Top 50 Premises Liability Verdicts in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 premises liability 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 Premises Liability Verdicts in California in 2025 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy Mitchell of Karns & Karns |
| Case: | Bragg v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall Accidents, Brain Injury, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Public Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,376,078.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samuel Dordulian, Liana Ohanian of Dordulian Law Group |
| Case: | Magnifico v. City of Lawndale |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall Accidents, Brain Injury, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Eye Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Public Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,260,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael B. Geoola, Babak Kheiri, Daniel D. Geoulla of B&D Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Daniel v. Granite Construction, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 24 | |
| 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 |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $970,874.79 |
| Attorneys: | Neama Rahmani, Houman Sayaghi, Antonia Holguin of West Coast Trial Lawyers APLC |
| Case: | Martin v. Wee Town Learning Center, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Supervise, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Child Day Care Negligence, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Child Care Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $855,200.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian T. Dunn of The Cochran Firm P.C. |
| Case: | McKnight-Hillman v. Good Guard Sec. Inc. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Negligent Security, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Supervise, Work Premises Liability, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $821,990.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger Bonakdar, Marc Stamper of Bonakdar Law Firm |
| Case: | Lopez v. Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall Accidents, Fall Accidents, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Supervise, Restaurant Negligence, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Restaurant Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shayan Vafaee, Peter K. Diamond of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter LLP; Narek Vardanyan of McReynolds | Vardanyan LLP |
| Case: | Lewery v. Downey Billiards LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Restaurant Negligence, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Restaurant Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerold D. Sullivan, Ryan A. Medler of Sullivan & Sullivan |
| Case: | Meyer v. NGP Motors Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Supervise, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Automotive Premises Liability, Nerve Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $459,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Virag, Luiza Patrikyan of MyBedBugLawyer, Inc. |
| Case: | Timpano v. CVMI, LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Bed Bug Bite, Breach of Warranty of Habitability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Hotel Premises Liability, Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $401,849.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marielys Acosta of Acosta & Acosta; John C. Fowler of Fowler | Helsel | Vogt |
| Case: | Andrade v. County of Fresno |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Public Premises Liability, Car v. Stationary Object Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Henry A. Peacor, Grayson Yoder of Trial Lawyers For Justice PC d/b/a TL4J |
| Case: | O.B. v. Bonita Unified Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, School Safety, Burn Injury, Failure to Maintain, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Public Premises Liability, Bodily Injury, School Premises Liability |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $258,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nina P. Brahman, Dorita A. Ahoubim of California Injury Law, PLC |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. Stater Bros. Mkts. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Retail Premises Liability, Bodily Injury, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Injury |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $256,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Abraham Sandoval of Sandoval Law, APC; Henry Harmeling, |
| Case: | N.A. v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, School Safety, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Public Premises Liability, Bodily Injury, School Premises Liability |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniella Saeedian, Michael Saeedian, Adina A. Ostoia of Saeedian Law Group |
| Case: | Molina v. Skyview Memorial Lawn, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Supervise, Vicarious Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $185,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Haik A. Beloryan, Vahe Shakhgeldyan, David Oganesyan of Beloryan & Manukyan LLP |
| Case: | Beltran, et al. v. Downey's Billiard LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Entertainment Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $125,188.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin Salute of Novik Law Group |
| Case: | Garcia v. Hanhil Props. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Electrical Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Ladder Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Fall from Height, Work Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $117,969.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan J. Daneshrad, Shantel Yaghoobian of LA Century Law |
| Case: | Vera v. Murcia, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Dog Bite, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Animal Attack, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 39 - 50 | |
| Note: | Case results below $100,000 have not been included to the list. |



