Recovered across a wide range of serious and complex matters over more than four decades of legal practice.
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Selected Verdicts and Judgments
Over four decades of results built on careful preparation, evidence, and courtroom experience.
A Record Built Over Decades of Legal Practice
The following are examples of verdicts and judgments obtained by John H. Howard over the years. These matters reflect a range of serious and complex cases, including personal injury, wrongful death, negligent security, dangerous conditions, sexual abuse, and other high-impact claims.
Each result reflects the facts, evidence, legal issues, and circumstances of that particular case. Prior results do not guarantee or predict the outcome of any future matter.
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Al-Awar v. Golden State Water Co., Inc.
Inverse condemnation/additional torts
Judgment: $2.62 million
Amy Doe and Claire Doe v. Wiley
Sexual molestation
Verdict: $7,354,425.00
Cabral v. Moorfield Construction, Inc.
Construction accident
Verdict: $1,119,659.40
Cummins v. Goddard
Vehicle v. Bicyclist
Judgment for $52 million
David v. Hernandez
Automobile v. Semi accident
Verdict: $3,379,700.00
Deacon v. Kafatia
Sexual Assault by Campus Security
Judgment: $51,000,000.00
Fernandez v. Carl Warren & Co.
Insurance bad faith
Verdict: $1,499,889.12
Gatlin v. De Lab, et al.
Wrongful Death
Verdict: $4,000,000.00 ($1,000,000.00 as to MAPS, all other settled)
Settled: $4,000,000.00 (De Lab, Gottlieb and RGX before trial)
Katz v. CVS
Fall caused by store employee
Verdict: $1.19 million
Mangum v. Dayton Hudson
Security Abuse
Verdict of $5,173,772.89
Martin v. Cal Coast
Motorcycle accident
Verdict: $880,000
McCoy v. Caltrans
Dangerous condition on public property
Verdict: $22,618,040.73
Means v. Kinney Shoe Corp.
Sexual Harassment
Verdict: $972,019.00
Mills v. Gutierrez-Hermosillo dba Pizza Hut
Automobile accident
Verdict: $7.62 million
Reynolds v. 31st, DAA, et al.
Dangerous condition of public property
Verdict: $1.2 million
Sanchez v. Hagel
Automobile accident
Verdict: $1,875,000.00
Schlag v. Jack In The Box
Slip and fall
Verdict: $898,000
Sirott v. CA Dept. of Transportation
Bicycle accident resulting from dangerous condition on public property
Verdict: $1,045,070.58
Stephenson v. Pedraza
Pedestrian accident
Verdict: $1 million
Vasquez v. Foxborough Park, Inc., et al.
Dangerous condition of public property
Verdict: $1,195,264.05
Watts v. Wilks, et al.
Dangerous condition of public property
Verdict: $1,153,876.00
Wormley v. Martin
Auto v. Pedestrian
Verdict: $2,500,313.41
Cases That Can Reach Beyond a Single Result
Some cases involve more than a claim or a number. They may raise questions about safety, accountability, and whether preventable harm could have been avoided.
Over the years, many of the matters handled by this office have involved conditions or decisions that affected not only the person involved but also the communities where those events occurred. In certain cases, accountability can help bring attention to unsafe practices, dangerous conditions, or failures that should not be ignored.
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