Number 1 Settlements in Orange 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 Orange County, California, in 2025. The list is composed of cases that had originated in Orange 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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| $15,045,000.00 | |
| Case: | Balos v. Los Alamitos Unif. Sch. Dist. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accidents | Government Negligence | Motor Vehicle Accidents | Negligence in Employment | Negligent Supervision | Pedestrian Accidents | Personal Injury | School Safety | Negligent Hiring | Emotional Distress | Psychological Injury | Negligent Entrustment | Negligent Torts | Vicarious Liability | Negligent Retention | Nonfatal Bodily Injury | Bone Fracture | Vehicular Accidents | Permanent Disability | Car v. Pedestrian Accidents | Bodily Injury | Parking Lot Accidents | Injured Minor |
| Attorneys: | Rahul Ravipudi, Paul A. Traina, John W. Shaller of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| $11,500,000.00 | |
| Case: | Operator v. Forklift Owner |
| No. 1 in: * | Work Accidents | Workplace Negligence | Workplace Safety | Forklift Accidents | Negligent Maintenance | Single-Vehicle Accidents | Occupational Injury | Defective Auto Equipment | Forklift v. Worker Accidents | Industrial Vehicle Accidents | Industrial Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Ali Razavi, Gabriel J. Vigh, Timothy T. Hunt of Razavi Law Group |
| $6,250,000.00 | |
| Case: | Injured Cyclist v. Negligent Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle Accidents | Single-Track Vehicle Accidents | Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents | Two-Vehicle Accidents | Car v. Bicycle Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish, Maria Gomez of Jacoby & Meyers LLC |
| $2,700,000.00 | |
| Case: | Wales, et al. v. County of Orange, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Property Damage | Burn Injury | Gross Negligence | Fire Injury/Damage |
| Attorneys: | Victor Alexandroff, Daniel C. Ghyczy of Alexandroff Law Group |
| $2,400,000.00 | |
| Case: | Papel v. McNib Corp. |
| No. 1 in: * | Class Action | Wage & Hour Violation | Labor & Employment | Meal & Rest Breaks | PAGA Claim | Unpaid Wages |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin H. Haber, Daniel Kramer, Alan Wilcox of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| $2,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | D.B. v. D.R. |
| No. 1 in: * | Spinal Injury | Left Turn Accidents | Neurological Injury |
| Attorneys: | Blaise Patzkowski of Patzkowski Law Corporation |
| $1,999,999.99 | |
| Case: | Injured Driver v. Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Car v. Car Accidents | Rear-end Collisions | Highway Accidents |
| Attorneys: | David Yerushalmi, Tara-Jane Flynn of Yerushalmi Law Firm |
| $1,993,951.40 | |
| Case: | MM v. AE, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Truck Accidents | Brain Injury | Truck v. Car Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Blaise Patzkowski of Patzkowski Law Corporation |
| $1,750,000.00 | |
| Case: | Injured Patient v. Negligent Physician |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Treatment | Failure to Diagnose | Health Facility Negligence | Medical Malpractice | Nursing Malpractice | Professional Malpractice | Inadequate Care | Failure to Monitor | Premature Discharge | Loss of Consortium | Disfigurement |
| Attorneys: | Diana N. Connaughton, Benjamin T. Ikuta, Michelle B. Hemesath of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| $1,600,000.00 | |
| Case: | Morones v. Hardgrove, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Multi-Vehicle Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Michael Ghozland, Anna L. Knafo of Ghozland Law Firm, PC; Allyson Ostrowski of Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP d/b/a ACTS Law, LLP |
| $1,275,000.00 | |
| Case: | Devoy v. Fou, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Impaired Driving Accidents | Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Cefali, Courtney L.C. Cefali of Cefali & Cefali, APC |
| $1,040,833.82 | |
| Case: | Auto v. Auto |
| No. 1 in: * | Rideshare Accidents | Unsafe Lane Change |
| Attorneys: | Aaron Boudaie, Joshua Friedland of Regal Law Firm, P.C. |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Injured Worker v. Property Owner |
| No. 1 in: * | Premises Liability | Fall Accidents | Ladder Accidents | Fall from Height |
| Attorneys: | Brian G. Beecher, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Mitchell, et al. v. The Regents UC |
