Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 wrongful death 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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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $31,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig R. McClellan, Conor J. Hulburt of The McClellan Law Firm |
| Case: | A.M., et al. v. San Diego Rock Church, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Government Negligence, Murder, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Failure to Report, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $31,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Taylor B. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; Humberto M. Guizar of Law Offices of Humberto Guizar APC |
| Case: | Plaintiffs v. Property Mgmt. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Drowning Accidents, Failure to Disclose, Defective Product Design, Survival Action, Consumer Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Injured Minor |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $30,846,584.25 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Herjit Rubio of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Anonymous Plaintiffs v. Anonymous Defendants |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Property Damage, Wrongful Death, Negligent Torts, Fire Injury/Damage, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Rowley of Trial Lawyers For Justice PC d/b/a TL4J; A. King Aminpour of Aminpour & Associates |
| Case: | Wilson v. City of San Diego, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Racial Profiling, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Injured Minor |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $23,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Ring of Taylor & Ring LLP; Brian E. Claypool of Claypool Law Firm; Robert A. Rees of Rees Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Hernandez, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Los Angeles as Defendant, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $16,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy A. Scott, Michelle Angeles, Lauren M. Mellano of McKenzie Scott P.C. |
| Case: | Schuck Family v. County of San Diego, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Death in Custody, Spoliation of Evidence, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $11,291,995.00 |
| Attorneys: | Travis J. Alexander, Connell P. Dunnion of Dunnion Law, APC |
| Case: | Cortez, el al. v. My Chevrolet, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Impaired Driving Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Car v. Stationary Object Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Highway Accidents |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $10,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter L. Kaufman, Wyatt Vespermann, Brian J. Panish of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; Jack H. Anthony of Law Offices of Jack H. Anthony |
| Case: | J.G., et al. v. County of San Bernardino |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Murder, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
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