Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2020

Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2020We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in California in the year 2020. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of California.

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Amount:$1,108,042,349.00
Attorneys:James R. Asperger, Kevin P.B. Johnson, Todd M. Briggs of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Case:California Institute of Technology v. Broadcom Ltd.
Type:Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
2
Amount:$585,000,000.00
Attorneys:Morgan Chu, Alan J. Heinrich, Elizabeth C. Tuan of Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Andrea W. Jeffreis, Luke J. Burton of Jones Day
Case:Juno Therapeutics Inc. v. Kite Pharma Inc.
Type:Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
3
Amount:$36,400,000.00
Attorneys:Elizabeth Mann, Vincent J. Connelly of Mayer Brown L.L.P.
Case:Claassen v. Solar Trust of America LLC, et al.
Type:Defamation, Economic Loss, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Interference, Negligent Tort, Reputational Harm
4
Amount:$25,656,686.00
Attorneys:Ryan Saba, Robert Karwin, Tyler Vanderpool of Rosen Saba LLP
Case:Tusant v. City of Hemet
Type:Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
5
Amount:$21,513,000.00
Attorneys:Denis M. Delja of The Dunnion Law Firm
Case:Maclovio v. Brewer
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury
6
Amount:$18,000,000.00
Attorneys:Jonathan M. Ritter, S. Edmond El Dabe of ElDabe Ritter Trial Lawyers; Joshua E. Ritter of Werksman, Jackson & Quinn LLP
Case:Estate of Shen v. Hershel
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
7
Amount:$13,150,000.00
Attorneys:Andrew J. Thomas, Susan J. Kohlmann, Alison I. Stein of Jenner & Block LLP
Case:Kaffaga v. Steinbeck
Type:Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
8
Amount:$10,845,000.00
Attorneys:George J. Stephan, C. Dana Hobart, Robert S. Addison, Jr., Mancy Pendergrass, Pooya Sohi, David Mark of Buchalter
Case:Fantasy Cookie Corp., et al. v. Rothman, et al.
Type:Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Quantum Meruit, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
9
Amount:$10,556,490.00
Attorneys:Ricardo Echeverria, Kristin Hobbs of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP; Stuart Chandler of Chandler Law
Case:Singh, et al. v. Capay Inc.
Type:Business Liability, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Forklift Accident, Negligent Tort, Amputation
10 (tie)
Amount:$8,000,000.00
Attorneys:Shawn J. McCann, Jesse E. French of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid PC
Case:Pulido v. Alameda Unified School District
Type:Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, School Safety, Wrongful Death, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort
10 (tie)
Amount:$8,000,000.00
Attorneys:Brian J. Breiter, Chance J. Pardon of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter LLP; Steve Hoffman of Steve Hoffman Law Office
Case:Ferrera v. Terminix International Inc.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Negligent Tort
11
Amount:$7,285,800.00
Attorneys:John Burris, Benjamin Nisenbaum, Lateef H. Gray of Catalano Law Group
Case:Estate of Tindle v. Mateu
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort
12
Amount:$6,050,002.00
Attorneys:Eugene G. Iredale, Julia Yoo, Grace Jun of Iredale and Yoo A.P.C.
Case:Estate of Brown v. Lambert, et al.
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Harassment, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure
13
Amount:$6,041,924.00
Attorneys:David A. Shimkin, Paul K. Leary, Dylan M. Alper of Cozen O’Connor
Case:Vopak North America Inc. v. CMAC Construction Co.
