Verdicts & Settlements

The founding partners at McKennon Schindler LLP have a long and successful track record of prosecuting and defending arbitrations, trials and appeals for their clients. Their successful plaintiff verdicts and settlements include:

  • $6,000,000 jury verdict for a high-rise condominium association for the costs to manage and remove asbestos building materials
  • $5,200,000 binding insurance arbitration award for a homeowner whose estate was damaged in the Northridge earthquake
  • $5,000,000 settlement for a homeowner whose estate was damaged in the Northridge earthquake
  • $4,500,000 judgment upheld on appeal for a high-rise condominium association for the costs to manage and remove asbestos building materials
  • $3,900,000 arbitration award for clients in business dispute over intellectual property and licensing rights
  • $2,400,000 settlement in an insurance bad faith failure to settle a construction defect claim
  • $2,200,000 settlement for building owners for the costs to manage and remove asbestos building materials
  • $2,100,000 settlement during trial for a commercial building owner to repair construction defects
  • $1,700,000 jury verdict against an insurance company for the bad faith failure to settle a construction defect lawsuit against a developer
  • $1,500,000 settlement for a disabled physician against his disability insurer for the bad faith failure to pay disability benefits
  • $1,500,000 settlement against an insurance company for the bad faith failure to settle a construction defect lawsuit against a developer
  • $1,200,000 settlement against a health insurer for the bad faith failure to pay health benefits
  • $1,000,000 settlement for a physician for the bad faith refusal to defend the physician in a medical malpractice action
  • $750,000 settlement for product manufacturer from CGL insurer for breach of duty to defend claims of copyright and trade dress infringement in advertising
  • $699,560 binding insurance arbitration award for a Los Angeles homeowner against his insurer for failure to pay the costs to remediate water and mold damage
  • $625,000 settlement for homeowner’s association from developer, general contractor and subcontractors to repair common area structures in single-family gated community
  • $543,612 FINRA arbitration award for losses caused by a financial advisor's negligence and breach of fiduciary duties.
  • $520,000 settlement against a condominium homeowners association for construction defect water and mold property damage and personal injury
  • $500,000 settlement for a business owner against its fire insurer for the bad faith delay in paying commercial fire loss benefits
  • $360,000 settlement for an industrial foam insulation supplier for product defect and breach of warranty against the manufacturer of the foam insulation equipment
  • $350,000 settlement for an herbal supplement manufacturer against its insurance broker for negligent failure to procure coverage
  • $327,500 settlement for single family homeowner from remodel architect, general contractor and subcontractors to repair construction defects and damage
  • $300,000 policy limits settlement for homeowner from homeowner’s insurer to settle third-party liability battery/wrongful-death claim
  • $275,000 settlement for professional medical corporation from directors and officers insurer for failure to pay defense fees and costs in connection with defense of underlying change-of-control litigation
  • $265,000 settlement for a homeowner against her contractor for water and mold property damage and bodily injury
  • $250,000 settlement against an ophthalmologist in a wrongful death/medical malpractice action
  • $250,000 settlement for business owners for breach of contract, fraud and unfair business practices against a financial services provider
  • $200,000 settlement against a business insurer for bad faith delay in paying fire loss benefits
  • $168,000 jury verdict for a young woman in an obstetrics/gynecological medical malpractice trial