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CALIFORNIA MILLION DOLLAR VERDICTS

RANK CASE TYPE TOTAL DATE VENUE HEADLINE CASE NAME ATTORNEY(S)
9 Intentional $38,972,500.00 9/9/2021 CA (Glenn Broker claimed Dalas L. Gundersen v. Does 1 to 50 John R. Garner (Co-Lead), Garner & Associates,
Torts County) former col- Sacramento, CA; Ognian A. Gavrilov (Co-Lead),
leagues defamed Gavrilov & Brooks, Sacramento, CA; Erika M. Gas-
him par, Law Office Of Erika M. Gaspar, Sacramento, CA
10 Business $30,330,000.00 6/17/2021 CA (Federal) Defendant used LivePerson, Inc. v. [24]7.ai, Inc. Adam R. Alper, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, San Francisco,
Law trade secrets to CA; Michael W. De Vries, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los
create competing Angeles, CA
platform
11 Employment $27,500,100.00 9/3/2021 CA (Federal) Pharmacist Afrouz Nikmanesh, on behalf of her- Dayton B. Parcells, III (Lead), Parcells Law Firm,
claimed she was self, the general public, and all others Los Angeles, CA; Eric M. Epstein, Eric M. Epstein,
fired for report- similarly situated v. Wal-Mart Stores, APC, Los Angeles, CA; Josh Buck, Thierman Buck,
ing overpriced Inc., a Delaware corporation, a Dela- LLP, Reno, NV; Mark R. Thierman, Thierman Buck,
meds ware corporation, and Does 1 through LLP, Reno, NV
10, inclusive
12 Products $27,458,000.00 10/12/2021 CA (Los Use of asbes- Shawn Johnson and Holly Johnson v. Danny R. Kraft, Jr. (Lead), Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.,
Liability Angeles tos-containing Johnson & Johnson; Johnson & Johnson New York, NY; Benno B. Ashrafi, Weitz & Luxenberg,
County) talc caused Consumer Inc.; Albertsons Companies, P.C., Los Angeles, CA; Joseph J. Mandia, Weitz &
cancer Inc. Individually and as Successor-In-In- Luxenberg, P.C., Cherry Hill, NJ
terest to Sav-On Drug Stores, Inc.; Costco
Wholesale Corporation; Ralphs Grocery
Company; Thrifty Payless Inc. dba Rite
Aid Pharmacy; and Walmart Inc.
13 Products $25,772,967.00 8/26/2021 CA (Al- Manufacturer Christina G. Prudencio v. Johnson & Joseph D. Satterley (Lead), Kazan, McClain, Sat-
Liability ameda failed to warn of Johnson, Albertsons Companies, Inc., terley & Greenwood, Oakland, CA; Ian Rivamonte,
County) risk of using talc Cyprus Mines Corporation, Johnson & Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood, Oakland,
Johnson Consumer Inc., Longs Drug CA
Stores California, Inc., Lucky Stores,
Inc., Perrigo Company of Tennessee,
Safeway Inc., VI-Jon, Inc. and Whittak-
er, Clark & Daniels, Inc.
14 Motor $21,600,000.00 11/10/2021 CA (Los Bus’s driver Barry Smith and Rose Smith v. City Garo Mardirossian (Lead), Mardirossian Akaragian
Vehicle Angeles didn’t notice of Redondo Beach / Barry Smith and LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Lawrence D. Marks, Mardiros-
County) bicyclist Rose Smith v. State of California; Cal- sian Akaragian LLP, Los Angeles, CA
trans County of Los Angeles; Los An-
geles Metropolitan Transit; Francine
Danyielle Murphy; MV Transportation
Inc.; and Does 1 to 100, inclusive
15 Worker/ $21,169,685.00 7/28/2021 CA (Los Failure to replace The Estate of Kevin Walsh, by and David W. Gammill, Gammill Law, APC, Manhattan
Workplace Angeles crash barrier through Eryn Walsh as successor in Beach, CA; Carlos X. Colorado, The X-Law Group,
Negligence County) caused death interest; Eryn Walsh, an individual; P.C., South Pasadena, CA; Thomas E. Gray, The
and Lauren Anne Marie Walsh, an X-Law Group, P.C., South Pasadena, CA; Filippo
individual minor by and through her Marchino, The X-Law Group, P.C., South Pasadena,
guardian ad litem Eryn Walsh v. Cali- CA
fornia Department of Transportation,
a public entity; State of California;
The Travelers Indemnity Company;
and Does 1 through 100, inclusive
16 Animals $20,800,000.00 7/29/2021 CA (San Police dog fatally Rachel Fear; Sarah Fear; Steven Fear; John F. (“Jack”) Denove, Cheong, Denove, Rowell,
Luis Obispo attacked man Betty Long; and Lori Chevoya v. Alex Bennett & Hapuarachy, Los Angeles, CA; Jacque-
County) and injured by- Geiger; City of Exeter; City of Exeter line Vitti Frederick, Frederick Law Firm, Nipomo,
stander Police Department; City of Grover Beach; CA; Sunny Hawks, Frederick Law Firm, Nipomo, CA
City of Grover Beach Police Department;
Christopher Belavic; Monica Belavic; and
Does 1 through 100, inclusive
17 Affirmative $20,636,313.00 5/27/2021 CA (Los Drunken driver Michael Robert Isom v. Mark MacCar- Mark J. Leonardo, Kuzyk Law, LLP, Lancaster, CA
Defenses Angeles to blame for fiery thy and Brandon T. MacCarthy
County) crash
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