| No. 1 in: * | Child Birth Injury | Delayed Childbirth | Wrongful Death | Overmedication | Ob-Gyn Malpractice | Survival Action | Nursing Home Malpractice | Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Diana N. Connaughton, Michelle B. Hemesath, Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| $940,000.00 | |
| Case: | Owen v. Alcresta Therapeutics Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Civil Rights Violation | Hostile Work Environment | Religious Discrimination | Retaliation | Unfair Business Practices | Wrongful Termination | Employment Discrimination | Protected Activity Retaliation | Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Gavril T. Gabriel of The Law Offices of Gavril T. Gabriel |
| $895,000.00 | |
| Case: | Driver v. Construction Companies, & City |
| No. 1 in: * | Contractor Negligence | Public Premises Liability | Car v. Stationary Object Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Sarkis Yenikomshuyan of Vartazarian Whibley Law Firm, APC |
| $750,000.00 | |
| Case: | Doe Plaintiffs v. Roe Medical Group |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Diagnosis | Misdiagnosis | Erroneous Treatment | Failure to Test |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas J. Leonard, Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| $725,000.00 | |
| Case: | Injured Driver v. Inattentive Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Emergency Vehicle Accidents | Police Vehicle Accidents | Red-Light Accidents | Shoulder Injury | Shoulder Injury (Other) |
| Attorneys: | Thomas S. Feher of Feher Law, APC |
| $575,000.00 | |
| Case: | Valles v. Talbert Architectural Panel & Door, Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Minimum Wage Violation |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Matern, Tagore O. Subramaniam, Max N. Sloves of Matern Law Group, PC |
| $515,000.00 | |
| Case: | Employee for City v. City Employer |
| No. 1 in: * | Race Discrimination | Constructive Discharge | Racial Harassment | Workplace Harassment | Harassment |
| Attorneys: | Gavril T. Gabriel of The Law Offices of Gavril T. Gabriel |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Case: | Navarro, et al. v. Kottke |
| No. 1 in: * | T-Bone Collisions |
| Attorneys: | Michael Ghozland, Jill Levy of Ghozland Law Firm, PC |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Case: | A. Bledsoe, et al. v. Trucking Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Truck v. Bicycle Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Jason Javaheri, Yosi Yahoudai, Parham Nikfarjam of Javaheri & Yahoudai |
| $498,500.00 | |
| Case: | Baby v. Little Minds Learning Academy |
| No. 1 in: * | Child Day Care Negligence |
| Attorneys: | Kevin S. Golshani, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC |
| $425,000.00 | |
| Case: | Cheema v. Higher Education Skincare LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Unpaid Benefits |
| Attorneys: | Yashdeep Singh of Yash Law Group |
| $408,633.00 | |
| Case: | Hammel v. AECOM |
| No. 1 in: * | Workers' Compensation |
| Attorneys: | Megan Azim of Alvandi Law Group, P.C. |
| $400,000.00 | |
| Case: | Rudison, et al. v. Paramount Imperial Villas, LP, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Trip & Fall Accidents | Failure to Maintain | Residential Premises Liability |
| Attorneys: | Kseniya Y. Stupak, Eric B. Strongin of Strongin, LLP |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Case: | Durkee, et al. v. NJC Properties, LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Contract | Toxic Exposure | Breach of Warranty of Habitability | Nuisance | Constructive Eviction | Residential Landlord-Tenant |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Libbey, Eric B. Strongin of Strongin, LLP |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Case: | Injured Family v. Defendant Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Sideswipe Collisions |
| Attorneys: | David Yerushalmi of Yerushalmi Law Firm |
| $275,000.00 | |
| Case: | Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Clinic |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Inform |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin T. Ikuta, Michelle B. Hemesath of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |
| $250,000.00 | |
| Case: | Rideshare Driver v. Ins Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Uninsured Motorist | Hit & Run Accidents |
| Attorneys: | David Yerushalmi of Yerushalmi Law Firm |
| $217,499.00 | |
| Case: | Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Hospital, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Refer |
| Attorneys: | Vanessa N. Raven, Benjamin T. Ikuta of Ikuta Hemesath LLP |