$45,000,000

This wrongful death case was tried before a jury in Los Angeles County in September of 2016. Savin Bursk Law trial attorney Brian J. Kim along with his mentor John Carpenter of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley obtained a $45 million jury verdict for four children whose mother was killed by an intoxicated driver. The case was tried against both the driver and owner of the vehicle who knowingly gave the keys to the intoxicated driver. Liability against the owner of the vehicle was heavily disputed. At trial, the defense asked the jury to award a nominal verdict arguing that “life goes on”. The jury disagreed and awarded a verdict of $45 million to the surviving family.

(Rachel Fernandez vs. State of California)