Verdicts and Settlements

View some of our verdicts and settlements sorted by practice area:

Auto Accidents

1. Anderson v. General Motors $4,907,632,000
2. Lampe v. Continental General Tire $55,400,000
3. Barber v. Mossy Ford $22,765,864
4. Nelsen v. Hillyard, Inc., et al. $21,067,093
5. Tilton v. Southern California Gas Co. (Sempra Energy) $15,000,000
6. Does v. Auto Manufacturer $14,500,000
7. Does v. Parts Distributor $12,500,000
8. Doe v. Express Delivery Com. $9,600,000
9. Contreras v. State of California $9,000,000
10. Haskell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange $8,652,580
11. Vega Family v. Verizon $7,000,000
12. Avesar v. Ford Motor Company $6,000,000
13. Doe v. Crossing Guard Company $4,800,000
14. Doe v. Bar Defendants $4,250,000
15. Doe v. National Bank Bank $4,100,000
16. Doe v. Cab Company $4,000,000
17. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer $4,000,000
18. Posis v. Hollywood Car Carrier and LACMTA $3,600,000
19. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer $3,500,000
20. Doe v. National Tire Manufacturer $3,100,000
21. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer $3,000,000
22. Galvan v. Auto Manufacturer $3,000,000
23. Does v. General Motors $3,000,000
24. Does v. Nissan $3,000,000
25. Colmenares v. Doe $2,750,000
26. Mendoza v. Ford $2,600,000
27. Does v. Auto Manufacturer $2,100,000
28. Macias v. State of Cal. $2,500,000
29. Luu v. Doe Corporation $2,000,000
30. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer $2,000,000
31. Bowden v. Tel-Tec Security $2,000,000
32. LaFrenz v. Cameron $1,849,875
33. Doe v. National Auto Manufacturer $1,400,000

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Assault

1. Wishum v. Rite Aid $1,331,000

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Auto Product Liability and Defect

1. Anderson v. General Motors $4,907,632,000
2. Lampe v. Continental General Tire $55,400,000
3. Barber v. Mossy Ford $22,765,864
4. Does v. Auto Manufacturer $14,500,000
5. Avesar v. Ford Motor Company $6,000,000
6. Doe v. National Tire Manufacturer $3,100,000
7. Galvan v. Auto Manufacturer $3,000,000
8. Does v. General Motors $3,000,000
9. Does v. Nissan $3,000,000
10. Colmenares v. Doe $2,750,000
11. Mendoza v. Ford $2,600,000
12. Does v. Auto Manufacturer $2,100,000
13. Luu v. Doe Corporation $2,000,000
14. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer $2,000,000
15. Doe v. National Auto Manufacturer $1,400,000

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Aviation Crash

1. Doe v. Private Charter Company $30,000,000
2. Yoon v. United States $17,845,000
3. Doe v. Commercial Airline $15,750,000
4. Wu v. Singapore Airlines $15,000,000
5. Doe v. Engine Manufacturer $13,750,000
6. Beltran v. Boeing, et al. $13,550,000
7. Doe v. Doe Engine Manufacturer $13,500,000
8. Witham v. Avjet $11,000,000
9. Doe v. Commercial Airline $10,000,000
10. Doe v. Commercial Airline $9,250,000
11. Doe v. Commercial Airline $9,000,000
12. Doe v. Helicopter Tour Operator $7,300,000
13. Johnson v. Pratt & Whitney $7,300,000
14. Doe v. Commercial Airline $6,000,000
15. Doe v. Commercial Airline $5,500,000
16. Doe v. Charter Company $4,000,000
17. Doe v. Flight Booker $4,000,000
18. Doe v. Commercial Airline $4,000,000
19. Doe v. Commercial Airline $4,000,000
20. Doe v. Aviation Manufacturer $3,100,000
21. Doe v. Commercial Airline $2,250,000
22. Doe v. Commercial Airline $1,250,000
23. Doe v. Commercial Airline $1,000,000
24. Doe v. Commercial Airline $1,000,000

