SUCCESS RECORD

Verdicts and Settlements.

Trial Verdicts

• $ 3,050,000 jury verdict in Amaya v. County of Los Angeles (police shooting, no offer), (May 2017);

• $ 2,500,000 jury verdict in Borges v. Humboldt County (denial of medical care, no offer), (August 2017);

• $ 6,500,000 jury verdict in Rose v. County of Sacramento (police shooting, no offer), (September 2017);

• $ 3,500,00 jury verdict in Herrera v. City of Los Angeles (police shooting, no offer), (October 2017);

• $ 200,000 ($1,755,000 settlement with statutory fees) jury verdict after re-trial in Huizar v. City of Anaheim (police shooting, no offer), (October 2017);

• $ 5,500,000 jury verdict in Mears v. City of Los Angeles (excessive force/taser-related death, no offer), (October 2017);

• Criminal case of People v. Fajardo, charged with five (5) felony counts and received a hung jury (6-6) on all felony counts.  All felony counts were thereafter dismissed.  (January/February 2018) (The civil case is pending);

• $ 1,450,000 settlement following jury verdict on liability in Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles (excessive force/restraint asphyxiation, no offer) (February 2018);

• $ 33,500,000 jury verdict in Archibald v. County of San Bernardino (police shooting, no offer) (March 2018);

• Criminal case of People v. Juarez (eighteen (18) acquittals, convicted on only one felony and one misdemeanor) (January/February 2019) (The civil case is pending);

• $ 4,750,000 jury verdict in Estate of Casimero Casillas v. City of Fresno (police shooting, no offer) (February 2019);

• $ 3,400,000 jury verdict in Craig v. County of Orange (police shooting, no offer) (April 2019);

• $ 3,000,000 jury verdict in Schroeder v. City of Rialto (excessive force, offer of $50,000) (June 2019)

• $ 13,200,000 jury verdict in Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim (excessive force/asphyxia) (December 2019);

• $ 4,500,000 jury verdict in L.D. v. City of Los Angeles (excessive force/police shooting; no offer) (January 2020).

• $ 17,000,000 jury verdict in French v. City of Los Angeles (excessive force/police shooting) (October 2021).

• $ 2,165,000 jury verdict in V.V. v. City of Los Angeles (excessive force/police shooting) (July 2022).

Settlements

• $ 4,900,000 settlement in Thomas v. City of Fullerton (excessive force/asphyxiation) (November 2015);

• $ 2,500,000 settlement in Beierschmitt v. County of Los Angeles (police shooting), (January 2016);

• $ 2,800,000 settlement in Martinez v. County of Los Angeles (police shooting), (April 2016);

• $ 3,700,000 settlement in R.S. v. City of Santa Ana (police shooting), (July 2016);

• $ 2,000,000 settlement in Opsitnik v. City of Long Beach (police shooting), (August 2016);

• $ 3,400,000 settlement in Garlick v. County of Kern (restraint asphyxia), (September 2016);

• $ 3,300,000 settlement in Berry v. County of Los Angeles (police shooting), (October 2016);

• $ 2,500,000 settlement in Navas v. City of Los Angeles (police shooting), (January 2017);

• $ 5,200,000 settlement in Cole v. City of Los Angeles (wrongful conviction), (January 2017);

• $ 1,100,000 settlement in Mueller v. County of Orange (police shooting), (March 2017);

• $ 2,000,000 settlement in Powell v. City of Barstow (police shooting), (May 2017);

• $ 1,900,000 settlement in L.R. v. County of Riverside (police shooting), (May 2017);

• $ 2,500,000 settlement in Alcala v. West Valley Detention Center (excessive force/denial of pre-trial detainee’s rights), (July 2017);

• $ 1,900,000 settlement in Lozano v. County of San Bernardino (denial of medical attention) (January 2018);

• $ 2,700,000 settlement in Hernandez v. County of Los Angeles (police shooting), (February 2018);

• $ 1,500,000 settlement in Navarro v. County of Riverside (police shooting), (March 2018);

• $ 2,650,000 settlement in Kaur v. City of Lodi (police shooting), (June 2018);

• $ 2,750,000 settlement in Briones v. City of Ontario (excessive force/asphyxiation), (June 2018);

• $ 4,600,000 settlement in C.M. v. County of Los Angeles (police shooting), (August 2018);

• $ 3,750,000 settlement in V.W. v. County of Los Angeles (police shooting), (October 2018);

• $ 1,500,000 settlement in L.M. v. City of Redding (excessive force), (April 2019);

• $ 1,200,000 settlement in Cordova v. City of Stockton (excessive force/asphyxiation), (April 2019);

• $ 2,000,000 settlement in Gibson v. City of Long Beach (police shooting) (April 2019);

• $ 2,600,000 settlement in Phillips v. County of San Bernardino (police shooting), (April 2019);

• $ 3,000,000 settlement in Flores v. County of Los Angeles (911 call center failure) (May 2019);

• $ 8,500,000 settlement in Vivas v. County of Riverside (police shooting) (August 2019);

• $ 8,500,000 settlement in Perez v. City of Pasadena (in-custody negligence) (September 2019, pending approval);

• $ 4,750,000 settlement in Wysocki v. City of Los Angeles (excessive force/taser) (January 2020);

• $ 1,650,000 settlement in Walker v. City of Los Angeles (police shooting) (January 2020, pending approval);

• $ 1,650,000 settlement in Contreras v. City of Compton (wrongful conviction of murder) (February 2020, pending approval);

• $ 4,650,000 settlement in Franco v. City of West Covina (police shooting) (February 2020)

• $ 1,400,000 settlement in Acosta v. City of Hemet (police shooting/K-9 attack) (January 2021)

• $ 2,900,000 settlement in Lee v. City of Orange (police shooting) (July 2021)

• $ 2,695,000 settlement in Ramirez v. City of Anaheim (police shooting) (September 2021)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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