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$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 vs. 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.
$8.75 million verdict
- Montalvo vs. Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept.
- Wrongful death; an unarmed 29 year old man shot to death by L.A. County sheriffs
$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 vs. 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 vs. 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 settlement
- Cooper vs. State of California
- Dangerous condition of public property and negligence; 52-year old women left paralyzed after an auto versus motorcycle accident in a CALTRANS construction zone.
$5 million settlement
- Confidential Family vs. Confidential Manufacturer
- Product Liability; Defectively-designed power tool malfunctioned causing construction worker's death.
$5 million verdict
- Mollet vs. Farmers Insurance Company
- Insurance bad faith; Company utilized a racially discriminatory policy in handling uninsured motorist claims.
$4.5 million verdict
- Emma B. and Jaiden P. vs. Carlsbad Unified School District
- 2 girls sexually assaulted by 3rd grade teacher; negligent supervision by school.
$4.5 million settlement
- Romero vs. Confidential Manufacturing Co.
- Product liability; Worker seriously injured when he fell from defectively designed man-lift.
$4.3 million settlement
- John Doe vs. Private School
- Negligence; Pedestrian struck by vehicle driven by school teacher while in "course & scope" of her employment; traumatic brain injury.
$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 vs. 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.
$3.25 million settlement
- Rambo vs. Southern California Regional Rail Authority
- Negligence/common-carrier liability; 39-year old woman severely injured when the Metrolink train in which she was riding collided with another train.
$3.1 million verdict
- Chao vs. Ma
- Conspiracy; Defendant linked to organized crime conspired to kidnap and murder plaintiff.
$3 million settlement
- John Doe vs. Public School District
- male high school special needs student sexually assaulted by student; negligent supervision by school.
$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.
$2.4 million settlement
- Schultz vs. Confidential Defendants
- Wrongful death action brought by the parents of a 36-year special needs son who was struck and killed by an automobile while waiting at a bus stop.
$2.2 million settlement
- Smith vs. Confidential Defendants
- Wrongful death/common-carrier liability; Man and child killed when their automobile was struck by a train.
$2.2 million verdict
- Saltzberg vs. Hawkins
- Medical malpractice action against homeopathic doctor for improper neck adjustments resulting in brain damage.
$2.15 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.
$2.1 million settlement
- Timashpolsky vs. Manufacturer; Apartment Owner
- Product liability; Premises liability; older lady died from burns suffered after she fell in shower and was scalded by hot water from defective water heater.
$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.
$1.95 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. vs. 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.
$1.75 million settlement
- Glousman vs. St. John's Hospital
- Premises liability; 78-year old women sustained multiple fractures after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while walking into a medical center.
$1.6 million verdict
- Marianne V., Diana C., & Katharina C. vs. LAUSD
- 3 young girls fondled by day care aide at LAUSD school;
  LAUSD admitted fault but argued the girls' damages were minimal.
$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
- D'Argento vs. Solar World
- 49-year old auto mechanic cut-off by left-turning vehicle while his riding motorcycle crashes into a parked car and fractures his hip.
$1.5 million settlement
- Two girls vs. City of Los Angeles
- Sex abuse; City camp director sexually abused and assaulted two girls.
$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 vs. 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 settlement
- John Doe vs. Confidential School District
- Student bullied by his classmates; as a result he overdosed on medication in an attempted suicide; negligent supervision and investigation asserted against school.
$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.
$1.125 million settlement
- Taylor H. vs. La Habra City School District; Dance Studio
- Sex abuse; Teenage boy sexually exploited by middle school teacher; negligent supervision of teacher by school district and by independent dance studio.
$1.11 million verdict
- Vides vs. Nimov
- Negligence; Pedestrian standing on corner struck by car after it collided with another car in intersection.
$1.1 million settlement
- Gordon vs. Community Arms
- Wrongful death/premises liability; 18-year old man dies from thermal burns in the shower as a result of the negligent installation of a water heater at his apartment.
$1.1 million settlement
- Gabriela F. vs. Montebello Unified School District
- Sexual assault of a minor; 13-year old special needs student was fondled by a female special education case worker in a school restroom.
$1 million settlement
- Kohl vs. Paula Abdul
- Premises Liability; 43-year old woman falls and sustains a back injury at the home of choreographer/singer Paula Abdul.
$1 million settlement
- Jane Doe vs. Montebello Unified School District
- Sex assault and abuse by teacher; Female special education student molested several times by her female teacher on campus during school.
$1 million settlement
- Edward W. vs. Confidential Business
- Employment Discrimination; Top salesman wrongfully fired because company did not like the fact that the salesman was gay and did not want a homosexual dealing with its customers.
$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 vs. 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.
$1 million settlement
- Jane Doe vs. Confidential Bus Co.
- Sex assault of a minor; Bus company negligent in supervision of special needs girl who was sexually assaulted by boys on defendant's bus.
$1 million settlement
- Graver vs. Yegiazarian
- Policy limits settlement
Confidential Settlement
- Clarkson vs. Phil Spector
- Wrongful death; The mother of 40-year old actress Lana Clarkson reached a confidential settlement with music producer Phil Spector for the 2003 shooting death of her daughter.Spector is currently in jail serving 19 years to life for the murder of Lana Clarkson.
Confidential Settlement
- Paniccia vs. CNN
- Part-time reporter for CNN alleged pregnancy discrimination.