Number 1 Settlements in San Francisco 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 Francisco County, California, in 2025. The list is composed of cases that had originated in San Francisco 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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| $3,094,165.42 | |
| Case: | Suazo-Vasquez v. Dependable Highway Express Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accidents | Motor Vehicle Accidents | Personal Injury | Truck Accidents | Multi-Vehicle Accidents | Nonfatal Bodily Injury | Spinal Injury | Vehicular Accidents | Car v. Car Accidents | Truck v. Car Accidents | Left Turn Accidents | Neurological Injury | Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Bobby Saadian of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| $1,600,000.00 | |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Medical Facility |
| No. 1 in: * | Health Facility Negligence | Medical Malpractice | Professional Malpractice | Anesthesia Error | Permanent Disability |
| Attorneys: | Simon P. Etehad, Erik F. Harper of Etehad Law APC |
| $1,425,000.00 | |
| Case: | City & County of San Francisco, et al. v. Santos & Urrutia Assocs, Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Conspiracy | Economic Loss | Fraud | Property Damage | Unfair Business Practices | Unfair Competition | Nuisance | Consumer Protection | Real Estate | Unlicensed Activity | Public Nuisance |
| Attorneys: | David Chiu, Frances Arnold, Jennifer Choi, Wade Chow, Elizabeth Coolbrith, Peter Keith, Yvonne Meré, Renée Rosenblit, Keslie Stewart, Carol Stuart, Chris Whitman, Hunter W. Sims III of San Francisco City Attorney's Office |
| $1,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Injured Plaintiff v. Trucking Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Bus Accidents | Eye Injury | Mass Transit Accidents | On-board Accidents | Two-Vehicle Accidents | Truck v. Bus Accidents | No-Contact Vehicular Accidents | Common Carrier Liability |
| Attorneys: | K. Anderson Franco of de la Pena & Holiday LLP |
| $850,000.00 | |
| Case: | UnitedLayer, LLC v. City & County of San Francisco |
| No. 1 in: * | Breach of Contract | Commercial Litigation | Common Count |
| Attorneys: | Renee De Golier of Christensen Hsu Sipes, LLP; Joshua R. Mino of Godes & Preis; Chad A. Trainer of Blacklight Law APC |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Case: | Injured Plaintiff v. Premises Owner |
| No. 1 in: * | Dangerous Condition | Premises Liability | Fall Accidents | Animal Attack | Gross Negligence | Negligent Torts | Bone Fracture |
| Attorneys: | Svetlana M. Shirinova of Svetlana M. Shirinova Attorney at Law |
| $440,000.00 | |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Negligent Property Owner |
| No. 1 in: * | Trip & Fall Accidents | Failure to Maintain |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell, Judy Graziano of The Hassell Law Group, PC |
| $350,000.00 | |
| Case: | Injured Passenger v. Transp. Co. |
| No. 1 in: * | Car v. Passenger Accidents | Host Driver Negligence |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish, Maria Gomez of Jacoby & Meyers LLC |
| $330,000.00 | |
| Case: | Ride Share Passenger v. Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Rideshare Accidents |
| Attorneys: | James D. Rush of Rush Injury law |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Case: | Thornton v. City and County of San Francisco |
| No. 1 in: * | Failure to Warn | Government Negligence | Negligent Maintenance | Emotional Distress | Psychological Injury | Public Premises Liability |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Kita of Matthew Joseph Kita, Attorney; Claude A. Wyle of Choulos Choulos & Wyle |
| $250,000.00 | |
| Case: | Feller v. Dickopp, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Residential Premises Liability | Loss of Consortium |
| Attorneys: | Charles Owen Geerhart of Law Office of Chuck Geerhart |
| $250,000.00 | |
| Case: | Gibson v. Auto Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Rear-end Collisions |
| Attorneys: | Jason Javaheri, Yosi Yahoudai, Arthur Dermendjian of Javaheri & Yahoudai d/b/a J&Y Law |
| $230,000.00 | |
| Case: | Tramil v. City and County of San Francisco |
| No. 1 in: * | Civil Rights Violation | Disability Discrimination | Wrongful Termination | Labor & Employment | Failure to Accommodate | Employment Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | Joseph M. Lovretovich of Joseph M. Lovretovich, ESQ.; Mythily Sivarajah of Peck-Law, Employment & Civil Rights |