.
Type:Breach of Warranty, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Burn Injury, Defective Product, Consumer Protection, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Bodily Injury
96
Amount:$2,946,678.00
Attorneys:Dayton B. Parcells III of Parcells Law Firm; Ben Mehdian of Mehdian Law Firm
Case:Triurol, Inc. v. Farr Laboratories, LLC, et al.
Type:Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
97
Amount:$2,900,000.00
Attorneys:Mark T. Quigley, Ivan Puchalt, Jenna Edzant of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP
Case:Mejia v. Wawanesa Gen. Ins. Co.
Type:Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Indemnity, Insurance Bad Faith, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Consumer Protection, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Collision
98
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
99
Amount:$2,779,457.00
Attorneys:Lyndsie Russell of Miles, Sears & Eanni, PC
Case:Estate of Vulich v. Vulich
Type:Assault & Battery, Murder, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort
100
Amount:$2,757,114.00
Attorneys:Siamak Vaziri, Matthew M. Taylor 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 Collision
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