Verdicts and Settlements
Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault & Rape, Police Misconduct, Personal Injury and other Noteworthy Cases
Taylor & Ring is at the forefront of many of the cases that make local and national headlines. From sexual abuse lawsuits against school districts to mass transit accidents to wrongful termination claims against large corporations, our firm has the experience and resources to take high-stakes cases to trial. Although the defendants in many of our cases have negotiated seven and eight figure settlement amounts, below is a list of some of our successes in a range of matters the firm handles:
Personal Injury
$61.7 Million Verdict
Car Accident
- Two civilians engaged in a car chase in Torrance. Jesse Esphorst Sr. was seriously injured, and his 16 y.o. son, Jesse Esphorst Jr, died as a result of his injuries.
$18.6 Million Verdict
Auto v. Motorcycle Accident
- Taylor & Ring represented an individual involving the negligent entrustment of an automobile where a company president allowed his wife to drive a company-owned vehicle four days after she failed the DMV road exam and caused serious injury to a motorcyclist.
$16 Million Settlement
Auto Accident
- Taylor & Ring represented an individual injured in an automobile accident.
$14.4 Million Verdict
Truck Accident
- Taylor & Ring represented clients in a negligence case where an improperly serviced asphalt truck caused a chain collision on the freeway. Two people died and one suffered severe brain damage.
$13 Million Verdict
Product Liability
- Taylor & Ring represented a 42-year-old truck driver who was rendered paraplegic after a defective forklift toppled over on top of him while he was making a delivery.
$10.1 Million Judgment
Motorcycle Accident
- Taylor & Ring represented a motorcyclist who was severely injured in a collision.
$8 Million Settlement
Aviation Accident
- Taylor & Ring represented a man who suffered physical injuries from a plane crash caused by an unsafe runway.
$7.83 Million Settlement
Auto Accident
- Taylor & Ring represented a family in a case against the County of Los Angeles and others stemming from the death of a 17-year-old after a car crash during a 911 call. Read more here.
$7.4 Million Settlement
Personal Injury
- Taylor & Ring represented an individual who was attacked on Halloween night by two off duty firefighters and three other individuals, and suffered a traumatic brain injury and PTSD as a result of the attack. Read more here.
$6 Million Settlement
Motorcycle Accident
- Taylor & Ring represented a motorcycle rider in a case against a construction company. The motorcyclist suffered a significant leg injury when struck by a right-turning truck.
$6 Million Settlement
Premises Liability
- Taylor & Ring represented a client in a case against a property owner, on behalf of a child who suffered a brain injury after falling into an unguarded pool.
$6 Million Settlement
Premises Liability
- Taylor & Ring represented a man severely injured when he was shot at a gas station.
$5.5 Million Settlement
Amputation Injury
- Taylor & Ring represented a settlement for pianist who suffered a fingertip amputation on a defective restroom door.
$5 Million Settlement
Train Accident
- Taylor & Ring represented a woman in a case against Metrolink. Our client suffered knee and leg injuries after falling from a train that was departing a station.
$5 Million Settlement
Motorcycle Accident
- Taylor & Ring represented a woman who suffered a back injury in a motorcycle accident.
$4.25 Million Settlement
Train Accident
- Taylor & Ring represented a 45-year old man in a case against the County of Los Angeles. Our client suffered a foot amputation when struck by a train at a Metro station. Read more here.
$4 Million Settlement
Premises Liability
- Taylor & Ring represented a woman who was raped at gunpoint in a Los Angeles shopping mall. The case involved premises liability and negligent security against a mall owner and security company.
$3.5 Million Settlement
Truck Accident
- Taylor & Ring represented the family of a motorcyclist killed in an intersection accident in case against a trucking company and the State of California.
$3.2 Million Settlement
Pedestrian Accident
- Taylor & Ring represented a pedestrian who was hit by a delivery van.
$3 Million Verdict
Burn Injury
- Taylor & Ring represented a 10-year-old boy who suffered severe burns after falling into a firepit at Anthony Chabot Regional Park. Read more here.
$3 Million Settlement
Blindness Injury
- Taylor & Ring represented a woman who was blinded in one eye after being hit by a flying golf disc. Read more here.
Wrongful Death
$57.5 Million Verdict
Wrongful Death
- Taylor & Ring represented the families of three men who died in an aviation accident that resulted in insurance bad faith.
$27 Million Settlement
Bullying Leading to Wrongful Death
- Taylor & Ring represented the family of a young boy who was bullied and killed at his school. This is the largest settlement in a bullying case in the United States. Read more here.
$20.2 Million Settlement
Wrongful Death
- Taylor & Ring represented the family of a 7-year-old child who drowned due to negligence.
$15 Million Settlement
Wrongful Death
- Taylor & Ring represented a client in a wrongful death case against a prominent ride-sharing company.
$8.8 Million Settlement
Wrongful Death
- Taylor & Ring represented a family in a wrongful death case against the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, where a sheriff’s deputy struck and killed two pedestrians in an unmarked crosswalk.
$7 Million Settlement
Wrongful Death
- Taylor & Ring represented a client in a wrongful death case.
$3.25 Million Settlement
Wrongful Death
- Taylor & Ring represented a client in a wrongful death case against a negligent property owner.
Police Misconduct
$10 Million Judgment
Police Misconduct
- Taylor & Ring represented a family in a wrongful death case against the LAPD, 30 years in the making. In a published decision, the California Court of Appeal upheld the verdict against Los Angeles Police Detective Stephanie Lazarus for the murder of Sherri Rasmussen more than 30 years ago.
$9.5 Million Settlement
Police Misconduct
Taylor & Ring represented the family of a Trader Joe’s manager who was killed by a LAPD officer inside the store. Read more here.
$8.75 Million Verdict
Police Misconduct
- Taylor & Ring represented a family in a wrongful death case where an unarmed 29-year-old man shot to death by Los Angeles County Sheriffs. Montalvo vs. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. Read more here.
$7.5 Million Settlement
Police Misconduct
- Taylor & Ring represented the family of Kurt Reinhold, who was unlawfully detained and shot and killed by Orange County Sheriff’s deputies. This is the largest settlement against the County of Orange in connection with a deputy-involved shooting. Read more here.
$6.75 Million Verdict
Police Misconduct
- Taylor & Ring represented a client in an excessive use of force case. Police shot our client, mistaking him for a person they were pursuing on foot.
$4.6 Million Settlement
Police Misconduct
- Taylor & Ring represented a family in a case where an unarmed man was shot and killed by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy.