In its April 30, 2012 edition, The Recorder highlights the top verdicts in California in 2011 and five of those verdicts were obtained by the Los Angeles personal injury law firm Panish Shea & Boyle LLP – more than any other law firm. Four of the verdicts are included among the top 30 highest California verdicts in 2011.
The five verdicts, totaling $65,396,107 in damages awards, demonstrate Panish Shea & Boyle LLP’s ability to consistently win significant verdicts at trial. The 2011 verdicts include a $17 million jury verdict against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the wrongful death of a visually impaired passenger, a $17.845 million award in a wrongful death case involving four family members killed when a Marine jet crashed into their home, a $14.46 million jury verdict in a wrongful death case involving a couple killed when the tire tread on their van separated resulting in the vehicle rolling over, a $13.96 million jury verdict for a truck driver who was catastrophically injured when a reckless crane operator knocked a 25,000 pound container directly onto the cab of his truck, and a $2.12 million jury verdict in the death of a man who was run over by a Bakersfield City truck while resting in a park.
The 2011 verdicts were in the following cases:
- Yoon v. USA: $17, 845,000 on December 28, 2011 in San Diego, California. The highest wrongful death award against the United States (20th highest verdict).
- Cuthbertson v. LACMTA $17,000,000 on July 29, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The highest amount ever awarded by a California jury in the death of an adult child. (24th highest verdict)
- Barber v. Mossy Ford $14,465, 864 on January 11, 2011 in San Diego, California. One of the largest wrongful death verdicts in San Diego history. (25th highest verdict)
- Curiel v. SSA Marine $13, 961,981 on May 6, 2011 in Long Beach, California. The highest jury verdict in a Long Beach, California personal injury case. (26th highest verdict)
- Morataya v. City of Bakersfeld $2,123,262 on May 20, 2011 in Bakersfield, California. The highest personal injury jury verdict against the City of Bakersfield. (84th highest verdict)
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You can view the verdicts here: The Recorder: California’s Million Dollar Verdicts