Number 1 Settlements in Alameda County in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you a list of the largest – in each applicable case type/category – settlements obtained in Alameda County, California, in 2025. The list is composed of cases that had originated in Alameda County and have been settled in or out of court. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| $17,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Injured Plaintiff v. Negligent Defendant |
| No. 1 in: * | Dangerous Condition | Failure to Warn | Personal Injury | Premises Liability | Trip & Fall Accidents | Brain Injury | Fall Accidents | Negligent Maintenance | Gross Negligence | Structural Failure | Quadriplegia | Nonfatal Bodily Injury | Spinal Injury | Permanent Disability | Neurological Injury | Bodily Injury | Staircase Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Zhiming Wang, Guy Tracy Beasecker of Pacific Coast Trial Law Firm, APC |
| $14,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Former Student v. Rose, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault & Battery | Government Negligence | Negligence in Employment | Negligent Supervision | Rape | School Safety | Sexual Abuse | Sexual Assault | Intentional Torts | Emotional Distress | Psychological Injury | Children's Rights | Child Abuse | Failure to Protect | Negligent Torts | Negligent Retention | Sexual Battery | Sexual Assault & Battery | Minor Sexual Abuse | Injured Minor |
| Attorneys: | David M. Ring, Natalie L. Weatherford, Sonya Ostovar of Taylor & Ring LLP |
| $1,870,000.00 | |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Box Truck Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accidents | Motor Vehicle Accidents | Truck Accidents | Two-Vehicle Accidents | Vehicular Accidents | Truck v. Car Accidents | Rear-end Collisions |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Herman of The Herman Firm, Inc. |
| $1,658,217.84 | |
| Case: | Garcia v. KNT Manufacturing, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Class Action | Wage & Hour Violation | Labor & Employment | Unpaid Benefits | Meal & Rest Breaks |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Hyun, Shelly Song, Jose R. Garay of Jose Garay APLC |
| $1,325,000.00 | |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. School Bus Operator |
| No. 1 in: * | Bus Accidents | Pedestrian Accidents | School Bus Accidents | Mass Transit Accidents | Single-Vehicle Accidents | Bus v. Pedestrian Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Michael J. Yepp of Dordick Law Corporation |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Plaintiff Driver v. Defendant Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bone Fracture | Car v. Car Accidents | Highway Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Hazel S. Chang, Beshoy Yakim of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| $850,000.00 | |
| Case: | Plaintiffs v. Fast Food Restaurant, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Wrongful Death | Negligent Security | Negligent Hiring | Restaurant Negligence | Restaurant Premises Liability | Survival Action | Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Katherine K. Melik-Stepanyan of Law Offices of Haytham Faraj PLLC |
| $825,000.00 | |
| Case: | Employee v. Employer |
| No. 1 in: * | Civil Rights Violation | Wrongful Termination | Employment Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | Nicol E. Hajjar of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| $550,000.00 | |
| Case: | Smith v. Delivery Service |
| No. 1 in: * | Car v. Pedestrian Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Samer Aboutalib, Connell P. Dunnion of Dunnion Law, APC |
| $350,000.00 | |
| Case: | Correa v. At-Fault Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | T-Bone Collisions |
| Attorneys: | Jason Javaheri, Yosi Yahoudai, Parham Nikfarjam of Javaheri & Yahoudai |
| $350,000.00 | |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Roofing Company |
| No. 1 in: * | On-board Accidents | Truck v. Passenger Accidents |
| Attorneys: | K. Anderson Franco of de la Pena & Holiday LLP |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Case: | Guido v. Virk, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Eye Injury | Industrial Vehicle Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Gary M.C. Wong of Law Offices of Samer Habbas & Associates PC |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Case: | L.T. v. Dublin Unified Sch. Dist. |
| No. 1 in: * | Race Discrimination | Racial Harassment |
| Attorneys: | Lori J. Costanzo, Frank Zeccola, Luiza V. Dias of Costanzo Law Firm, APC |
| $280,000.00 | |
| Case: | Storm v. Dullet, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Sideswipe Collisions |
| Attorneys: | Travis J. Alexander, Bridget C. Dunnion of Dunnion Law, APC |
| $250,000.00 | |
| Case: | Denton v. Hsiang, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle Accidents | Single-Track Vehicle Accidents | Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents | Car v. Bicycle Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Sargis G. Atanous, Bridget C. Dunnion of Dunnion Law, APC |
| $250,000.00 | |
| Case: | Hudnall v. Inattentive Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Hit & Run Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Jason Javaheri, Yosi Yahoudai, Arthur Dermendjian of Javaheri & Yahoudai d/b/a J&Y Law |