Number 1 Settlements in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County, California, in 2025. The list is composed of cases that had originated in Santa Clara 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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* Number 1 ranking is applicable to each category listed for a given case. Each acquired accolade will contain only one winning category of your choosing per item.
| $28,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Cantu v. Google LLC, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Civil Rights Violation | Class Action | National Origin Discrimination | Race Discrimination | Labor & Employment | Failure to Promote | Employment Discrimination | PAGA Claim |
| Attorneys: | Beth A. Gunn, Catherine J. Coble of Gunn Coble LLP; Jennifer Kramer of Kramer Brown Hui LLP |
| $14,500,000.00 | |
| Case: | J.G., et al. v. John Doe Company, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Assault & Battery | Dangerous Condition | Personal Injury | Premises Liability | Wrongful Death | Negligent Security | Entertainment Premises Liability | Survival Action | Bodily Injury | Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones, Marcelis E. Morris, Joshua Teller of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| $8,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Green v. City of San Jose |
| No. 1 in: * | Excessive Force | Government Negligence | Gunshot Wound | Police Brutality | Police Misconduct | Nonfatal Bodily Injury | Law Enforcement Misconduct | Police Negligence | Permanent Disability |
| Attorneys: | Adante De Pointer, Patrick M. Buelna of Pointer & Buelna, LLP |
| $5,500,000.00 | |
| Case: | Kyle R. v. Clyne, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Negligence in Employment | Sexual Abuse | Sexual Assault | Emotional Distress | Psychological Injury | Children's Rights | Child Abuse | Failure to Protect | Foster Care Abuse | Vicarious Liability | Sexual Battery | Sexual Assault & Battery | Minor Sexual Abuse | Injured Minor |
| Attorneys: | Wyatt Vespermann, David A. Rudorfer, Andrew Gianelli of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| $2,100,000.00 | |
| Case: | Injured Driver v. Inattentive Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Car Accidents | Motor Vehicle Accidents | Brain Injury | Spinal Injury | Two-Vehicle Accidents | Vehicular Accidents | Car v. Car Accidents | Rear-end Collisions | Neurological Injury |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin Khorsandi, Nikta Yazdi, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| $2,000,000.00 | |
| Case: | Plaintiff Pedestrian v. Defendant Driver |
| No. 1 in: * | Pedestrian Accidents | Truck Accidents | Single-Vehicle Accidents | Bone Fracture | Truck v. Pedestrian Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Brian G. Beecher, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| $1,850,000.00 | |
| Case: | Meintzer v. 5G's Automotive, Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Trip & Fall Accidents | Work Accidents | Workplace Safety | Fall Accidents | Failure to Maintain | Negligent Maintenance | Fall from Height | Work Premises Liability |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Katherine K. Melik-Stepanyan of Law Offices of Haytham Faraj PLLC; Arash H. Zabetian of The Zabetian Firm |
| $1,700,000.00 | |
| Case: | Alve v. Qualcomm Inc., et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Wage & Hour Violation | Meal & Rest Breaks | Unpaid Wages | Minimum Wage Violation |
| Attorneys: | John G. Yslas, Diego Aviles, Harry Erganyan, Mariam M. Nazaretyan of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| $1,610,000.00 | |
| Case: | Yang v. Svensson |
| No. 1 in: * | Insurance Bad Faith | Underinsured Motorist | Multi-Vehicle Accidents | Truck v. Car Accidents | Car v. Pedestrian Accidents | Highway Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Teresa Li of Law Offices of Teresa Li, PC |
| $1,450,000.00 | |
| Case: | John Doe, et al. v. Doe, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Shoulder Injury |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones, Jonathan E. Meislin of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| $500,000.00 | |
| Case: | Reynoso, et al. v. Leson |
| No. 1 in: * | T-Bone Collisions | Red-Light Accidents | Left Turn Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Sargis G. Atanous, Bridget C. Dunnion of Dunnion Law, APC |
| $415,633.65 | |
| Case: | Injured Auto Driver v. Auto Driver, et al. |
| No. 1 in: * | Gross Negligence |
| Attorneys: | O. Alex Tofer, Jennifer L. Mahgerefteh of Tofer & Associates, APLC; Joseph Novel of The Legal Reps, APLC |
| $300,000.00 | |
| Case: | Bicyclist v. Negligent Motorist |
| No. 1 in: * | Bicycle Accidents | Eye Injury | Single-Track Vehicle Accidents | Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents | Car v. Bicycle Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Dawn L. Hassell of The Hassell Law Group, PC |