Top 10 Verdicts in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's jury 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: | $966,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Venus Burns, Danny R. Kraft, Jr. of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP |
| Case: | Moore v. Johnson & Johnson |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Torts, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Torts, Failure to Disclose, Survival Action, Consumer Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $634,313,913.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kendall Loebbaka, Sheila Swaroop, Daniel P. Hughes, Douglas B. Wentzel, Brian C. Claassen, Mark Kachner, Adam Powell, Brian C. Horne, Nicholas Zovko, Stephen Jensen, Joseph R. Re of Knobbe Martens; Dustin F. Guzior, Andrei Iancu of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP |
| Case: | Masimo Corp., et al. v. Apple Inc. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $425,651,947.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Boies, Beko O. Reblitz-Richardson, Hsiao C. Mao, Rossana Baeza, Alison L. Anderson, M. Logan Wright, James Lee of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP; William C. Carmody, Steven M. Shepard, Shawn J. Rabin, Alexander P. Frawley, Ryan Sila, Amanda Bonn of Susman Godfrey LLP; John A. Yanchunis, Ryan J. McGee, Michael F. Ram of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Rodriguez, et al. v. Google LLC |
| Type: | Class Action, Fraud, Invasion of Privacy, Consumer Protection, Intentional Torts, Computer Fraud & Abuse |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $314,626,932.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hamilton H. Hill, Glen E. Summers, Jacob Marsh, Lindley J. Brenza, Benjamin Montague, Karma M. Giulianelli of Bartlit Beck LLP; Devin N. Dippold, Carol O'Keefe, Ryan Z. Cortazar, George Zelcs, Marc A. Wallenstein, Pamela Yaacoub, Chad E. Bell of Korein Tillery LLC; Elizabeth Pipkin of McManis Faulkner |
| Case: | Csupo et al. v. Google LLC |
| Type: | Class Action, Economic Loss, Property Rights, Conversion, Consumer Protection |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $167,698,719.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gina Cora, Antonio J. Perez-Marques, Luca Marzorati, Micah G. Block, Greg D. Andres of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP |
| Case: | WhatsApp Inc., et al. v. NSO Grp. Tech. Ltd., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Commercial Litigation, Cybercrime, Computer Fraud & Abuse |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $147,406,481.00 |
| Attorneys: | Panteha Abdollahi of Theodora Oringher PC; Jeffrey L. Berhold of Jeffrey L. Berhold, P.C.; Joshua P. Davis, Matthew Summers, Kyla J. Gibboney, Julie Pollack, David A. Langer of Berger & Montague PC; Rachel T. Anderson, Derek T. Ho, Andrew E. Goldsmith, Annamaria M. Morales-Kimball, Sean P. Quirk, Matthew D. Reade, Kelley C. Schiffman of Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, PLLC |
| Case: | Innovative Health LLC v. Biosense Webster Inc. |
| Type: | Antitrust Violation, Economic Loss, Unfair Competition, Commercial Litigation |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $115,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Taylor B. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; Claire-Lise Y. Kutlay, Deborah S. Mallgrave of Greenberg Gross LLP; Jennifer E. Stein, Michael G. Finnegan, Michael J. Reck of Jeff Anderson & Associates PA; Justin G. Tahmazian of Tahmazian Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Gucci Zarini v. Ruffalo |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Sexual Battery, Sexual Assault & Battery, Minor Sexual Abuse, Punitive Damages |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $110,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Ward, Erin L. Powers, Doug Shaffer, Daniel Stefanic of Trial Lawyers For Justice PC d/b/a TL4J |
| Case: | Adam, et al. v. California Department of Corrections, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Fire Injury/Damage, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Rollover Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Spin-Out Collisions |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $103,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin W. Shegerian, Mahru Madjidi, Aaron Gbewonyo, Deepika Chandrashekar of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Slagel v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Victim Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $77,120,726.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Rex Parris, Khail A. Parris, Curtis Crawford of Parris Law Firm |
| Case: | Lusse v. Marquez |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Head-on Collisions, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Motorcycle Accidents, Bodily Injury |
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