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RANK CASE TYPE TOTAL DATE VENUE HEADLINE CASE NAME ATTORNEY(S)
1 Intellectual $177,792,640.01 7/22/2021 CA (Federal) Drug developer: Plexxikon Inc. v. Novartis Kira A. Davis, Durie Tangri, Los Angeles, CA; Daralyn J.
Property Other company’s Pharmaceuticals Corporation Durie, Durie Tangri, San Francisco, CA; Hannah Jiam,
drug infringed Durie Tangri, San Francisco, CA; Andrew T. Jones, Durie
patents Tangri, Los Angeles, CA; Raghav R. Krishnapriyan, Durie
Tangri, San Francisco, CA; David F. McGowan, Durie
Tangri, San Francisco, CA; Katherine E. McNutt, Durie
Tangri, Los Angeles, CA; Eugene Novikov, Durie Tangri,
San Francisco, CA; Whitney O’Byrne, Durie Tangri, Los
Angeles, CA
2 Employment $155,413,344.00 12/16/2021 CA (Los Plaintiff claimed Andrew Rudnicki v. Farmers Insurance Carney R. Shegerian (Lead), Shegerian & Associates,
Angeles he was fired to Exchange, Farmers Insurance Group, Los Angeles, CA; Leonard E. Livshits, Shegerian &
County) conceal discrimi- Zurich Insurance, Zurich, Zurich North Associates, Los Angeles, CA; Mahru Madjidi, Shegeri-
natory practices America, Farmers Group Inc., Zurich an & Associates, Los Angeles, CA; Anthony Nguyen,
Insurance Company, Truck Insurance Shegerian & Associates, Los Angeles, CA; Griselda
Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Rodriguez, Shegerian & Associates, Los Angeles, CA
and Does 1 to 100, inclusive
3 Employment 136,900,000.00 10/4/2021 CA (Federal) Elevator operator Demetric Di-az, Owen Diaz and Lamar J. Bernard Alexander, III (Co-Lead), Alexander Morri-
claimed racial ha- Patterson, an individual v. Tesla, Inc. son + Fehr, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Lawrence A. Organ
rassment forced dba Tesla Motors, Inc.; CitiStaff (Co-Lead), California Civil Rights Law Group, San An-
resignation Solutions, Inc.; West Valley Staffing selmo, CA; Navruz Avloni, California Civil Rights Law
Group; Chartwell Staffing Services, Group, San Anselmo, CA; Cimone A. Nunley, California
Inc. and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights Law Group, San Anselmo, CA
4 Motor $129,171,113.00 8/18/2021 CA (Los Plaintiff claimed Jesse Equihua and Barbara Equihua Brittney M. Baca, Accident Attorneys, Lancaster,
Vehicle Angeles driver on cell v. Marilyn Chausse and Shayna Nash CA; James M. Baratta, Grant, Genovese & Barat-
County) phone caused ta, Irvine, CA; Khail A. Parris, PARRIS Law Firm,
accident Lancaster, CA; R. Rex Parris, PARRIS Law Firm,
Lancaster, CA; Eric N. Wilson, PARRIS Law Firm,
Lancaster, CA
5 Intentional $81,865,102.00 7/29/2021 CA (Los Restaurant’s Anne Greene and Matthew Greene Christopher V. Bulone, Dordick Law Corp., Beverly
Torts Angeles patrons claimed v. Alberto Daniel Driz, Maurice Driz, Hills, CA; Terry J. Cole, Dordick Law Corp., Beverly
County) they were beaten Shawn Driz, William Aubrey Joelson Hills, CA; John P. Kristensen, Kristensen LLP, Los
in altercation and Aaron Joseph Torbati / Jeremy Angeles, CA
Findel v. Alberto Daniel Driz, Maurice
Driz, Shawn Driz, William Aubrey
Joelson and Aaron Joseph Torbati
6 Energy and $73,039,191.00 9/20/2021 CA (Kern Oil companies TRC Operating Company, Inc., a Cali- Valerie A. Lozano, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sulli-
Natural County) blamed each oth- fornia corporation, and TRC Cypress van, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Christopher Tayback, Quinn
Resources er for cessation Group, LLC, a California limited liabil- Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA;
of activity ity company v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a Scott L. Watson, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan,
Pennsylvania corporation LLP, Los Angeles, CA
7 Medical $49,800,000.00 10/5/2021 CA (Fresno Breathing tube Nicholas R. Merlo, by and through his Daniel R. Baradat (Lead), Baradat & Paboojian, Inc.,
Malpractice County) negligently Conservator and Guardian ad Litem, Kaci Fresno, CA; Warren R. Paboojian, Baradat & Paboo-
removed during K. Merlo, and Kaci K. Merlo, individually jian, Inc., Fresno, CA; Adam B. Stirrup, Baradat &
ambulance ride v. Pristine Surgery Center, Inc., Prahalad Paboojian, Inc., Fresno, CA
B. Jojodia, M.D., Simranjit Singh Bassi,
CRNA, American Ambulance, Brina
Portillo, Ashley Bowman, Allison Freer,
Jeffrey Schneider, and Does 1-20
8 Motor $49,640,094.00 10/20/2021 CA (Los Motorcycle cop Eric Bejar and Christina Bejar v. Khail A. Parris, PARRIS Law Firm, Lancaster, CA; R.
Vehicle Angeles struck by car Josefina Lopez Rex Parris, PARRIS Law Firm, Lancaster, CA; Bruce L.
County) while pursuing Schechter, PARRIS Law Firm, Lancaster, CA; Ibiere N.
speeding driver Seck, Seck Law, P.C., Los Angeles, CA
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