Top 20 Wrongful Death Settlements in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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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| 11 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,007.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Whibley, Steven R. Vartazarian of Vartazarian Whibley Law Firm, APC |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Products Manufacturer |
| Type: | Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Equipment Malfunction, Defective Medical Device, Survival Action, Medical Product Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Defective Manufacturing |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $9,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller, Marcelis E. Morris of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | M.V., et al. v. John Doe Company, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Pedestrian Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Ghozland, Anna L. Knafo, Jill Levy of Ghozland Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Auto Driver v. Trucking Co. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Highway Accidents |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller, Marcelis E. Morris of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | B.R., et al. v. John Doe Company, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accidents, Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Wrongful Death, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Bicycle Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $3,735,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shawn A. McMillan of The Law Offices of Shawn A. McMillan, APC; Tiffany T. Chung of Law Offices of Tiffany Chung |
| Case: | Gatlin, et al. v. Contra Costa County, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Parental Rights, Children's Rights, Inadequate Care, Failure to Protect, Failure to Accommodate, Survival Action, Bedside Neglect, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Sepsis Injury, Injured Minor |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin Khorsandi, Nikta Yazdi, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Plaintiff v. Defendant |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Fall Accidents, Defective Product, Failure to Maintain, Elevator Accidents, Occupational Injury, Fall from Height, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $3,480,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller, Marcelis E. Morris, Bobby Saadian of Wilshire Law Firm, PLC |
| Case: | N.H., et al. v. John Doe Company, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accidents, Industrial Vehicle Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Burton of The Law Offices of John Burton |
| Case: | Gilbert, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Los Angeles as Defendant, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $3,056,666.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kamelia Jalilvand of Jalilvand Law Corporation |
| Case: | Estate of Moghaddam v. The City of Burbank, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin Mainzer of Law Office of Benjamin Mainzer, A.P.C. |
| Case: | Ortiz, et al. v. County of Trinity, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Failure to Protect, Police Misconduct, Negligent Torts, Failure to Intervene, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Humberto M. Guizar, Christian M. Contreras of Guizar, Henderson & Carrazco LLP |
| Case: | Vargas v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Denial of Medical Care, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Torts, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
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