Top 10 Premises Liability Settlements in California in 2025

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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 premises liability settlements obtained in California in 2025. The list is composed of various types of cases filed in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.

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Amount:$19,000,000.00
Attorneys:Ivan Puchalt of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP; Max R. Engelhardt of Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP
Case:White v. City of San Buenaventura, et al.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Public Premises Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury
2
Amount:$17,430,096.02
Attorneys:Tom Vertanous, Arash H. Zabetian of Martinian & Associates Inc.
Case:Castillo v. Greenwolf
Type:Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Workplace Safety, Burn Injury, Gas Explosion, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Work Premises Liability, Bodily Injury
3
Amount:$17,000,000.00
Attorneys:Zhiming Wang, Guy Tracy Beasecker of Pacific Coast Trial Law Firm, APC
Case:Injured Plaintiff v. Negligent Defendant
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall Accidents, Brain Injury, Fall Accidents, Negligent Maintenance, Gross Negligence, Structural Failure, Quadriplegia, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Staircase Accidents
4
Amount:$16,300,000.00
Attorneys:Kristopher Peerali, Serena J. Peerali of Peerali Law
Case:Plaintiffs v. Defendants
Type:Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury
5
Amount:$14,500,000.00
Attorneys:Colin M. Jones, Marcelis E. Morris, Joshua Teller of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC
Case:J.G., et al. v. John Doe Company, et al.
Type:Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Entertainment Premises Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury
6
Amount:$14,000,000.00
Attorneys:Brian G. Beecher, James Caress, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC
Case:Injured Plaintiff v. Store
Type:Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall Accidents, Fall Accidents, Negligent Maintenance, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Retail Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury
7
Amount:$9,350,000.00
Attorneys:David A. Rudorfer, Wyatt Vespermann of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; Jonathan E. Howell of Howell LLP
Case:Horihata v. City of Los Angeles
Type:Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Public Premises Liability, T-Bone Collisions, Red-Light Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Los Angeles as Defendant, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury
8
Amount:$6,000,000.00
Attorneys:Steven R. Vartazarian, Matthew J. Whibley of The Vartazarian Law Firm, APC
Case:Injured Plaintiff v. Forklift
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Fall Accidents, Forklift Accidents, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Gross Negligence, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Industrial Vehicle Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury
9
Amount:$5,415,000.00
Attorneys:Ariella E. Perry, Stephan J. Chichportich of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC
Case:Pedestrian v. Company, et al
Type:Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Parking Lot Accident
10
Amount:$5,000,000.00
Attorneys:Parham Nikfarjam, Jason Javaheri, Yosi Yahoudai of Javaheri & Yahoudai d/b/a J&Y Law
Case:Davis v. Retailer
Type:Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Retail Premises Liability, Bodily Injury, Shopping Cart Accidents, Moving Object v. Patron
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