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Brain Injury

1. Nelsen v. Hillyard, Inc., et al. $21,067,093
2. Rivas v. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. $20,011,798
3. Tilton v. Southern California Gas Co. (Sempra Energy) $15,000,000
4. Doe v. Express Delivery Com. $9,600,000
5. Chesser v. FMI International $7,000,000
6. Sims v. Mountain Area Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) $7,000,000
7. Doe v. Cruise Ship $5,600,000
8. Janovici v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) $5,000,000
9. Wilbur v. Does $3,500,000
10. DOE v. Recreational Vehicle Owner $3,200,000
11. Darner v. Resham Inc.$3,000,000
12. Pesso v. Meyers $2,600,000
13. LaFrenz v. Cameron $1,849,875
14. Ortega v. Sierra Gold $1,700,000
15. Williams v. Pender $1,500,000
16. Davin v. Skyline Limousine Service $1,300,000
17. Williams v. S.C.E. $1,200,000
18. Mireles v. Rinaldi Medical $965,000
    

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Burn Injury

1. Anderson v. General Motors $4,907,632,000
2. Griggs v. Caterpillar $58,137,361
3. Martinez v. SimplexGrinnell $7,100,000
4. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer $4,000,000
5. Hernandez v. Doe Heater Manufacturer $3,700,000
6. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer $3,500,000
7. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer $3,000,000
8. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer $3,000,000
9. Luu v. Doe Corporation $2,000,000
10. Allaire v. Century Cable Co. $2,000,000
11. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer $2,000,000
12. Younger v. Foster Wheeler $1,750,000
13. Cohen v. Sports Connection $1,400,000
14. Williams v. S.C.E. $1,200,000

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Bus Accident

1. Doe vs. Bus Company $32,500,000
2. Nichols v. AC Transit $10,500,000
3. Sims v. Mountain Area Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) $7,000,000
4. Cellamare v. Laidlaw $5,600,000
5. Heaven v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) $4,000,000
6. Staley v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) $3,200,000
7. Altman v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) $1,500,000
8. Castillo & Perez vs. Southern Calfornia Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) $1,500,000
9. Barrett v. LACMTA$1,425,000
10. Pendegrass v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) $1,250,000
11. Poulos v. Long Beach Transit (LBT) $1,200,000

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Business

1. Parrish v. Flir Systems, Inc. $39,000,000
2. Positive Ions v. Ion Media Networks $1,700,000
3. Scalzo v. Vermeulen $1,600,000
4. Siegel v. Ball Confidential

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Construction Accident

1. Vasquez v. Doe Oil Refinery $6,000,000
2. Goldstein v. Brongo Construction $1,500,000

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Government Liability

1. Dominguez v. City and County of San Francisco $27,394,567
2. Pogosyan v. Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) $22,000,000
3. Jackson v. State of California $20,010,000
4. Yoon v. United States $17,845,000
5. Cuthbertson v. LACMTA$17,000,000
6. Nichols v. AC Transit $10,500,000
7. Contreras v. State of California $9,000,000
8. Rastello v. City of Torrance $8,000,000
9. Sims v. Mountain Area Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) $7,000,000
10. Galal v. City of Long Beach $6,750,000
11. Landis v. Metrolink $6,500,000
12. Keep v. State of California $6,400,000
13. DeLew v. NHP (Nevada Highway Patrol) $6,250,000
14. Watts v. Metrolink $5,750,000
15. Longawa v. Metrolink $5,000,000
16. Doiron v. City of Riverside $4,400,000
17. Aiken v. Metrolink $4,200,000
18. Lintner v. Metrolink $4,200,000
19. Tiu v. Metrolink $4,000,000
20. Mill v. Metrolink $4,000,000
21. Posis v. Hollywood Car Carrier and LACMTA $3,600,000
22. Murphy v. City of Newport Beach $3,400,000
23. Macias v. State of Cal. $2,500,000
24. Morataya v. City of Bakersfield $2,123,262
25. Coyle v. City of Torrance $1,900,000
26. Jimenez v. City of Los Angeles $1,800,000
27. Fetchet v. Metrolink $1,500,000
28. Barrett v. LACMTA$1,425,000
29. Makamereh v. County of San Bernardino $1,300,000

