Top 10 Bench Awards in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's bench awards, including court and arbitration awards, obtained in California in 2025. The list is composed of various types of cases that were tried before a state or federal judge or arbitrator in California.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $47,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ingrid M. Evans of Evans Law Firm Inc. |
| Case: | In re Durable Power of Attorney of Dock Dean |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Fraud, Personal Injury, Property Rights, Elder Financial Abuse, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Elder Abuse, Real Estate, Elder Law, Punitive Damages |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $35,415,885.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce G. Fagel of Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel & Associates; Marshall Silberberg of The Law Office of Marshall Silberberg; Joseph DiMonda of Angelo & Di Monda, LLP |
| Case: | Snover, et al. v. CARE Risk Retention Grp., Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Indemnity, Insurance Bad Faith, Emotional Distress, Punitive Damages |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $15,573,589.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven T. Graham, Colin R. Higgins, Anthony J. Carucci of Snell & Wilmer LLP |
| Case: | Idyllwillow LP v. Berkadia Real Estate Advisors Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Misrepresentation, Negligent Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Constructive Fraud, Negligent Torts |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam L. Feit, Anthony Babakhanian of Mardirossian Akaragian LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Tupas v. Liu |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Impaired Driving Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $11,739,365.00 |
| Attorneys: | Torsten Bassell of Lari-Joni & Bassell, LLP |
| Case: | Meadowcroft, et al. v. Allied World Assurance Co. Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Indemnity, Insurance Bad Faith |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $10,745,572.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander L. Conti of Conti Law |
| Case: | Sammy's Warehouse v. Cecilia Tech. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $10,441,668.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amy A. Mousavi of Mousavi Law, PC; Thomas A. Pistone of Pistone Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Deco Ent., Inc., et al. v. Pouladian |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Fraud, Conversion, Commercial Litigation, Click Fraud, Constructive Fraud, Embezzlement, Shareholder Dispute |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $8,268,554.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hanwei Cheng of Cheng Law Firm |
| Case: | Landmark Consol. Inc. v. Shapouri & Assocs., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Negligent Misrepresentation, Unfair Business Practices, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $5,758,909.70 |
| Attorneys: | David Kleczek of Kleczek Law Office |
| Case: | Said v. Ali, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Safety, Fall Accidents, Ladder Accidents, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $5,402,700.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aaron T. Hicks of Hicks Law Firm PC; Douglas B. Vanderpool of Vanderpool Law Firm |
| Case: | Lozano v. Rafael |
| Type: | Fraud, Fraudulent Conveyance, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Fraudulent Transfer, Debt Collection, Amputation/Limb Loss, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Rear-end Collisions, Bodily Injury, Traumatic Amputation, Highway Accidents |
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