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Verdicts &
Settlements
Year Case Amount Description
S 2007 Ellis v. AAR Parts Trading, et. al. $165,000,000 Air Disaster
S 2006 Doe v. Confidential $20,000,000 Industrial Accident
S 2006 Kelsick v. Insurance Company $2,600,000 Bad Faith case
S 2006 Kato v. Confidential $2,500,000 Helicopter Accident
S 2006 Holliday v. Confidential $4,225,000 Helicopter Accident
S 2006 Doe v. Confidential $13,000,000 Helicopter Accident
S 2006 Rack v. Confidential $1,050,000 Construction Accident
V† 2006 Dunn v. State of Hawai'i Department of Transportation $2,200,000 Bicycle accident
S 2005 Flash Air B737 Red Sea Confidential Air Disaster
V 2005 Cintron v. Los Angeles Machinery $4,500,000 Big rig accident
S 2005 Guerrero v. Confidential $13,350,000 Single vehicle rollover accident
S 2005 DeLeon vs, Confidential Confidential AA587 Airline Disaster
V 2005 Young v. Standard Aero $2,900,000 Helicopter Crash
S 2005 Ko v. Confidential $1,225,000 Automobile accident
S 2005 Witney v. Confidential Confidential Airline disaster
S 2004 Crane v. Auto Manufacturer $2,400,000 Single vehicle rollover
S 2004 Hernandez v. Auto Manufacturer $1,000,000 Side-strike accident
S 2004 Doe v. Tour Company $5,000,000 Bicyclist struck by truck
S 2004 Doe v. Engine Manufacturer $6,000,000 Helicopter accident
S 2004 Blair v. Bell Helicopter $2,260,000 Helicopter accident
V & S 2003 Jing v. Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods Company, Ltd. $51,000,000 Choking death of an infant
V & S 2003 Joncich v. New Choice Foods
$55,000,000
Choking death of an infant
S 2003 Pokarney v. Kraft Foods Confidential Choking incident of an infant, resulting in brain damage
V 2003 Enrile v. Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods Company, Ltd. $16,690,000 Choking death of a child
S 2002 Concorde Air Disaster Confidential Airline disaster
S 2002 EgyptAir Flight 990 Confidential Airline disaster
S 2002 Alaska Airlines Flight 861 Confidential Airline disaster
V 2002 Dixon v. City of Livermore $11,009,000 Helicopter crash during an air show
S * 2001 Rafferty v. Watkins & Shepard $7,000,000 Automobile, big rig accident
V 2001 Denevi v. Swenson $10,000,000 Breach of fiduciary duties
S 2001 Enrile v. New Choice Foods $8,000,000 Choking death of a child
S 2001 Joy v. Greyline Cab $3,000,000 Passenger injured in defendant's taxi
S 2001 Gibbins v. Confidential $4,350,000 Single vehicle rollover accident
S 2001 Comstock v. Briseno $1,000,000 Bicyclist struck and killed
S 2000 Van Sant v. CalTrans $5,250,000 Single vehicle rollover accident
S 2000 Doe Plaintiffs v. General Motors $10,000,000 Single vehicle rollover accident
S 2000 Kuo Yang v. Estate of Richard Kemball-Cook $1,000,000 Wrongful death arising from airplane crash in Texas
S 2000 Rodacker v. Tosco Corporation $9,000,000 Wrongful death arising from refinery explosion and fire
S 1999 Howland v. Moroney $1,000,000 Pedestrians Injured by automobile
V 1999 Netsch v. United States of America $1,000,000 Mid–air collision resulting in the death of 31 year old
S 1999 Steinwedel v. Yuba Trucking $5,000,000 Big rig accident resulting in death of bicyclist
S 1999 Rhyne v. Confidential Defendants
$8,750,000
Single vehicle, rollover accident resulting in quadriplegia
V 1999 Shaw v. Rudolph & Sletten $1,171,000 Fall at construction site; a broken arm and dislocated hip
S 1999 Glover v. ARC $2,500,000 Crash of charter jet on takeoff from Cordoba International Airport in Argentina
V 1998 Hall v. RGW Construction $4,107,000 Industrial accident; truck driver sustained crushed legs
S 1998 Dubroff v. Reid $1,000,000 Airplane crash involving seven year–old pilot
S 1997 Anonymous Baby v. Confidential Medical Center $3,000,000 Malpractice action for child
injured during birth
S 1997 Dobbins v. United States of America $2,000,000 Airplane crash resulting from error of air traffic controller; spinal injuries
V 1997 Kyne v. Pacific Gas
& Electric Company
$2,870,000 Death of a two year–old in a gas explosion
S 1996 Estate of Anonymous Airline Pilot v. Doe Aircraft Manufacturers $4,000,000 Wrongful death action arising from air disaster
V * 1996 Fife / Cook v. Bell Helicopter $7,140,000 Crash of a logging helicopter in Alaska; death of two pilots
S * 1995 Stocker v. Sydney J. Hendricks & Pacific Union $1,550,000 Helicopter crash
S 1994 Maniar v. Wolf $1,350,000 Death of a seven year–old girl struck by an SUV
S 1994 Lozano v. Circuit City $2,000,000 Collision with delivery truck; wrongful death
S 1994 Cuzzacrea v. Asahai International $1,510,000 Bicycle design case; head injuries
S 1994 Johnson v. Gaetani Realty $1,250,000 Death of a ten year–old girl in an elevator accident
S 1993 Leach v. City of Roseville $2,875,000 Brain damage due to power line energization of a tree
S 1993 Lucchesi v. Monterey Nissan $1,750,000 Seatbelt, auto design case
S 1993 Reynolds v. Vulcan Construction $2,000,000 Pedestrian injured by automobile
S 1992 Cook/Hamilton v. Confidential $6,000,000 Helicopter wire strike accident over Carquinez Straits
S 1992 Hoyt v. Eber International $3,600,000 Bicycle accident
S 1992 Grover v. Doe Construction Company $1,450,000 Fall at construction site; ankle fractures
S 1992 Stetson v. Costa $1,100,000 Motorcycle accident; wrongful death
S 1991 DiSalvo v. Doe Hotel $2,000,000 Spinal injuries in surf at Wailea Beach, Maui; due to failure to warn
S 1990 Paboojian v. Teledyne Continental Motors $32,125,000 Aircraft engine failure and fire; severe burn injuries
S 1990 Hurlburt v. Doe Automobile Manufacturer $2,470,000 Seat belt injury case
V 1989 Doll v. Sullivan $2,500,000 Helicopter accident; wrongful death and legal malpractice action
V 1989 Kavanaugh v. City of Sunnyvale $2,412,809 Governmental liability action resulting from a dangerous
intersection
S 1989 Coman v. Playtex $1,750,000 Abdominal injuries resulting from Toxic Shock Syndrome
V 1989 McLeod v. Children's Hospital $6,668,000 Malpractice action resulting from birth injuries

* Combined Judgments

† Judgment