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Industrial Injury

1. Curiel v. SSA Marine $13,961,981
2. Doe v. Steel Company $7,000,000
3. Doe v. Crane Manufacturer $6,000,000
4. Vasquez v. Doe Oil Refinery $6,000,000
5. Chavez v. J.R. Construction, Inc. $5,625,000
6. Reyes v. Allied West Paper $4,600,000
7. Gandy v. Williams Bros. $4,600,000
8. Naranjo v. Columbia Machine$3,500,000
9. Sanchez v. Versacold$3,270,000
10. Burns v. Miller Falls Protection$3,000,000
11. Weil v. Doe Construction Company $2,000,000
12. Younger v. Foster Wheeler $1,750,000
13. Noe v. Buckeye Construction $1,250,000
14. Klier v. Southern Contracting $1,100,000
15. Honjio v. Terex $1,050,000

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Insurance Bad Faith

1. Petrovsky v. C.N.A. $6,750,000

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MTA

1. Cuthbertson v. LACMTA$17,000,000
2. Landis v. Metrolink $6,500,000
3. Watts v. Metrolink $5,750,000
4. Longawa v. Metrolink $5,000,000
5. Aiken v. Metrolink $4,200,000
6. Lintner v. Metrolink $4,200,000
7. Tiu v. Metrolink $4,000,000
8. Mill v. Metrolink $4,000,000
9. Posis v. Hollywood Car Carrier and LACMTA $3,600,000
10. Fetchet v. Metrolink $1,500,000
11. Barrett v. LACMTA$1,425,000

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Motorcycle Accident

1. Rastello v. City of Torrance $8,000,000
2. Chesser v. FMI International $7,000,000
3. Robert Crenshaw v. Land O’Lakes, Inc. $6,450,000
4. Duncan v. Doe Electrical Company $4,200,000
5. Doe v. Cab Company $4,000,000
6. Darner v. Resham Inc.$3,000,000
7. Torchia v. LA County Metropolitan Transportation $2,000,000
8. Bye v. Louisiana Pacific $1,500,000
9. Poulos v. Long Beach Transit (LBT) $1,200,000
10. Karavani v. Reddick $1,200,000

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Personal Injury

1. Rivas v. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. $20,011,798
2. Jackson v. State of California $20,010,000
3. Curiel v. SSA Marine $14,000,000
4. Does v. Parts Distributor $12,500,000
5. Nichols v. AC Transit $10,500,000
6. Haskell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange $8,652,580
7. Martinez v. SimplexGrinnell $7,100,000
8. Chesser v. FMI International $7,000,000
9. Doe v. Steel Company $7,000,000
10. Landis v. Metrolink $6,500,000
11. Robert Crenshaw v. Land O’Lakes, Inc. $6,450,000
12. Foust v. Morrow Equipment $6,000,000
13. Vasquez v. Doe Oil Refinery $6,000,000
14. Watts v. Metrolink $5,750,000
15. Chavez v. J.R. Construction, Inc. $5,625,000
16. Janovici v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) $5,000,000
17. Longawa v. Metrolink $5,000,000
18. Doe v. Crossing Guard Company $4,800,000
19. Reyes v. Allied West Paper $4,600,000
20. Gandy v. Williams Bros. $4,600,000
21. Doe v. Bar Defendants $4,250,000
22. Doe v. National Bank Bank $4,100,000
23. Tiu v. Metrolink $4,000,000
24. Mill v. Metrolink $4,000,000
25. Doe v. Cab Company $4,000,000
26. Miramontez v. Coffman Specialties, Inc. $4,000,000
27. Naranjo v. Columbia Machine$3,500,000
28. Wilbur v. Does $3,500,000
29. Surrency v. Herman Miller $3,300,000
30. DOE v. Tanzman $3,200,000
31. Doe v. National Tire Manufacturer $3,100,000
32. Burns v. Miller Falls Protection$3,000,000
33. Darner v. Resham Inc.$3,000,000
34. Darner v. Resham Inc.$3,000,000
35. Cruz v. Hertz $2,750,000
36. Lockmoeller v. Huntington Hospital $2,300,000
37. Graham v. Lippman $2,100,000
38. Lockett v. Death Row Records $2,100,000
39. Torchia v. LA County Metropolitan Transportation $2,000,000
40. Macias v. State of Cal. $2,500,000
41. Bowden v. Tel-Tec Security $2,000,000
42. LaFrenz v. Cameron $1,849,875
43. Younger v. Foster Wheeler $1,750,000
44. Williams v. Pender $1,500,000
45. Wash v. Federated $1,650,000
46. Ramirez v. Patterson $1,600,000
47. Fetchet v. Metrolink $1,500,000
48. Frustaci v. Marik $1,500,000
49. Wishum v. Rite Aid $1,331,000
50. Noe v. Buckeye Construction $1,250,000
51. Park v. MSBK USA, Inc. $1,250,000
52. Steinberg v. Kim $1,200,000
53. Klier v. Southern Contracting $1,100,000
54. McIroy v. Doe $1,100,000
55. Honjio v. Terex $1,050,000
56. Kosterboyn v. Vandross $1,050,000
57. Mireles v. Rinaldi Medical $965,000
    
