Top 20 Bench Awards in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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 - 10 | |
| Visit: | Top 10 Bench Awards in California in 2025 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $4,609,589.35 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth M. Kim, Christopher Petersen of Lanzone Morgan LLP |
| Case: | Francisco v. Celeste Olivarez, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Bed Sores, Assisted Living Facility Negligence, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Elder Neglect |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $3,197,816.44 |
| Attorneys: | Alex Farzan of The Law Office of Alex Farzan, APC |
| Case: | Levi Sap Nei Thang Victims Assoc., et al. v. Levi Sap Nei Thang, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conspiracy, Economic Loss, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Negligent Misrepresentation, Racketeering, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $2,815,449.39 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Asatourian of Asatourian Law, A Professional Corporation |
| Case: | Andiamo Grupo, LLC v. Rancho Pacific Resorts, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $2,520,514.56 |
| Attorneys: | Bobby Saadian of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | Quick v. Uber Technologies, Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Rideshare Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Bodily Injury, Car v. Passenger Accidents, Host Driver Negligence |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $2,080,291.40 |
| Attorneys: | Reshma R. Tolani, James McKiernan of James McKiernan Lawyers |
| Case: | Chavez v. Burns |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Impaired Driving Accidents, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Amputation/Limb Loss, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Car v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Rollover Accidents, Bodily Injury, Traumatic Amputation |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $1,562,677.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean O'Neill, Jon Schwalbach of Stalwart Law Group |
| Case: | Huizar, et al. v. Kaiser |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Sepsis Injury |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $1,503,275.85 |
| Attorneys: | John A. Messina Jr. of Messina & Hankin, LLP |
| Case: | Zavala v. Three Day Ranch, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Property Damage, Property Rights, Nuisance, Real Estate, Trespass |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kaveh S. Elihu, Samuel J. Moorhead, Gowri Cheepurupalli of Employee Justice Legal Group, PC |
| Case: | Mejia v. Bendick Precision, Inc. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Personal Injury, Retaliation, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate, Sexual Battery, Employment Discrimination, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault & Battery, Workplace Retaliation, Punitive Damages |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $1,488,634.00 |
| Attorneys: | Witt W. Chang, Franklin A. Acevedo of Venable LLP |
| Case: | Rising Glen Trust, et al. v. Ganjson LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Property Damage, Property Rights, Nuisance, Real Estate, Trespass, Negligent Torts |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,308,977.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul S. Malingagio, Paul L. Seeley of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
| Case: | HRRP Garland LLC v. L.A. Care Health |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Landlord-Tenant, Commercial Litigation, Common Count, Bad Faith, Commercial Landlord-Tenant |
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| Visit: | Top 50 Bench Awards in California in 2025 |