Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's jury 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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| Visit: | Top 20 Verdicts in California in 2025 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $30,774,365.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald G. Liddy of Liddy Law Firm; Gregory R. Vanni of Thon Beck Vanni Callahan & Powell LLP |
| Case: | Tanaka v. Faaborg |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Burn Injury, Hit & Run Accidents, Impaired Driving Accidents, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Fire Injury/Damage, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Bodily Injury |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $30,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; J. Bernard Alexander, III of Alexander Morrison + Fehr, LLP; Tonette Josue Jaramilla of Toni Jaramilla, APLC |
| Case: | Estate of Lewis v. Kern Cty., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Torts, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $29,447,950.53 |
| Attorneys: | David K. Cohn, Thomas C. Seabaugh, Matthew C. Clark, Chad J. A. Boyles, Christopher J. Hagan of Chain Cohn Stiles |
| Case: | Johnson, et al. v. Rush Enterprises, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Warranty, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Design Defect, Gas Explosion, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Defective Auto Equipment, Neurological Injury, Auto Product Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $28,163,528.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig R. McClellan, Conor J. Hulburt, David W. Gouzoules of The McClellan Law Firm |
| Case: | J.Q. v. State of California Dep't of Transp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Public Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $27,727,631.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian J. Panish, Thomas A. Schultz of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; Joshua C. Braddock of Arendsen Braddock LLP |
| Case: | LaPlante, et al. v. Griffith Co., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Vicarious Liability, Amputation/Limb Loss, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Truck v. Motorcycle Accidents, Red-Light Accidents, U-Turn Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $27,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; Brennan M. Hershey, Johnny Rundell of Hershey Law, P.C. |
| Case: | Valla v. Dignity Health, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $26,333,476.67 |
| Attorneys: | Richard H. Schoenberger, Andrew P. McDevitt, Matthew D. Davis, Ian A. Head of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger; Larry E. Cook of Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook; William J. Hansen of Christensen & Jensen P.C. |
| Case: | Van Tussenbrook v. Yamaha Motor Corp, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury, Design Defect, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Defective Auto Equipment, Rollover Accidents, All-Terrain Vehicle Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $25,640,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Na’il Benjamin of Benjamin Law Group, P.C. |
| Case: | H.A. Marshall Properties, LLC, et al. v. Johnstone Moyer, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Fraud, Property Damage, Property Rights, Emotional Distress, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Contractor Negligence, Trespass |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $25,241,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marilyn E. Bednarski, David S. McLane, Benjamin J. Shaw of McLane Bednarski & Litt LLP; Wendy J. Koen of Law Office of Wendy J. Koen |
| Case: | Richards v. County of San Bernardino, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Abuse of Process, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence, False Evidence, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $24,244,910.95 |
| Attorneys: | Roger A. Dreyer, Anthony J. Garilli, Dylan Dreyer of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP |
| Case: | Pitts v. City of Davis, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Government Negligence, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Public Premises Liability, Falling Object v. Pedestrian Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $23,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd K. Davis, Claire L. Imelli of Farling Hecht & Davis, LLP; Andrew G. Watters of Andrew G. Watters, Esq. |
| Case: | Ku v. Herchen |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Murder, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $21,325,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Rowley, John A. Kawai of Trial Lawyers For Justice PC d/b/a TL4J; Keith J. Bruno of Bruno | Nalu |
| Case: | Miyamoto-Workman v. Systems Services of America, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $21,253,467.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul W. Painter III, Stephen D. Morrison of Bowen Painter LLC |
| Case: | Morgan, et al. v. Chen, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Truck v. Passenger Accidents, Rear-end Collisions, Neurological Injury, Nerve Injury, Bodily Injury, Host Driver Negligence |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $20,657,067.00 |
| Attorneys: | George G. Mgdesyan, Araksya Boyadzhyan of Mgdesyan Law Firmt\/aL.A. Lawyers |
| Case: | Avalos v. Mier, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Wrongful Death, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $20,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew M. Loker, Charles B. Cummins of Loker Law, APC |