58. Stockdale v. Doe Confidential

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Pharmaceutical

1. Does v. Showa Denko K.K. $7,000,000
2. Does v. Showa Denko K.K. $3,300,000
3. Does v. Showa Denko K.K. $3,100,000
4. Doe v. American Home Products $3,000,000
5. Doe v. American Home Products $3,000,000
6. Does v. Showa Denko K.K. $3,000,000
7. Does v. Showa Denko K.K. $3,000,000
8. Does v. Showa Denko K.K. $2,400,000
9. Does v. Showa Denko K.K. $2,300,000
10. Doe v. American Home Products $1,000,000

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Premises Liability

1. Williams v. Southern California Disposal $7,000,000
2. Vasquez v. Doe Oil Refinery $6,000,000
3. Doe v. National Bank Bank $4,100,000
4. Mireles v. Rinaldi Medical $965,000
   

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Product Liability

1. Anderson v. General Motors $4,907,632,000
2. LA County v. Tobacco Industry $3,300,000,000
3. Griggs v. Caterpillar $58,137,361
4. Lampe v. Continental General Tire $55,400,000
5. Barber v. Mossy Ford $22,765,864
6. Beltran v. Boeing, et al. $13,550,000
7. Martinez v. SimplexGrinnell $7,100,000
8. Hernandez v. Doe Heater Manufacturer $3,700,000
9. Naranjo v. Columbia Machine$3,500,000
10. Pineda v. Kubota Tractor Co. $1,500,000

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Spinal Cord Injury

1. Lampe v. Continental General Tire $55,400,000
2. Curiel v. SSA Marine $14,000,000
3. Ledesma v. Patel $9,500,000
4. Sergio Cedillo v. The Efim Sobol Trust $9,300,000
5. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer $8,500,000
6. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer $7,000,000
7. Chavez v. J.R. Construction, Inc. $5,625,000
8. Surrency v. Herman Miller $3,300,000
9. Burns v. Miller Falls Protection$3,000,000
10. Doe v. National Auto Manufacturer $1,400,000

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Tire Defect

1. Lampe v. Continental General Tire $55,400,000
2. Barber v. Mossy Ford $22,765,864
3. Doe v. Tire Manufacturer $7,400,000
4. Flores v. Doe $6,500,000
5. Fuller v. Bethany Baptist Church $6,000,000
6. Doe v. National Tire Manufacturer $3,100,000
7. Roepke v. Doe $1,995,000
8. DeLeon v. Doe $1,700,000
9. Hosseini v. Hankook Tire $1,500,000
10. Frankl v. Goodyear Confidential

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Train Accident

1. Cuthbertson v. LACMTA$17,000,000
2. Landis v. Metrolink $6,500,000
3. Watts v. Metrolink $5,750,000
4. Janovici v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) $5,000,000
5. Aiken v. Metrolink $4,200,000
6. Lintner v. Metrolink $4,200,000
7. Tiu v. Metrolink $4,000,000
8. Mill v. Metrolink $4,000,000
9. Sorenson v. Burlington N. Santa Fe Railroad $2,700,000
10. Fetchet v. Metrolink $1,500,000

