Top 50 Motor Vehicle Accident Verdicts in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 motor vehicle accident verdicts obtained in California in 2025. The list is composed of various types of cases that were tried to a verdict before a state or federal jury in California. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Motor Vehicle Accident Verdicts in California in 2025 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $12,102,869.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Stephenson of Bay Area Bicycle Law, P.C.; Theodore Chase of Bradley/Grombacher LLP |
| Case: | Hickey v. Harrington, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accidents, Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Car v. Bicycle Accidents, Left Turn Accidents |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $10,024,171.00 |
| Attorneys: | Taylor J. Gaines of Batta Fulkerson; Elliott H. Jung, Emma Denise Van Ginneken of Hepburn Hernandez & Jung Trial Attorneys d/b/a HHJ Trial Attorneys |
| Case: | Mullaly v. Oakwood Worldwide LP |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, U-Turn Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey P. Norton of Norton & Melnik APC; Brian J. Breiter of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter LLP |
| Case: | La Barrie v. Silva, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Impaired Driving Accidents, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Stationary Object Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Car v. Passenger Accidents, Host Driver Negligence |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $8,969,747.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Taylor B. Dordick, Zarif Kazi of Dordick Law Corporation |
| Case: | Issaian v. GLI Logistics Inc. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Negligent Hiring, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Truck Accidents |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $8,569,756.35 |
| Attorneys: | Byron Abron of Abron Law PC; Lior Behdadnia, Shawn Sasooness of Sasooness Law Group, APC |
| Case: | Gomez-Garcia v. Gallegos, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, Red-Light Accidents |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $5,810,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph G. Younes, Olivier A. Taillieu of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC t\a BD&J, PC |
| Case: | Ian Merritt v. Jonathan Cogley |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $5,771,068.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lourdes DeArmas, Ashley A. Laiken of Omega Law Group, PC |
| Case: | McElrath v. Los Angeles Cnty. Metro. Transp. Auth., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Vicarious Liability, Mass Transit Accidents, On-board Accidents, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accidents, Bus v. Passenger Accidents, Common Carrier Liability, Host Driver Negligence |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $5,729,080.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Kim, Maureen K. Hennessey of SHK Law Corporation |
| Case: | Chavez v. Sohng |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $5,175,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Kramer, Teresa A. Johnson of Kramer Trial Lawyers APC; Michael B. Geoola, Mahsa Farid of B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Barlie v. Rose, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Bodily Injury, Parking Lot Accident |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $5,069,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven Morris, Jonathan M. Deer of Quantum Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Lenox v. Miller |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Hit & Run Accidents, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages, Shoulder Injury |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $5,028,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Molly McKibben, Christine D. Spagnoli, Omar E. Dardon of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP; Arnoldo Casillas, Leonel Mojica of Casillas & Associates |
| Case: | Serrano-Loera v. Olson Precast Co. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Truck Accidents, Defective Auto Equipment, Rollover Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Injury , Highway Accidents |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $4,974,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer L. Russell, Michael A. Sanchez, Arielle B. Farias of Mendez & Sanchez APC |
| Case: | Hernandez v. CCC America Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Negligent Hiring, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $4,573,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Blake E. Burtchaell, Andrew Kohandadeh of Burtchaell Law APC; Hamed L. Yazdanpanah of HYP Law Group d/b/a Law Office of Hamed Yazdanpanah & Associates |
| Case: | Bangura v. Board of Trustees of the California State Univers |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Back-up Accidents, Sideswipe Collisions, U-Turn Accidents, Unsafe Lane Change, Bodily Injury |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $4,537,598.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander R. Wheeler, Khail A. Parris, Misak Chanchikyan of Parris Law Firm |
| Case: | Marsh, et al. v. Jimenez |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Motorcycle Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, U-Turn Accidents, Unsafe Lane Change, Bodily Injury, Loss of Consortium |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $4,282,961.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Michael Alder, Laura M. Morris of AlderLaw, PC |
