Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2021

Top 50 Verdicts in California in 2021We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in California in the year 2021. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of California.

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Amount: $12,622,239.00
Attorneys: Daniel K. Kramer, Teresa Johnson of Kramer Trial Lawyers APC; Stuart B. Esner, Kathleen J. Becket, Andrew N. Chang of Esner, Chang & Boyer
Case: Acosta v. Mas Realty LLC, et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort
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Amount: $9,328,323.00
Attorneys: Richard C. Watters, Lyndsie N. Russell of Miles, Sears & Eanni
Case: Jones v. Hiller Aircraft Corp., et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident
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Amount: $8,245,034.00
Attorneys: Boris Treyzon, Douglas Rochen, Anna Lisa Knafo, Justin Eballar, Alexander J. Perez of Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo LLP
Case: Guzman v. Chavez, et al.
Type: Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort
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Amount: $7,633,650.00
Attorneys: Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Mark Lim of Shegerian & Associates Inc.
Case: Garcia v. Seltzer-Doren Management Co., Inc., et al.
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate
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Amount: $7,625,000.00
Attorneys: Katherine Harvey-Lee of California Truck Law; Mariano Morales of Morales Law Office; Robert L. Collins of Robert L. Collins, Attorney at Law
Case: Estate of Naranjo v. Inzunza, et al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
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Amount: $7,443,369.00
Attorneys: Christopher L. Hendricks, David A. Fox, Russel S. Gold, Joanna L. Fox of Fox Law A.P.C.
Case: Firtat v. Pivka
Type: Aviation Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Paragliding Accident
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Amount: $7,068,717.00
Attorneys: Jonathan J. Delshad, Elie D. Ghodsizadeh of Law Offices of Jonathan J. Delshad P.C.; Joseph M. Lovretovich, Nicholas Sarris of JML Law APLC
Case: Zirpel v. Alki David Productions Inc., et al.
Type: Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress
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Amount: $6,000,000.00
Attorneys: Kevin L. Elder, Kent M Luckey, Garrett M. Penney of Penney & Associates
Case: Zmrzel, et al. v. Lyft, Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
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Amount: $6,000,000.00
Attorneys: John L. Burris, Benjamin Nisenbaum of Law Offices of John L. Burris ; Patrick Buelna of Pointer & Buelna LLP
Case: Martin v. City of San Jose, et al.
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
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Amount: $5,782,000.00
Attorneys: Stephen McElroy, Josh Dowell of McElroy Parris Trial Lawyers
Case: Resendez v. Mulholland Tennis Club Inc.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Negligent Tort, Amputation
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Amount: $5,367,996.00
Attorneys: Shawn McCann, Lauren Horwitz of BD&J, PC
Case: Garcia v. Freitas, et al.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention
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Amount: $5,000,000.00
Attorneys: Kevin L. Elder, Garrett M. Penney of Penney & Associates
Case: Perkins v. Waterworks Industries Inc.
Type: Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
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Amount: $4,075,000.00
Attorneys: Alan I. Schimmel, Michael W. Parks, Arya Rhodes of Schimmel & Parks APLC
Case: Goleco v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Type: Unpaid Wages, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort
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Amount: $3,967,135.00
Attorneys: Maryann P. Gallagher, Sharon Ramirez of Law Offices of Maryann P. Gallagher
Case: Jensen v. The Home Depot, et al.
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate
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Amount: $3,625,752.00
Attorneys: D. Aaron Brock, Lee A. Cirsch and Lindsay L. Bowden of Brock & Gonzales, LLP
Case: Flores v. Palo Verde Union School District
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort
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Amount: $3,500,000.00
Attorneys: Anthony A. Liberatore of A. Liberatore P.C.
Case: Maki v. Studio S, Inc.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort
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Amount: $2,617,272.00
Attorneys: Gary S. Lincenberg, Ariel A. Neuman, Shoshana E. Bannett, Elliot C. Harvey Schatmeier of Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow PC
Case: Bedrosian, et al. v. Hadid, et al.
Type: Economic Loss, Nuisance, Real Estate, Negligent Tort, Public Nuisance
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Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Renuka V. Jain of Law Offices of Renuka V. Jain PC; David C. Bernstein of Law Office of David Craig Bernstein
Case: Camp v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Type: Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort
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Amount: $2,405,600.00
Attorneys: Twila S. White of Law Offices of Twila S. White; Iverson Matthew Jackson of Iverson Matthew Jackson Law Firm PC
Case: Bralock v. American University of Health Sciences, Inc., et al.
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Negligent Supervision, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention
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Amount: $2,150,000.00
Attorneys: Jon Teller of Wilshire Law Firm
Case: Delvecchio v. Bella
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort
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Amount: $1,900,000.00
Attorneys: Matthew Whibley, Kenneth Traynham of The Vartazarian Law Firm
Case: Murillo v. Walsworth Property Management, Inc.
Type: Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort
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Amount: $1,772,646.00
Attorneys: Dale K. Galipo, Renee V. Masongsong of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Jaime A. Leanos of Morales & Leanos
Case: Bowles v. Yo, et al.
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Paraplegia
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Amount: $1,766,241.00
Attorneys: Bruce M. Brusavich of Agnew Brusavich
Case: Cummins v. Elsberry
Type: Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort
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Amount: $1,750,000.00
Attorneys: Janine K. Jeffery of Reily & Jeffery Inc.
Case: N.B., Pro Ami v. Burbank Unified School District, et al.
Type: Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, School Safety, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior
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Amount: $1,680,000.00
Attorneys: Edward Y. Lee, Matthew Hillix of Law Offices of Edward Y. Lee
Case: Flanigan v. Rheumatology Diagnostics Laboratory Inc.
Type: Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress
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Amount: $1,460,000.00
Attorneys: Michael C. Alder, Mansour Soltanmoradi of AlderLaw; Lisa Saperstein of Citywide Law Group; Ahmed Jammal of Jammal Law Firm; John Rosenberg of Law Offices of John P. Rosenberg
Case: Hernandez v. Jaden & Tiger, Inc., et al.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort
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Amount: $1,313,140.65
Attorneys: Reza Sobati, Ayman Mourad of Lanzone Morgan LLP
Case: Gheen v. Salinasidence Opco LLC
Type: Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Slip & Fall, Breach of Duty of Care, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort
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Amount: $1,280,000.00
Attorneys: Maria Bourn, Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Tanya Gomerman, APC
Case: Mayorga v. Porterville Unified School District
Type: Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Family & Medical Leave Act
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Amount: $1,253,000.00
Attorneys: J. Domenic Martini, Brett J. Schreiber of Singleton, Schreiber, McKenzie & Scott L.L.P.; Mark D. Slaughter, Alicia Slaughter of Slaughter & Slaughter
Case: Welsh v. San Diego Commercial Real Estate Inc.
Type: Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort
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Amount: $1,200,000.00
Attorneys: Gregory W. Smith, Diana Wang Wells, Leila K. Al Faiz of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith
Case: Joaquin v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Promote
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Amount: $1,125,000.00
Attorneys: Robert Glassman, Jon Davidi of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
Case: Manzo v. LGS Transport, Inc., et al.
Type: Car Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability
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