| Case: | Panchenko v. Comenity Capital Bank |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Consumer Protection, Debt Collection, Credit Reporting Violation, Punitive Damages |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $18,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel K. Balaban, Andrew J. Spielberger, Vanessa Loftus-Brewer, Kahren Harutyunyan, Jeremy D. Jass, Anastasia K. Mazzella, Brian S. Kabateck, Sheri Lalehzarian of Kabateck LLP |
| Case: | Poole, et al. v. Twin Hill Acquisition Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Negligent Torts, Strict Liability, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $18,574,222.00 |
| Attorneys: | Connell P. Dunnion, Glenda De Guzman of Dunnion Law, APC; Christopher B. Dolan, Jeremy M. Jessup of Dolan Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Cerrato v. Yong's Logistics, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Back-up Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $18,512,243.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ognian Gavrilov, Priscilla M. Parker of Gavrilov & Brooks |
| Case: | Guzman v. Wigle |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Back-up Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $18,056,888.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. Vaage of Vaage Law; Christopher L. Hendricks of Fox Law, APC |
| Case: | HO v. Kureshi |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Surgical Error, Neurosurgery Malpractice, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $18,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Grant K. Riley, Victoria L. Ersoff of Riley | Ersoff LLP |
| Case: | Garcia-Nava v. Saenz, LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Landlord-Tenant, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Gross Negligence, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Residential Landlord-Tenant, Neurological Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $17,321,897.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce A. Broillet, Jenna Edzant, Alan L. Van Gelder of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP; Elliot Eslamboly of The Law Collective |
| Case: | Malekmehr v. Peterson-Chase General Engineering Construction |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Fire Injury/Damage, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Rollover Accidents, Car v. Stationary Object Accidents, Bodily Injury, Loss of Consortium |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $16,883,723.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrance A. Bohm, Andrew C. Kim of Bohm Law Group, Inc. |
| Case: | Fischgrund v. CDCR |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Reputational Harm, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $16,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David W. Gammill of Gammill Law, APC; Stephen D. Weisskopf of LevatoLaw, LLP |
| Case: | Siegman v. Beverly Hills Unif. Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Government Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Protect, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Sexual Battery, Minor Sexual Abuse |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $15,796,611.96 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony Capobianco, Dayme Sanchez, Katiana Gonzalez, Jacqueline Graves of Capobianco Law Offices PC; Alice E. Carranza Vega, Nikki L. Wilson Crary of Jackson Lewis P.C. |
| Case: | Kwok v. Genera Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Property Rights, Conversion, Labor & Employment |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $13,698,663.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew D. Clendenin, Carmela S. Birnbaum, Karlie Ruder of Singleton Schreiber LLP |
| Case: | Muhlbach v. Navarro |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Pedestrian Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $13,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer R. Liakos of Liakos Law, APC; Daniel Varon of Zalkin Law Firm; Christopher J. O’Brien, Kevin J. Keane of O'Brien & Ford PC |
| Case: | Former Students v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unif. Sch. Dist., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Protect, Negligent Torts, Minor Sexual Abuse |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $13,282,524.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sanjiv N. Singh of Sanjiv N. Singh, APLC; Darren Nicholson, Hannah M. Crowe of Burns Charest LLP |
| Case: | Tavantzis, et al. v. American Airlines Inc. |
| Type: | Aviation Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Torts, On-board Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $13,148,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam L. Feit of Mardirossian Akaragian LLP |
| Case: | Miller v. County of San Diego, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Motorcycle Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Bodily Injury |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $13,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kaveh Navab of Navab Law, APC; Houman Sayaghi of West Coast Trial Lawyers APLC |
| Case: | Monroy, et al. v. County of Riverside, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Torts, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $12,868,732.00 |
| Attorneys: | Miri E. Gold, Oliver Rocos of Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks, & Nessim, LLP |
| Case: | Krystal Ventures LLC v. SNS Glob. USA LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Fraud in the Inducement, Intentional Misrepresentation, Fraudulent Transfer, Commercial Litigation |
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