Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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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| 21 | |
| Amount: | $35,006,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brett M. Schuman, Faraz Behnamjou, Jennifer B. Fisher, Michaela C. Ogden, Jesse Y. Cheng, Megan D. Bettles, Michael C. Ting, Thomas J. Gray of Goodwin Procter LLP |
| Case: | Silvaco, Inc. v. Andersen, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort, Bad Faith |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $35,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Natalie L. Weatherford, John C. Taylor of Taylor & Ring LLP |
| Case: | Former Student v. Pomona Unif. Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Rape, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $34,700,249.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; Mohamed A. Eldessouky of Eldessouky Law |
| Case: | Fonseca v. Walmart |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Personal Injury, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Psychological Injury, Reputational Harm |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $33,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Keane of The Keane Law Firm PC; Michael Behm of Behm & Behm; Andrew N. Chang of Esner Chang Boyer & Murphy |
| Case: | Violence Victim v. County of San Bernardino |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Report, Vicarious Liability |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $28,724,350.29 |
| Attorneys: | Sean O'Neill of Stalwart Law Group; William S. Collins of Law Offices of Marshall Silberberg |
| Case: | Leon v. Bode |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort, Paralysis Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $26,295,549.03 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Green of Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery, P.C. |
| Case: | Bright v. Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $22,724,078.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel B. Asimow of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP; Richard S. Busch of King & Ballow Law Offices; Brian C. Pedersen, David B. Tillotson of Leland, Parachini, Steinberg, Matzger & Melnick, LLP; Seth D. Mumy of Sethmumylaw |
| Case: | Lennon, et al. v. Reality Kats LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Personal Injury, Promissory Note, Intentional Tort, Abuse of Process, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Real Estate, Slander of Title |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $21,123,373.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Geragos of Geragos Law Group |
| Case: | Pineda, et al. v. Yamaha Motor Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Product Liability, Watercraft Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Motorboat Accident, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Maritime Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $20,938,666.67 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua P. Pang, Pamela Vallero of Gruenberg Law |
| Case: | Gomez v. Vastek, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Misrepresentation, Labor & Employment |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lara Villarreal Hutner, Rachel M. Pusey, Brian C. Coolidge of Villarreal Hutner PC; Elizabeth M. Peck, Mythily Sivarajah, Kevin M. Schwin of Peck-Law, Employment & Civil Rights; Christopher H. Whelan, Donia A. Pestana of Law Offices of Christopher H. Whelan, Inc. |
| Case: | Young v. The Leland Stanford Junior Univ., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Defamation, Race Discrimination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Reputational Harm, Libel, Employment Discrimination |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $19,796,939.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dennis P. Riley, Rena E. Kreitenberg of Mesisca Riley & Kreitenberg LLP; Mike Vo of Law Offices of Mike N. Vo |
| Case: | Lackey, et al. v. Zohoury, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Breach of Contract, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Nuisance, Failure to Maintain, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Tenant Harassment, Negligent Tort, Lead Poisoning, Constructive Eviction, Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Residential Landlord-Tenant |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $19,440,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael W. De Vries, Adam R. Alper, Akshay Deoras, Gianni Cutri of Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
| Case: | Omnitracs, LLC v. Platform Science, Inc. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $18,990,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence J. Conlan, Richard Lloyd of Cappello & Noel, LLP |
| Case: | Passport 420 LLC v. Starr Indem. & Liab. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Indemnity, Insurance Bad Faith, Consumer Protection |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $18,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael P. Hernandez of HHJ Trial Attorneys; Aaron Dawson of Dawson & Rosenthal PC |
| Case: | Garnier v. American Reliable Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Consumer Protection, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $17,854,093.94 |
| Attorneys: | Greg Mohrman, James Caress, Brian G. Beecher of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. The County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Collision |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $17,477,285.80 |
| Attorneys: | Arash Homampour, Danielle Lincors of The Homampour Law Firm, APLC; Derryl S. Halpern, Loren Bennett Halpern of Halpern Law Firm |
| Case: | Vallin v. City of Long Beach |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Public Premises Liability |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $17,476,817.49 |
| Attorneys: | Ashkahn Mohamadi, Bobby Taghavi of Sweet James LLP |
| Case: | Musick, et al. v. City of Hanford |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Truck Collision |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $16,679,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandon T. DuPree, Josiah Parker, Venus Burns, Benno B. Ashrafi of Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. |
| Case: | Kudenov, et al. v. Thomas Scientific, Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $16,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ann Marie Mortimer, Jason J. Kim, Christopher M. Pardo, Anna L. Rothschild, Ryan P. Phair, Torsten M. Kracht of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP |
| Case: | Spotlight Ticket Mgmt., Inc. v. StubHub Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Tortious Interference, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $15,308,604.00 |
| Attorneys: | Doris Cheng, Christian R. Jagusch, Ashcon Minoiefar of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger |
| Case: | Beaver v. Regents of Univ. of California |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $14,560,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith J. Wesley, Lori S. Brody, Matthew L. Venezia, George B. A. Laiolo of Ellis George LLP |
| Case: | Imprimisrx, LLC v. Osrx, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Intellectual Property Infringement, Trademark Infringement, Commercial Litigation, Reputational Harm |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Mahru Madjidi, Will Reed of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Pinter Brown v. UC Regents |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Gender Discrimination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Employment Discrimination |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Taylor, Natalie L. Weatherford, David M. Ring of Taylor & Ring LLP |
| Case: | Student v. Los Angeles Unif. Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Report, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Child Sexual Abuse |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $12,265,258.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas Yokomizo, Litsa Georgantopoulos of Law Offices Monteleone & McCrory LLP |
| Case: | Steve P. Rados Inc. v. Black & Veatch Constr. Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Quantum Meruit, Commercial Litigation |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $11,560,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. McNicholas of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Sauvao v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, National Origin Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion, Employment Discrimination |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $11,205,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; Brennan S. Kahn of Employee Justice Legal Group LLP |
| Case: | Roque v. Octapharma Plasma, Inc. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $11,045,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Glassman, Thomas A. Schultz, Jonathan H. Davidi of Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi LLP; Nina Sargsyan of Downtown L.A. Law Group |
| Case: | Dillon v. Los Angeles Dep't of Water & Power, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Motorcycle Collision, Left Turn Collision |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $10,775,997.50 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce A. Broillet, Ivan Puchalt, Francisco Yeverino of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP |
| Case: | Loeser v. Norcal Beverage Co. Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $10,120,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tanya Ortega of The Ortega Firm, Inc.; Patricia Kuendig of Dodd & Kuendig |
| Case: | Curry v. Myers, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Collision, Left Turn Collision |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth J. Melrose of Law Office of Kenneth J. Melrose |
| Case: | Baxter v. Pittman, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Legal Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention |
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