Top 50 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in California in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 motor vehicle accident settlements obtained in California in the year 2021. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in California in 2021 |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Glassman, Jonathan Davidi of Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP; Joseph S. Nourmand of Law Offices of Joseph S. Nourmand |
| Case: | Anderson v. Carreon, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ashkahn Mohamadi of Sweet James, LLP |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Semi-Truck Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hazel Chang of the Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Gomez v. Fred, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jacob H. Seropian of Seropian Law, A PC |
| Case: | Injured Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,965,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Auto Drivers |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,805,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Hoffman, Michael Avanesian of JT Legal Group |
| Case: | Compos, et al. v. Poon |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Negligent Tort |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel B. Miller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Barajas v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Estrada, et al. v. Clover Stornetta Farms, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,715,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Meza v. Nanoo, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ashkahn Mohamadi of Sweet James, LLP |
| Case: | Truck Driver v. Truck Driver |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Ruvalcava v. Carey of San Diego, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,575,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon Teller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Contreras v. Foletta, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $1,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd Allen, Brian Beecher, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi |
| Case: | Arredondo v. R.S. Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $1,535,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John S. Hinman, Seth Workman of Hinman Law Group; Benjamin T. Ikuta of Hodes Milman Ikuta, LLP |
| Case: | Ramirez, et al. v. Garcia, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $1,525,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd Allen, Brian Beecher, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi |
| Case: | Cerros v. Ride Share Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $1,515,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua Yagoubzadeh, Sunny G. Khehra of Yagoubzadeh Law Firm, LLP |
| Case: | Injured Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James D. Rush, Scott D. Cohen of Rush Injury Law |
| Case: | Crisostomo v. Oewel |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Adamson of Adamson Ahdoot LLP |
| Case: | Salazar, et al. v. Kobyluk, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ashkahn Mohamadi of Sweet James, LLP |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Bicyclist v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $1,425,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Driver v. Trucking Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Grijalva Calderon v. Bernards Brothers, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $1,301,548.53 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Hoffman of JT Legal Group |
| Case: | Moscoso v. Gustafson |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Nezhad, Greg Diarian of Oaks Law Firm |
| Case: | JoAnn v. An, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Nezhad of Oaks Law Firm |
| Case: | Anne v. Lee |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Butman v. Allen, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 38 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert T. Simon, Jenny V. Anglin, Greg A. Jackson of The Simon Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Ross v. Boettger |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Negligent Entrustment, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Rogel Velasquez v. Russell |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon Teller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | P.A., et al. v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Evans v. Stanton Coyle |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Finley v. Polk |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Avanesian of JT Legal Group |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. Saalfeld |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Negligent Tort |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard C. Watters of Miles, Sears & Eanni; David G. Edwards of Law Office of David G. Edwards |
| Case: | Pickup Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Loya v. Ellis, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy D. Cloyd of Altair Law |
| Case: | Ronan v. Big Dog Corp. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | ML v. Bus Co. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Kahululani Solis v. Gorman Health Group, LLC., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 40 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandon J. Simon of The Simon Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Pedestrian v. Auto Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $1,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ashkahn Mohamadi of Sweet James, LLP |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Pick‐up Truck Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.50 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Avanesian, Daniel Hoffman of JT Legal Group |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Rideshare Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Aragon v. Hedvat |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,029,718.30 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel DeSantis of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Diaz, et al. v. Tanimura & Antle, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Head-on Collision, Negligent Tort |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $1,025,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon Teller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | G.S. v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,003,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Beecher, Danny Ledezma, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi |
| Case: | Estate of Padilla v. Vora Family Trust |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Miller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Trucking Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan C. Teller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Garcia Ayard v. St. Bros Logistics Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon Teller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | S.R. v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel B. Miller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Mechanic v. Trucking Co. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua Yagoubzadeh, Sunny G. Khehra of Yagoubzadeh Law Firm, LLP |
| Case: | Pena v. ISC Electronic Systems Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel B. Miller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Semi-Truck Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon Teller of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | L.R. v. Auto Driver, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Nazarian of Pathway Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Motorcyclyst v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michele C. Kennedy of Swartz & Kennedy |
| Case: | Gerard v. Ramirez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Judd Allen, Brian Beecher, Arash Khorsandi of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi |
| Case: | Delgado v. LA City Cab, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 47 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Beecher, Judd Allen, Danny Ledezma of The Law Offices of Arash Khorsandi |
| Case: | Gonzalez v. Ride Share Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $976,900.03 |
| Attorneys: | Colin M. Jones of Wilshire Law Firm |
| Case: | Ahumada v. Blue Sky Towing Inc. et. al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $968,058.60 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Avanesian of JT Legal Group |
| Case: | Auto Driver v. Auto Driver |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Negligent Tort |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $966,225.17 |
| Attorneys: | Evan Spano of Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc. |
| Case: | Bernal v. General Drainworks, Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
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