Cases
Landmark rulings, judgments and damages awarded to plaintiffs  

 


Palmer v. Schindler Elevator
Negligently maintained elevator falls causing legal secretary a concussion, a broken arm and a broken leg. $5.75Mil jury verdict. Appeal. Final result: $7.4Mil.


Kunta Kinte v. Bart Simpson
The names are real. Family members brutalized by police. Accused of resisting arrest and battery on police officers. Successfully defended criminal case then settled civil rights case on courthouse steps.

Dole v. County of Los Angeles
Sheriff raid of bridal shower results in landmark conspiracy findings against deputies and largest civil rights verdict ever. Over $24.8Mil awarded.

Srithong v. Total Investment Co.
Leaking hot tar from roofer burns cook. On appeal, Garo wins and makes new law expanding plaintiff rights. Published decision.

Gozukara v. Ford Motor Company
Barstow jury returned a verdict of defective design against the Explorer SUV and against its dealership resulting in verdict and settlement totaling $14.9Mil.

Saakyan v. Modern Auto
Negligent installation of wheels caused loss of control. Renders 17-year-old la paraplegic. Jury verdict $12.8Mil plus § 998 interest of $12Mil.

Castillo v. Korman Center Enterprises
Los Angeles landlord ordered to pay compensatory and punitive damages to a 9-year-old whose arm was seriously burned. Verdict $6.7Mil.

McDonough v. Apcom Inc.
Water heater exploded through roof of home causing loss of spleen. Jury awards $2.5Mil.

Thienmanee v. Nissan Motors
Defective design of seatbelt system causes death of unlicensed 16-year-old Thai visitor. $3.12Mil jury verdict.

McCardle v. Greyhound Motor
A five-mile an hour bus accident caused chain of events that rendered a 50-year-old passenger a paraplegic. $15.9Mil verdict.

Yoo v. Yoo
Father living with son sues son after falling off ladder provided by son. Broken ankle. Jury verdict $513,487.

Baker v. Four Wind
Mother of two teenagers killed during crash when ejected with her seatbelt on. Won $13.7Mil verdict.

Hakimain v. Gabbai
Fifty year old with bi-polar disorder who displays bizarre behavior (writing on walls in blood), burns self with poorly maintained stove in apartment. $6.65Mil.

Yauchi v. Roe
Dozens of depositions and creative litigation exposed insurance coverage for negligent entrustment of a gun causing paraplegia. Settlement $4.7Mil.

Lytle v. Riviera Country Club
One centimeter cut to anti-trust lawyer’s head caused by bulldozer on golf course nets $3.6Mil verdict.

H. v. Hoang My Restaurant

Little girl badly burnt through careless restaurant practices. Multi-million dollar lifetime payout.

E. v. Law Enforcement Agency
Car accident resulting in a $820,000.00 settlement.

Doe v. Roe School District, et al.
School district employee runs red light causing death of minor and below knee amputation to child's aunt. Case settles at courthouse steps for $4.6Mil.

General Motors
Two chemicals improperly mixed created mustard gas irritating lungs of many GM workers. $3.2Mil settlement.

Garcia v. South Virgil Apartments

Four year old Mexican boy visiting L.A. drowns in apartment pool. Jury verdict of $1.12Mil.

Ball v. City Of Long Beach
Police beat young African America man. Case settled for $650,000.

Garza v. Sullivan
A Palm Springs family was awarded $9 Mil for the death and injuries suffered at the hands of a drunk driver.

 

 

Land Rover roll over victim awarded $21.6M.

 

Garo Mardirossian has earned many awards, including the prestigious Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2000.

 

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