Top 20 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 personal injury 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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| 11 | |
| 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 |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $15,045,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rahul Ravipudi, Paul A. Traina, John W. Shaller of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Balos v. Los Alamitos Unif. Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, School Safety, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Bodily Injury, Parking Lot Accident |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $14,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura F. Sedrish, Maria Gomez of Jacoby & Meyers LLC |
| Case: | Motorcyclist v. Truck Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Motorcycle Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Ring, Natalie L. Weatherford, Sonya Ostovar of Taylor & Ring LLP |
| Case: | Former Student v. Rose, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Government Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Rape, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Negligent Torts, Negligent Retention, Sexual Battery, Sexual Assault & Battery, Minor Sexual Abuse, Injured Minor |
| 17 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $13,375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan H. Davidi, Tyler Paboojian of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP |
| Case: | Newcomb v. Crittenden Jr., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Pedestrian Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $12,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Horowitz of Law Office of Daniel Horowitz; Ivan W. Golde of Law Offices of Ivan W. Golde |
| Case: | Spath, et al. v. County of Santa Clara |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Health Facility Negligence, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Inadequate Care, Failure to Protect, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $12,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel K. Kramer, Brandon C. Salumbides of Kramer Trial Lawyers APC |
| Case: | Mungia v. County of San Bernardino |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Emergency Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, Bodily Injury |
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