Verdicts and Settlements

$57 million verdict
- Santesson vs. Beech Aircraft
- Insurance bad-faith action arising from aviation accident which resulted in deaths of three men.
$18.6 million verdict
- Mallabo vs. Wan Hai Lines (America)
- Negligence; Company president allowed wife to drive company-owned vehicle four days after wife failed DMV road exam; wife then caused serious accident with motorcyclist
$14.4 million verdict
- Pascua/White vs. Industrial Asphalt
- Negligence; Improperly serviced asphalt truck caused chain collision on freeway; two died and a surviving passenger suffered brain damage
$13 million verdict
- Munoz v. Sierra Autocars
- Product liability; 42-year-old truck driver rendered a paraplegic after a defective forklift toppled over on top of him while he was making a delivery
$10.8 million verdict
- William S. vs. Bonita Unified School District
- Boy sexually abused by teacher off school premises; school district had previously received anonymous letter warning that teacher was acting improperly with boys.
$6.75 million verdict
- Galal vs. City of Long Beach
- Civil rights action
$6.75 million settlement
- 6 Boys vs. Confidential School District
- Boys sexually abused by fourth grade teacher; school principal wrote an untrue "glowing" letter of recommendation for teacher in exchange for his promise to quietly resign from his job.
$6.5 million settlement
- Garcia v. Confidential Machine Manufacturer
- Product liability & negligence; 25-year old factory worker suffered arm amputation while operating a defective bread dough mixer
$5.6 million settlement
- Munoz v. Confidential Auto Dealership
  Negligence; Delivery driver rendered paraplegic when fork lift operator allowed lift to topple over onto while plaintiff was making delivery at auto dealership
$5 million verdict
- Mollet vs. Farmers Insurance Company
- Insurance bad faith; Company utilized a racially discriminatory policy in handling uninsured motorist claims
$4 million verdict
- Ingram vs. City of Los Angeles
- Negligence; Vehicular accident with city owned truck caused brain damage to plaintiff
$3.7 million verdict
- Scholz vs. State of California
- Dangerous road design leads to death of 10-year-old boy and amputation of adult's leg
$3.5 million settlement
- Pavlock v. James H. Clark & Sons, & State of California
- Wrongful death; dangerous roadway; 38-year old man killed in truck vs. motorcycle collision caused by truck driver's negligence and dangerous condition of public highway
$3.3 million verdict
- Murillo vs. United States of America
- Civil rights; High speed pursuit by Border Patrol Agents causes multiple deaths; Largest verdict against U.S. Border Patrol
$3.1 million verdict
- Chao v. Ma
- Conspiracy; Defendant linked to organized crime conspired to kidnap and murder plaintiff
$2.7 million verdict
- Velasquez vs. City of Compton
- Civil rights; 15-year-old boy shot by police due to improper suspect pursuit techniques; Largest verdict against Compton Police Department
$2.5 million settlement
- John Doe vs. Doe Manufacturer
- Product liability; 40-year old male suffered debilitating illness after ingesting over-the-counter vitamin supplement.
$2.2 million verdict
- Saltzberg vs. Hawkins
- Medical malpractice action against homeopathic doctor for improper neck adjustments resulting in brain damage
$2.150 million settlement
- Aubrey P. vs. Bonita Unified School District
- Teenage girl seduced by adult male teacher who had "dated" previous female students and married one of them shortly after she graduated
$2.025 million verdict
- Espindola vs. Latin American Security Patrol
- Negligence; Plaintiff rendered paraplegic after negligent shooting by defendant guard
$2.0 million settlement
- Jane Doe vs. Confidential doctor
- Medical malpractice; Negligent medical care of female patient by her doctor after she delivered triplets. Plaintiff suffered hemiplegia and brain injury.
$1.950 million settlement
- Erica B. vs. Los Angeles County MTA
- Female raped by MTA bus driver; MTA knew the same driver sexually assaulted another female passenger years earlier, yet continued to employ him
$1.85 million settlement
- Brian C. v. Los Angeles County MTA
- Teenage boy visiting Hollywood sexually assaulted by MTA bus driver in parked bus; boy turned on camcorder and audiotaped the assault as it occurred; driver had prior felony conviction involving violent conduct.
$1.8 million verdict
- Higgins vs. Toshiba
- Age discrimination; Male business executive discharged from his job because of age-bias by Japanese executives.
$1.6 million settlement
- Jane Doe vs. Confidential School
- Teenage girl seduced by adult male coach; school's coaches had voiced suspicions about the relationship to administrators, who conducted inadequate investigation
$1.5 million settlement
- Parents vs. Confidential Construction Companies
- Premises liability; 20-year old man fell to death from apartment complex walkway due to missing railing removed by construction crews during remodel; action brought by decedent's parents who lived in Mexico and had not seen son in several years
$1.5 million settlement
- John Doe v. Confidential Construction Co.
- Negligence; Construction worker severely injured at subway construction project site.
$1.5 million settlement
- Two Sisters vs. Confidential School District
- Middle school teacher sexually molested two sisters; one sister reported the abuse to a school aide, who failed to report it to authorities
$1.35 million verdict
- Thompson vs. South Bay Urology Medical Group
- Medical malpractice; urologist failed to properly diagnose prostate cancer in patient
$1.25 million settlement
- Jane Doe vs. Confidential Psychiatric Hospital
- Hospital worker had sex with 13-year old psychiatric patient with history of acting out sexually; hospital knew of prior sexual misconduct by other workers at facility
$1.15 million settlement
- Mazariego vs. Standard Brands
- Defendant's store employee instructed customer to use gasoline to remove tile adhesive from kitchen floor; when customer did as instructed, gasoline fumes ignited, resulting in severe burn injuries
$1.14 million verdict
- Bridges vs. Kwon
- Discrimination; African-American surgeon was discharged from job after purchasing a new home in his boss's neighborhood; boss did not want minorities moving into his neighborhood and fired surgeon with hope that surgeon would then be forced to move from neighborhood
$1.11 million verdict
- Vides vs. Nimov
- Negligence; Pedestrian standing on corner struck by car after it collided with another car in intersection
$1 million settlement
- Corbett vs. Confidential Carpet Cleaning Co.
- Negligence; 62-year old woman from Guatemala killed by young driver as she crossed street; driver's employer had asked him to run an errand in his personal vehicle
$1 million settlement
- Canela vs. Tom's Vending Company
- Product Liability; Defective interlock system on microwave failed, causing deep burns to plaintiff's hand
$1 million settlement
- Downey vs. Signal Hill Police Department
- Adult female sexually exploited by two male police officers when she was a teenage explorer scout; Police department had hired one of the officers after he was fired from different police department for similar misconduct
$1 million settlement
- Lee v. Confidential Hospital
- Wrongful Death action; 33-year old male was assaulted by security officer for hospital over a parking dispute and died from injuries to his head
Confidential Settlement
- Pannicia vs. CNN
- Part-time reporter for CNN alleged pregnancy discrimination