Top 10 Premises Liability Verdicts in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 premises liability verdicts obtained in California in 2025. The list is composed of various types of cases that were tried to a verdict before a state or federal jury in California. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $28,163,528.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig R. McClellan, Conor J. Hulburt, David W. Gouzoules of The McClellan Law Firm |
| Case: | J.Q. v. State of California Dep't of Transp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Public Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Highway Accidents |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $24,244,910.95 |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer, Anthony J. Garilli, Dylan Dreyer of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Pitts v. City of Davis, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Public Premises Liability, Falling Object v. Pedestrian Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $18,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Grant K. Riley, Victoria L. Ersoff of Riley | Ersoff LLP |
| Case: | Garcia-Nava v. Saenz, LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Landlord-Tenant, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Gross Negligence, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Residential Landlord-Tenant, Neurological Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $10,112,248.00 |
| Attorneys: | John B. Richards of Law Office of John B. Richards |
| Case: | Hohne, et al. v. Juul-Dam, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Failure to Disclose, Lead Poisoning, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $9,815,558.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward M. Morgan, Anouk Rondell of Downtown L.A. Law Group LLP d/b/a DTLA Law Group |
| Case: | Chaney v. Automobile Driving Museum, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall Accidents, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Entertainment Premises Liability, Bodily Injury, Staircase Accidents |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Olivier A. Taillieu, Martin J. Kanarek of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC t\a BD&J, PC |
| Case: | Martinez Soto v. Ford Mazzola Assoc. Inc. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall Accidents, Scaffolding Accidents, Negligent Maintenance, Gross Negligence, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability, Defective Work Equipment, Bodily Injury |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $8,492,942.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel S. DeSantis, Casey Kilday of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Briggs v. Warner Ctr. Summit Ltd. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Falling Object v. Tenant Accidents, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $7,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Taylor Scott Kruse of Los Angeles City Law, APLC |
| Case: | Morrison v. Universal City Studios, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall Accidents, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Entertainment Premises Liability |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $6,626,603.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pejman A. Ben-Cohen, Robert J. Ounjian of Carpenter & Zuckerman |
| Case: | Castrellon v. Home Depot USA Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall Accidents, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Spinal Injury, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents, Retail Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $6,056,052.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maximilian Lee, Analicia Avila of The Dominguez Firm |
| Case: | Heravi v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall Accidents, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Public Premises Liability, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Fracture |
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