Top 50 Bench Awards in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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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| Visit: | Top 20 Bench Awards in California in 2025 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Norman B. Blumenthal of Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP; Kyle R. Nordrehaug, Aparajit Bhowmik, Victoria B. Rivapalacio, Christine T. LeVu, Andrew Ronan of Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP |
| Case: | Henry v. Central Freight Lines Inc. |
| Type: | Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Wages |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,176,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heather Conniff, Cortney Shegerian, Levon Derkalousdian of Shegerian Conniff LLP |
| Case: | Cuellar v. Providence Coll., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Retaliation, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Torts, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Workplace Retaliation, Punitive Damages |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,109,599.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark E. Baker of Baker & Associates |
| Case: | Racz, et al. v. Creative Capital Solutions LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation, Debt Collection, Common Count |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,108,141.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samuel P. Nielson of Elite Employment Law APC; Marcus R. Schlundt Bodien of Sessions & Kimball, LLP |
| Case: | Gilliatt v. Veritas Health Services |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Workplace Retaliation |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher G. Hook of Law Offices of Christopher G. Hook |
| Case: | C.D. v. F.D. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, STD Exposure, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dimetri Reyzin of Reyzin Law Firm |
| Case: | Solar Rain Bottled Water Co. Inc. v. RA Holdings Ltd., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Commercial Litigation, Punitive Damages |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $933,522.55 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas S. Feher, Stephen Wiard, Sandy T. Luu of Feher Law, APC |
| Case: | Saravia v. Charter Communications Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $929,390.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gilbert Perez, III of Law Offices of Mauro Fiore, Jr. |
| Case: | Flores v. Bottoms |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Red-Light Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $912,991.00 |
| Attorneys: | Liran Aliav of Aliav Law APC |
| Case: | Jones, et al. v. Puga, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Nuisance, Landlord-Tenant, Failure to Maintain, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Real Estate, Wrongful Eviction, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Residential Landlord-Tenant, Bodily Injury |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $911,612.00 |
| Attorneys: | Manny Star of Frontier Law Center; Alan J. Reinach, Jonathan S. Cherne of Church State Council |
| Case: | Katz v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Employment Discrimination, Workplace Retaliation |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $891,464.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kent G. Mariconda of The Law Offices of Kent G. Mariconda APC |
| Case: | Harris v. 1485 PH LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $783,582.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Farkas, Jennifer L. Meeker, Gabriela S. Perez of Nossaman LLP |
| Case: | Breslow v. Cohen, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Promissory Note, Commercial Litigation |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Harold G. Becks of Harold G. Becks & Associates; M. Lynda Sheridan of Law Offices of Lynda Sheridan |
| Case: | Hill v. Annelus |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Intentional Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pro se |
| Case: | Jin, et al. v. Yu |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Personal Injury, Intentional Torts, Elder Financial Abuse, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $594,485.00 |
| Attorneys: | Clayton J. Hix, William A. Meyers, Charles G. Bakaly IV of Hill, Farrer & Burrill LLP |
| Case: | Simplified Transport LLC v. CDL 1000 Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Quantum Meruit, Commercial Litigation, Common Count |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $559,151.30 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander J. Zeesman, Diana Zeesman of Accident Fighters, APC |
| Case: | Archie v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Impaired Driving Accidents, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Red-Light Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $521,145.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven C. Carlson, James P. Menton Jr. of Robins Kaplan LLP |
| Case: | Expensify Inc. v. Triller Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Commercial Litigation |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $469,455.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arno H. Keshishian of M&K Attorneys, APC |
| Case: | Abramyan v. Lilly of the Valley Transp. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Unsafe Lane Change, Bodily Injury, Highway Accidents |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $433,881.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ian Nomura, Richard Kim of Law Offices of Richard Kim |
| Case: | United Cargo Mgmt Inc. v. QRRI Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Negligent Misrepresentation, Unjust Enrichment, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Torts, Bad Faith |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $402,036.00 |
| Attorneys: | Yasmine Tabatabai of Taba Law Firm; Daniella Mary Mikhael-Fard of DM Law Corporation |
| Case: | BAFFS v. Appliance Outlet Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Property Damage, Property Rights, Landlord-Tenant, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Negligent Torts, Bad Faith, Commercial Landlord-Tenant |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $383,291.00 |
| Attorneys: | Corey E. Taylor of Law Office of Corey E. Taylor |
| Case: | Milan REI VIII LLC v. Green Solar Techs. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Tortious Interference, Landlord-Tenant, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Trespass, Commercial Landlord-Tenant |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sean M. Novak of The Novak Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Vasquez v. North Light Specialty Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Uninsured Motorist, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, Rideshare Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $364,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas W. Kielty of Law Office of Thomas W. Kielty |
| Case: | Davis v. Moody, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Fraud, Property Rights, Conversion, Real Estate |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $326,381.00 |
| Attorneys: | Glenn A. Besnyl of Glenn A. Besnyl, Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Nat'l Comm. Recovery Inc. v. Naser |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation, Debt Collection, Common Count |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $323,355.59 |
| Attorneys: | Charles E. Canter, Sarah S. Nilson of Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Case: | SEC v. Lopez |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Economic Loss, Fraud, Securities Fraud |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $319,299.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vera Serova, Ricardo P. Cestero of Greenberg Glusker LLP |
| Case: | Pardo v. Camacho, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Fraud, Real Estate, Vicarious Liability, Mortgage Fraud |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $316,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pro per |
| Case: | Quiroz v. Vazquez, et al. |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Economic Loss, Fraud, Intentional Torts, Punitive Damages |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $311,139.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arno H. Keshishian of M&K Attorneys, APC |
| Case: | Harutyunyan, et al. v. Bejanyan |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Property Rights, Landlord-Tenant, Real Estate, Residential Landlord-Tenant, Unlawful Detainer |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $302,677.19 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Knez of Knez Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | California Green Reg. Ctr. v. American Curvet Inv., LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $277,486.00 |
| Attorneys: | Neda Roshanian of Roshanian Law Firm |
| Case: | Azari v. ABS Shoring Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Unjust Enrichment, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Wages |