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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Visit: | Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2024 |
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 |