| Case: | Linsmaier v. Bushara |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Neurological Injury, Unsafe Lane Change, Bodily Injury, Car v. Passenger Accidents, Host Driver Negligence |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $3,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sevy W. Fisher, Jason R. Sanchez of The Simon Law Group, LLP |
| Case: | Calderas v. San Bernardino County, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Police Vehicle Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $3,249,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Taylor Ernst, Nigel A. Whitehead, Danielle E. Miller of Ernst Law Group |
| Case: | Nuckles v. Wu |
| Type: | Bicycle Accidents, Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Bicycle Accidents, Unsafe Lane Change, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Injury |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $1,975,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel K. Kramer, Teresa A. Johnson, William N. Matthews of Kramer Trial Lawyers APC |
| Case: | Mendoza v. Rothstein |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Left Turn Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $1,939,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Adler of AdlerLaw PC; Mark G. Cunningham of Cunningham & Sherman, LLP t/a MCIS Lawyers |
| Case: | Vizcarra, et al. v. DiCamillo |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Bodily Injury |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander R. Wheeler, Misak Chanchikyan of Parris Law Firm |
| Case: | Cortez v. Stokes |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Impaired Driving Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Rollover Accidents, Bodily Injury, Host Driver Negligence |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $1,348,260.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin Drake of Drake Law Group; William "Jeffrey" Bonelli of William "Jeffrey" Bonelli, Esq. |
| Case: | Langford v. Erickson, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vadim F. Frish of Frish Law Group, APLC; Christopher L. Madeksho of Madeksho Law Firm |
| Case: | Velasquez v. Desert Limnologists, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Red-Light Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $1,295,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | P. David Cienfuegos of Deldar Legal |
| Case: | Toribio-Ruiz, et al. v. Viamari |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Car v. Car Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,269,020.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brent Gerome of Moaddel, Kremer & Gerome LLP |
| Case: | Walker v. Los Angeles Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Emergency Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Car v. Car Accidents, Police Vehicle Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $1,190,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Catherine R. Moss of Knapp Moss Law Firm |
| Case: | Alonso v. Rasool, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Work Accidents, Brain Injury, Forklift Accidents, Negligent Entrustment, Vicarious Liability, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Industrial Vehicle Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Truck v. Forklift Accidents |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,183,163.44 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Kim, Maureen K. Hennessey of SHK Law Corporation |
| Case: | Hamlin v. 562 Express, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Truck Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Truck v. Car Accidents, Back-up Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,180,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kennith L. Peterson of Law Offices of Kennith L. Peterson; Atticus N. Wegman of Atticus Injury Law, PC |
| Case: | Takaki, et al. v. Phillips, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Back-up Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $1,145,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Boris Treyzon, Allyson Ostrowski of Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP d/b/a ACTS Law, LLP |
| Case: | Rane v. Los Angeles Cnty. Metro. Transp. Auth., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accidents, Car Accidents, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Vicarious Liability, Mass Transit Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Bus v. Car Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,113,624.00 |
| Attorneys: | Normandy R. Kidd, Ian Fels of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, PC t\a BD&J, PC |
| Case: | Orellana v. CMI Transp. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Negligent Hiring, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Bodily Injury, Highway Accidents |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $1,110,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond Feldman, Paul S. Kim of Law Offices of John C. Ye, APLC |
| Case: | Blanco v. Walker, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Bodily Injury |
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| Visit: | Top 100 Motor Vehicle Accident Verdicts in California in 2025 |
Notes & Comments
07/12/2026: The following verdict has been reported to us after both the submission deadline and publication date. While it is too late to rearrange the list, it is important for us to mention this significant verdict, which would have otherwise made this list.
| Amount: | $8,718,418.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan K. Sawyer of The Law Office of Ryan K. Sawyer |
| Case: | Diaz v. A Better Moving & Storage Co., Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Bodily Injury |