Number 1 Settlements in San Diego 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 San Diego County, California, in 2025. The list is composed of cases that had originated in San Diego 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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| $31,500,000.00 | |
| Case: | A.M., et al. v. San Diego Rock Church, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault & Battery | Civil Rights Violation | Conspiracy | Government Negligence | Murder | Personal Injury | Wrongful Death | Intentional Torts | Emotional Distress | Psychological Injury | Children's Rights | Child Abuse | Failure to Protect | Failure to Report | Negligent Torts | Survival Action | Bodily Injury | Fatal Bodily Injury | Injured Minor |
| Attorneys: | Craig R. McClellan, Conor J. Hulburt of The McClellan Law Firm |
| $30,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Wilson v. City of San Diego, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Excessive Force | Race Discrimination | Gunshot Wound | Racial Profiling | Police Brutality | Police Misconduct | Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Rowley of Trial Lawyers For Justice PC d/b/a TL4J; A. King Aminpour of Aminpour & Associates |
| $16,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Schuck Family v. County of San Diego, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Due Process Violation | Negligent Supervision | Denial of Medical Care | Prison Negligence | Death in Custody | Spoliation of Evidence |
| Attorneys: | Timothy A. Scott, Michelle Angeles, Lauren M. Mellano of McKenzie Scott P.C. |
| $8,500,000.00 | |
| Case: | L.R. v. Regents of the Univ. of California |
| No. 1 in: * | Health Facility Negligence | Medical Malpractice | Negligence in Employment | Professional Malpractice | Brain Injury | Failure to Monitor | Nonfatal Bodily Injury | Permanent Disability | Neurological Injury |
| Attorneys: | Cynthia R. Chihak of Chihak & Associates |
| $5,500,000.00 | |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Delivery Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accidents | Motor Vehicle Accidents | Truck Accidents | Spinal Injury | Two-Vehicle Accidents | Vehicular Accidents | Truck v. Car Accidents | T-Bone Collisions | Left Turn Accidents | Parcel Truck Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones, Ryan Cowan of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| $5,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | C.M., et al. v. Turner, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bone Fracture | Stop Sign Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Christopher V. Bulone of Dordick Law Corporation |
| $4,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Fox v. City of San Diego, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Dangerous Condition | Failure to Warn | Premises Liability | Trip & Fall Accidents | Fall Accidents | Failure to Maintain | Public Premises Liability | Retail Premises Liability |
| Attorneys: | Erika Contreras, Brigitta Shae Cymerint of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| $3,500,000.00 | |
| Case: | Harrison v. CareMeridian LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Delayed Treatment | Nursing Malpractice | Elder Abuse | Inadequate Care | Assisted Living Facility Negligence | Bedside Neglect | Elder Neglect | Sepsis Injury |
| Attorneys: | Lisa Trinh Flint, Michael F. Moran of Moran Law; Ayman A. Bahrun of Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP |
| $2,991,466.62 | |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Commercial Truck |
| No. 1 in: * | Motorcycle Accidents | Single-Track Vehicle Accidents | Truck v. Motorcycle Accidents | U-Turn Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller, Clayton T. Lee of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| $1,400,000.00 | |
| Case: | PB Ocean Condos v. KDTD, Inc. |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Contract | Breach of Warranty | Economic Loss | Product Liability | Property Damage | Defective Product | Construction Defect | Real Estate | Contractor Negligence | Faulty Workmanship |
| Attorneys: | William H. Naumann, Loren K. Shiu of The Naumann Law Firm, PC |
| $1,300,000.00 | |
| Case: | Jamil v. Sunroad BCV Auto, Inc. dba BMW of El Cajon |
| No. 1 in: * | Car v. Car Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Katherine Melik-Stepanyan, of Law Offices of Haytham Faraj PLLC; Stewart Shamon of Shamon Law, APC |
| $1,299,999.99 | |
| Case: | Rear-Ended Plaintiff v. Negligent Freeway Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Rear-end Collisions | Highway Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Ryan J. Daneshrad of LA Century Law |
| $1,200,000.00 | |
| Case: | Tagnesi v. Grossmont Union High Sch. Dist. |