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Trash Truck Accident

1. Guerrero v. Waste Management $9,400,000
2. Williams v. Southern California Disposal $7,000,000
3. Teraberanyans v. Browning Ferris $4,500,000
4. Doe v. North Bay $3,950,000
5. Darnell v. Waste Management $3,400,000
6. Burrell v. Doe $2,400,000
7. Jimenez v. City of Los Angeles $1,800,000
8. Mireles v. Waste Management $1,500,000

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Truck Accident

1. Dominguez v. City and County of San Francisco $27,394,567
2. Nelsen v. Hillyard, Inc., et al. $21,067,093
3. Rivas v. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. $20,011,798
4. Tilton v. Southern California Gas Co. (Sempra Energy) $15,000,000
5. Does v. Parts Distributor $12,500,000
6. Doe v. Express Delivery Com. $9,600,000
7. Vega Family v. Verizon $7,000,000
8. Robert Crenshaw v. Land O’Lakes, Inc. $6,450,000
9. Gonzalez v. Dresick Farms $5,700,000
10. Lara v. Doe Delivery Truck $3,700,000
11. Posis v. Hollywood Car Carrier and LACMTA $3,600,000
12. Griffiths v. Dole $2,750,000
13. Acosta v. Alsco $2,200,000
14. Morataya v. City of Bakersfield $2,123,262
15. Bowden v. Tel-Tec Security $2,000,000
16. Walsh v. Conair Trucking $1,900,000
17. Ortega v. Sierra Gold $1,700,000
18. Downer v. United Filter $1,500,000
19. Sugino v. Mobile Trucking $1,100,000
20. Lopez v. Certified Growers $1,050,000
21. Reyes v. Superior Trucking $1,050,000

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Uninsured Motorist

1. Haskell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange $8,652,580

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Wrongful Death

1. Dominguez v. City and County of San Francisco $27,394,567
2. Sherman v. Courrege $25,500,000
3. Barber v. Mossy Ford $22,765,864
4. Jackson v. State of California $20,010,000
5. Yoon v. United States $17,845,000
6. Cuthbertson v. LACMTA$17,000,000
7. Wu v. Singapore Airlines $15,000,000
8. Witham v. Avjet $11,000,000
9. Rastello v. City of Torrance $8,000,000
10. Vega Family v. Verizon $7,000,000
11. Fodor v. Does $6,000,000
12. Vasquez v. Doe Oil Refinery $6,000,000
13. Doe v. Crossing Guard Company $4,800,000
14. Teraberanyans v. Browning Ferris $4,500,000
15. Aiken v. Metrolink $4,200,000
16. Lintner v. Metrolink $4,200,000
17. Doe v. North Bay $3,950,000
18. Posis v. Hollywood Car Carrier and LACMTA $3,600,000
19. Sanchez v. Versacold$3,270,000
20. Doe v. National Tire Manufacturer $3,100,000
21. Roberts v. Sprague$2,800,000
22. Griffiths v. Dole $2,750,000
23. Colmenares v. Doe $2,750,000
24. Hathaway v. Allstate $2,600,000
25. Acosta v. Alsco $2,200,000
26. Morataya v. City of Bakersfield $2,123,262
27. Jimenez v. City of Los Angeles $1,800,000
28. Custodio v. O’Sullivan Construction $1,800,000
29. Bye v. Louisiana Pacific $1,500,000
30. Altman v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) $1,500,000
31. Barrett v. LACMTA$1,425,000
32. Poulos v. Long Beach Transit (LBT) $1,200,000
33. Karavani v. Reddick $1,200,000
34. Watt v. Long $1,100,000

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Wrongful Termination

1. Marx v. Storage Tek $11,980,000
2. Ebrahimi v. American Express $6,000,000
3. Dahn v. Rockwell $2,393,000
4. Gulati v. I.B.M. $1,500,000
5. Lesbines v. Universal City Nissan $1,500,000

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