Type:Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Indemnity, Pollution, Commercial Litigation, Negligent Tort
14
Amount:$5,500,000.00
Attorneys:Dylan Ruga, Brian Poulter, Allen G. Haroutounian of Stalwart Law Group
Case:Phillips v. Avantgarde Senior Living
Type:Negligent Supervision, Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Fall, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort
15
Amount:$3,875,000.00
Attorneys:Dwight F. Ritter, Karen Albence of Ritter & Associates
Case:Finlan v. Chase
Type:Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Sexual Battery
16
Amount:$3,464,288.00
Attorneys:Raymond D. McElfish of McElfish Law Firm; Bob B. Khakshooy, Sandeep G. Agarwal of Law Offices of Bob B. Khakshooy
Case:Qaadir v. Adan Ordonez Trucking
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention
17
Amount:$3,185,209.00
Attorneys:William Michael Berman of Berman & Riedel; John H. Gomez of Gomez Trial Attorneys
Case:Hernandez v. Wu
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
18
Amount:$3,071,839.00
Attorneys:Marc A. Fenster, Benjamin T. Wang, Andrew Weiss of Russ August & Kabat
Case:SPEX Technologies Inc. v. Apricorn
Type:Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
19
Amount:$2,742,128.00
Attorneys:Alain V. Bonavida of Law Offices of Alain V. Bonavida
Case:Stanton v. Marques
Type:Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Fraudulent Transfer, Commercial Litigation, Constructive Fraud, Negligent Tort
20
Amount:$2,716,500.00
Attorneys:Pius Joseph of Law Offices of Pius Joseph
Case:Jimenez v. Badio, et al.
Type:Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Retention
21
Amount:$2,643,000.00
Attorneys:Zein E. Obagi, Hee J. Kim of Obagi Law Group PC
Case:JRMG LLC v. Highland Park Patient Collective Inc.
Type:Breach of Contract, Fraud, Tortious Interference, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
22
Amount:$2,545,000.00
Attorneys:William F. Ruiz, Sarah E. Gilson, David L. Amell of Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd LLC
Case:Wilgenbusch v. Metalclad Insulation LLC
Type:Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect
23
Amount:$2,500,000.00
Attorneys:Atticus N. Wegman of Aitken Aitken Cohn
Case:Barraza v. Ginther
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
24
Amount:$2,499,208.00
Attorneys:Jerold “Gene” Sullivan, John K. Sullivan, David Ebenhack of Sullivan & Sullivan
Case:Blasing v. M703 Kroger West/Ralphs
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort
25
Amount:$2,239,350.00
Attorneys:Armen M. Tashjian of Law Offices of Armen M. Tashjian; Stephen L. Bucklin of Bucklin Law Firm APC
Case:Cassady v. LACMTA
Type:Bicycle Accident, Bus Accident, Business Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
26
Amount:$2,221,768.00
Attorneys:Daniel Benji, Albert Ng of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley; Nicole Dolle of RMD Law
Case:Collazo v. County of Orange
Type:Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
27
Amount:$2,002,500.00
Attorneys:Elliott Tiomkin of Law Offices of Elliott N. Tiomkin
Case:Babbitt v. Emoto, et al.
Type:Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test
28
Amount:$1,755,500.00
Attorneys:Jerold “Gene” Sullivan, David Ebenhack of Sullivan & Sullivan
Case:Smith v. Jennison
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
29
Amount:$1,687,500.00
Attorneys:Taylor Ernst, Don Ernst of Ernst Law Group
Case:Flick v. Reyes
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, DUI, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort
30
Amount:$1,532,000.00
Attorneys:Michael R. Marrinan of Law Office of Michael R. Marrinan; Joseph M. McMullen of Law Offices of Joseph M. McMullen
Case:McNally v. Riis
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct
31
Amount:$1,520,645.00
Attorneys:Nora Hovsepian of Law Office of Nora Hovsepian; Jamie Keeton of Schlichter & Shonack LLP
Case:Estate of Lahiji v. Providence Little Co. of Medical Center-Torrance, et al.
Type:Hospital Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
32
Amount:$1,486,731.00
Attorneys:Bryan J. Clifton of Law Offices of Bryan J. Clifton
Case:J.G., Pro Ami, et al. v. Oxnard Union High School District, et al.
