Top 50 Wrongful Death Settlements in California in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 wrongful death settlements obtained in California in the year 2024. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Wrongful Death Settlements in California in 2024 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,962,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin Golshani of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC; Shawn Azizollahi, Poya Ghasri, Gary S. Brotman of Marquee Law Group, APC |
| Case: | Parents of Deceased v. Homeowner, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Contractor Negligence, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shawn J. McCann, Garret Z. Valerio of BD&J PC |
| Case: | Diaz, et al. v. Hester, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Saad Sweilem of Adamson Ahdoot LLP |
| Case: | Jones, et al. v. San Francisco City Dump Truck, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Motorcycle Accident, Rear-end Collision, Motorcycle v. Stationary Object Collision |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert W. Frank of Chihak & Associates |
| Case: | Estate of Serbian v. Southern California Permanente Med. Grp |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Psychiatric Malpractice |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason D. Cohn of Cohn & Swartzon PC |
| Case: | Udo v. Auto Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ani Megerdichian of JT Legal Group, APC |
| Case: | Estate of Decedent, et al. v. Auto Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Single-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Accident |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick Steinfeld of Steinfeld Law Firm |
| Case: | Contreraz v. Ginder, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Hit & Run, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Pedestrian Accident |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maro Burunsuzyan of Law Offices of Maro Burunsuzyan |
| Case: | Vafaee v. Alagh, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Bicycle Accident |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish of Jacoby & Meyers LLC |
| Case: | Reyes Martinez v. Calcom Roofing, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Fall, Contractor Negligence, Demolition Accident, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Fall from Height |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,075,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. McNicholas, Jeffrey R. Lamb of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP; Justin Bina of Titan Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Hill v. Bacall, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Gross Negligence, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michelle B. Hemesath, Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Patient v. Plastic Surgery Grp., et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Natalie Kordnaij of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Motorist, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Accident |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $931,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michelle B. Hemesath of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Doe Plaintiffs v. Roe Physician |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Surgical Error, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin T. Ikuta, Michelle B. Hemesath of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Doe v. Roe Physician |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Anesthesia Error |
| 31 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish of Jacoby & Meyers LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Gardener v. Premises Owner |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability |
| 31 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin T. Ikuta, Michelle B. Hemesath of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Patient v. Hospital |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Elder Abuse, Failure to Monitor, Erroneous Treatment, Bodily Injury |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert W. Frank of Chihak & Associates |
| Case: | Estate of Herrera Jr. v. Prime Healthcare Paradise Valley LLC |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor, Failure to Test |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sarkis Yenikomshuyan, Matthew J. Whibley, Steven R. Vartazarian of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Coppes, et al. v. Caltrans |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Public Premises Liability |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $510,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Conor M. Kelly, Kelly L. Ganci, Clifton N. Smoot of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger |
| Case: | Estate of Zieman v. Javid, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Pedestrian Accident |
| 35 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Judy Graziano of The Hassell Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Driver v. Motorist, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident |
| 35 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sarkis Yenikomshuyan, Matthew J. Whibley, Steven R. Vartazarian of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Nazari, et al. v. Cardinal Logistics Mgmt. Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Truck v. Pedestrian Accident |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $430,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michelle B. Hemesath, Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Physician |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $365,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michelle B. Hemesath, Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Doe v. Roe Physician, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Failure to Monitor, Elder Law |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $365,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michelle B. Hemesath, Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| Case: | Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Physician and Roe Hospital |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Failure to Inform, Failure to Monitor |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sarkis Yenikomshuyan, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Estate of Decedent v. Delivery Svc. Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Impaired Driving Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $349,707.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Boone Callaway of Callaway & Wolf |
| Case: | Roldan, et al. v. Rodriguez |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Impaired Driving Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $345,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Victor Alexandroff, Daniel C. Ghyczy of Alexandroff Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Decedent v. Defendant |
| Type: | Wrongful Death |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert S. Glassman of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Palafox, et al. v. City of San Diego |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Public Premises Liability |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $249,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey C. Lyon of Lyon Law PC |
| Case: | Disabled Employee v. Employer |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Death, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Loss of Opportunity, Protected Leave Retaliation |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sarkis Yenikomshuyan of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Ibarra, et al. v. Braverman |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Residential Premises Liability |
| 43 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick Steinfeld of Steinfeld Law Firm |
| Case: | Motorist v. Impaired Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Uninsured Motorist, Wrongful Death, Hit & Run, Gross Negligence, Head-on Collision, Impaired Driving Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Left Turn Accident |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip J. Altieri of Altieri Law |
| Case: | Estate of Grell v. Ripka |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Medication Error |
| 45 - 50 | |
| Note: | Settlements below $100,000 have not been included to the list. |