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CALIFORNIA MILLION DOLLAR VERDICTS

RANK CASE TYPE TOTAL DATE VENUE HEADLINE CASE NAME ATTORNEY(S)
28 Government $8,085,546.03 10/7/2021 CA (Federal) Company made United States of America ex rel. Matthew H. Marmolejo, Mayer Brown LLP, Los Ange-
false statements Island Industries, Inc. v. Vandewater les, CA; Jennifer L. Chorpening, United States De-
to avoid anti- International Inc.; Neil Reubens; Anvil partment of Justice - Civil Division, Washington, DC
dumping fees International, LLC; Sigma Corpora-
tion; Smith Cooper International;
Allied Rubber & Gasket Company; and
John Does Nos. 1-10
29 Discrimina- $7,630,725.00 8/9/2021 CA (Los Plaintiffs claimed Albert Garcia v. Seltzer-Doren Carney R. Shegerian (Lead), Shegerian & Asso-
tion Angeles employers fired Management Company Inc. dba ciates, Los Angeles, CA; Mark I. Lim, Shegerian
County) them after can- Sierra Management; Seltzer-Doren & Associates, Los Angeles, CA; Anthony Nguyen,
cer diagnosis Company & Affiliates; and Gresham Shegerian & Associates, Los Angeles, CA
Apartments Investors / Stephanie
Garcia v. Seltzer-Doren Management
Company Inc. DBA Sierra Manage-
ment; Seltzer-Doren Company &
Affiliates; and Gresham Apartments
Investors
30 Motor $7,619,000.00 10/12/2021 CA (Los Trucker’s hasty Maria Naranjo; Carla Silva-Naranjo; Katherine E. Harvey-Lee (Lead), California Truck
Vehicle Angeles turn caused fatal Luis R. Naranjo; Griselda I. Naranjo; Law PC, Los Angeles, CA; Mariano Morales, Jr.,
County) accident Araceli Gonzalez-Naranjo; Mariano Morales Law, Yakima, WA; Robert L. Col-
Jose M. Naranjo and Oscar N. lins, Robert L. Collins & Associates, Houston, TX
Naranjo v. Jose R. Inzunza;
Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage Inc.;
CR GTS Inc.; Carlos Gonzalez and
Does 1 through 100
31 Aviation $7,224,128.33 11/2/2021 CA (San Paragliding col- Corneliu Andrei Firtat, an individual, David A. Fox, Fox Law, APC, Solana Beach, CA;
Bernardino lision resulted in and Nicoleta Firtat, an individual v. Joanna L. Fox, Fox Law, APC, Solana Beach, CA;
County) spinal injuries Peter Pivka, an individual and Does 1 Russell A. Gold, Fox Law, APC, Solana Beach, CA;
to 20, inclusive Christopher L. Hendricks, Fox Law, APC, Solana
Beach, CA
32 Government $6,000,000.00 5/27/2021 CA (Federal) Police officer Andy Martin, an individual v. City of John L. Burris (Lead), Law Offices of John L. Burris,
ran over him a San Jose, a municipal corporation; Oakland, CA; Ben Nisenbaum, Law Offices of John
second time Alexandre Vieira-Ribeiro, individually L. Burris, Oakland, CA; Patrick Buelna, Pointer &
and in his official capacity as a City Buelna, LLP, Oakland, CA
of San Jose Police Officer; and Does
1-50, inclusive
33 Motor $6,000,000.00 12/6/2021 CA (Sac- Rideshare Jacqueline Doub, Successor in Interest Kevin L. Elder (Co-Lead), Penney & Associates,
Vehicle ramento driver’s unsafe to Estate of Joseph L. Doub Jr., and in Rocklin, CA; Kent M. Luckey (Co-Lead), Penney &
County) actions caused her personal capacity; Katelyn Doub Associates, Roseville, CA; Garrett M. Penney, Pen-
fatal crash and Cody Doub v. Lyft, Inc.; Rafiulla ney & Associates, Rocklin, CA
Amiri; Jennifer Anne Alford; William
Dunivin; and Does 1 through 50, Inclu-
sive / William Zmrzel and Diane Love v.
Lyft, Inc.; Rafiulla Amiri; Jennifer Alford;
William Dunivin; and Does 1 through
100 / Rafiulla Amiri v. Jennifer Alford;
William Dunivin; and Does 1 through 10
/ Stephen Alford v. Rafiulla Amiri; Lyft,
Inc.; and Does 1 through 100, Inclusive
34 Worker/ $5,782,000.00 7/23/2021 CA (Los Wall’s collapse Brayan Resendez vs. Mulholland Ten- Stephen K. McElroy, McElroy Parris Trial Lawyers,
Workplace Angeles led to painter’s nis Club; and DOES 1-50* Ojai, CA
Negligence County) loss of toe
35 Motor $5,367,996.00 12/20/2021 CA (Kings Driver speeding Jose Guadalupe Diaz Garcia v. Ryan Lauren E.S. Horwitz, Banafsheh, Danesh, & Javid
Vehicle County) for weather con- Christopher Freitas; Shannon Bros. Co.; PC, Beverly Hills, CA; Shawn J. McCann, Banafsheh,
ditions and Esbeco Equipment Company, LLC* Danesh, & Javid PC, Beverly Hills, CA
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