Type:Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, School Safety, Emotional Distress, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort
33
Amount:$1,428,033.00
Attorneys:Christopher B. Dolan, Lourdes DeArmas, Taylor French of Dolan Law Firm PC; Gerard L. Friend, Edgar Vera of Law Office of Gerard L. Friend
Case:Argueta v. City of Los Angeles
Type:Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident
34
Amount:$1,382,000.00
Attorneys:Jonathan C. Teller, Daniel Desantis, Bobby Saadian, Megan Lazar of Wilshire Law Firm
Case:Stewart v. Wake
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
35
Amount:$1,378,838.00
Attorneys:Jason T. Yu, Andrew Green of Snell & Wilmer LLP
Case:Maxtrade LLC v. Lee
Type:Breach of Contract, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Commercial Litigation, Embezzlement
36
Amount:$1,370,935.00
Attorneys:Elise R. Sanguinetti, Jamie G. Goldstein of Arias, Sanguinetti, Wang & Torrijos LLP
Case:Dewitt v. Jimenez
Type:Falling Object, Personal Injury, Fall, Negligent Tort
37
Amount:$1,285,437.00
Attorneys:G. Dana Scruggs, Samuel Forbes-Roberts, David A. Fulton of Scruggs, Spini & Fulton
Case:Palochak v. Arcilla
Type:Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort
38
Amount:$1,200,000.00
Attorneys:Brian J. Breiter, Chance J. Pardon, Jeffrey J. Twomey of Law Offices of Brian J. Breiter LLP
Case:Kozlovsky v. Zilbershertyn
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
39
Amount:$1,109,105.00
Attorneys:David Azizi, Arthur Djougourian of Law Offices of David Azizi; Thomas S. Feher of Feher Law, APC
Case:Carter v. Stepter
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
40
Amount:$1,099,674.00
Attorneys:Rodney S. Diggs of Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs
Case:Harris v. Herring Networks Inc., et al.
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment
41
Amount:$1,057,737.00
Attorneys:Roy J. Jimenez, Daniel A. Cooper, Tyler J. Franklin of Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP
Case:Young v. Hill
Type:Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith, Shareholder Dispute
42
Amount:$1,050,000.00
Attorneys:R. Rex Parris, Khail A. Parris, Eric N. Wilson of Parris Law Firm; Twila S. White of Law Offices of Twila S. White
Case:Gonzalez v. Swissport SA LLC
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate
43
Amount:$893,096.00
Attorneys:Emily L. Dahm, Megan T. Burns of Bonjour, Thorman, Burns & Dahm
Case:Gaub v. Safeway Stores Inc.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort
44
Amount:$860,042.00
Attorneys:Candice S. Klein, Sarah Kim of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
Case:Lumpkin v. Hanassaab
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
45
Amount:$835,000.00
Attorneys:Mark D. Apelian of Bryman & Apelian
Case:Fishman v. Rice
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
46
Amount:$780,075.00
Attorneys:Thomas M. Ferlauto of The Law Office of Thomas M. Ferlauto APC; Lisa Houle of Houle Law APC
Case:Oberoi v. Ferrara, et al.
Type:Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, National Origin Discrimination, Personal Injury, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort
47
Amount:$750,000.00
Attorneys:Robert Glassman, Nathan Werksman of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
Case:Hermosillo v. Robinson
Type:Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
48
Amount:$710,000.00
Attorneys:Charles Tony Piccuta of Piccuta Law Group L.L.P.
Case:Green v. City of Stockton, et al.
Type:Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Retaliation, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Emotional Distress, First Amendment Violation, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Intervene
49
Amount:$693,714.00
Attorneys:Stanley S. Mallison, Hector R. Martinez, Natalia Ramirez Lee, Juan Gamboa, Leanna M. Sac, Liliana Garcia of Mallison & Martinez; John R. Grele of Law Office of John R. Grele
Case:Cabardo v. Patacsil
Type:Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort
50
Amount:$661,712.00
Attorneys:Sevy W. Fisher of The Simon Law Group LLP; Christine S. Issai of Aghabegian & Associates PC
Case:Madadian v. The Vons Companies Inc.
Type:Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort
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