| No. 1 in: * | Retaliation | Constructive Discharge | Labor & Employment | Workplace Harassment | Harassment | Sexual Orientation Discrimination | Employment Discrimination | Protected Activity Retaliation | Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Aaron M. Olsen, Anna Schwartz of Haeggquist & Eck, LLP |
| $1,000,750.00 | |
| Case: | Terminated Employee v. Employer |
| No. 1 in: * | Sexual Harassment | Wrongful Termination | Workplace Sexual Harassment |
| Attorneys: | Nicol E. Hajjar of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Estate of Ramos v. Gabriel |
| No. 1 in: * | Toxic Exposure | Breach of Warranty of Habitability | Negligent Maintenance | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | Residential Premises Liability |
| Attorneys: | Derek Monzon of Sargent Firm Injury Lawyers |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Estate of Umana, et al. v. National City, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Abuse of Power | Unreasonable Search & Seizure |
| Attorneys: | Emily E. Howe of Law Offices of Emily E. Howe; Timothy A. Scott, Marcus S. Bourassa of McKenzie Scott P.C. |
| $925,000.00 | |
| Case: | Group Home Resident v. Kids First Found |
| No. 1 in: * | Sexual Abuse | Sexual Assault | Sexual Battery | Sexual Assault & Battery | Minor Sexual Abuse |
| Attorneys: | Louanne Masry of Masry Law Firm APC |
| $697,500.00 | |
| Case: | V.V. v. Sharp Grossmont Hosp., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Child Birth Injury | Failure to Inform | Ob-Gyn Malpractice | Erroneous Treatment | Shoulder Dystocia | Shoulder Injury |
| Attorneys: | Carl A. McMahan of McMahan & Carroll PC |
| $545,000.00 | |
| Case: | O.O., et al. v. San Diego Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Vicarious Liability | Emergency Vehicle Accidents | Police Vehicle Accidents | Red-Light Accidents | Unsafe Lane Change |
| Attorneys: | Ben J. Coughlan of Coughlan & Vinel, LLP |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Case: | Dolphin v. City of San Diego |
| No. 1 in: * | Single-Vehicle Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Olivier A. Taillieu, Jennifer R. Bagosy of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC t\a BD&J, PC |
| $420,000.00 | |
| Case: | Catton v. City of San Diego |
| No. 1 in: * | Inverse Condemnation | Property Rights |
| Attorneys: | Vincent J. Bartolotta, Jr., John J. O'Brien of Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire LLP |
| $400,000.00 | |
| Case: | Estate of Bautista-Perez v. Bueno, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Falling Object | Work Accidents | Negligent Hiring | Failure to Supervise | Occupational Injury | Work Premises Liability | Falling Object v. Worker Accidents |
| Attorneys: | David C. Sullivan of Sullivan, Rivera, Osuna & Sullivan |
| $350,000.00 | |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Commercial Land Developer |
| No. 1 in: * | Construction Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Simon P. Etehad, Erik F. Harper of Etehad Law APC |
| $308,000.00 | |
| Case: | E.P. v. AG-CP La Costa Owner LP, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Parking Lot Accidents | Pedestrian v. Stationary Object Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Ben J. Coughlan, Kacie Vinel of Coughlan & Vinel LLP |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Case: | Moneda v. Individual |
| No. 1 in: * | Dog Bite | Animal Attack |
| Attorneys: | Jason Javaheri, Yosi Yahoudai, Arthur Dermendjian of Javaheri & Yahoudai d/b/a J&Y Law |
| $299,433.61 | |
| Case: | Deguzman v. Millennium Health, LLC |
| No. 1 in: * | Class Action | Unfair Business Practices | Wage & Hour Violation | Meal & Rest Breaks | PAGA Claim | Minimum Wage Violation |
| Attorneys: | Kane Moon, Daniel J. Park of Moon Law Group, PC |
| $265,000.00 | |
| Case: | Fortune v. Flight School |
| No. 1 in: * | Aviation Accidents | Pedestrian Accidents | Shoulder Injury (Other) |
| Attorneys: | Jason Javaheri, Yosi Yahoudai, Alexander B. Boris of Javaheri & Yahoudai d/b/a J&Y Law |
| $250,000.00 | |
| Case: | Driver v. Underinsured Drunk Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Underinsured Motorist | Impaired Driving Accidents |
| Attorneys: | David Yerushalmi of Yerushalmi Law Firm |
| $250,000.00 | |
| Case: | Bosler v. Floral Supply Syndicate, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle Accidents | Car v. Bicycle Accidents | Back-up Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Travis J. Alexander, Connell P. Dunnion of Dunnion Law, APC |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Case: | Lozada, et al. v. Morici Family Trust |
| No. 1 in: * | Nuisance | Landlord-Tenant | Residential Landlord-Tenant |
| Attorneys: | Anthony D. Thompson of Thompson Injury Law |
| $200,000.00 | |
| Case: | Rice v. Motel, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Slip & Fall Accidents | Hotel Premises Liability |
| Attorneys: | Jason Javaheri, Yosi Yahoudai, Parham Nikfarjam of Javaheri & Yahoudai d/b/a J&Y Law |