Defendants or insurers settle most of Mr. Zelig’s cases before trial because they are concerned about his superlative trial skills. Mr. Zelig’s total settlements and verdicts exceed 60 million dollars.
Over the years, Steve Zelig has generated a large and impressive number of verdicts and settlements, including:
$25,000,000 plus settlement in eminent domain civil rights matter after phase one of trial
$13,650,000 confidential settlement of a bad faith claim against an insurer
$6,800,000 confidential settlement of bad faith lawsuit against insurer, and negligence claim against insurance agent
$6,400,000 verdict in construction defect trial; $4,300,000 confidential settlement of commercial dispute
$4,200,000 verdict including a punitive damage award against Director Peter Bogdanovich (Spencer v. Bogdanovich)
$3,475,000 binding arbitration award with ensuing confidential settlement in dispute with insurer
$3,450,000 verdict in insurance bad faith claim in Greene v. CNI
$3,200,000 settlement of product liability and related insurance bad faith claim
$2,900,000 confidential settlement of construction defect claim
$2,700,000 confidential settlement of inverse condemnation claims
$2,300,000 confidential settlement of an insurance bad faith claim
$2,200,000 confidential settlement of insurance bad faith claim
$1,900,000 confidential settlement of insurance bad faith claim
$1,886,358 verdict in real estate dispute of Bern v. Mursol
$1,600,000 confidential settlement of insurance bad faith claim
$1,500,000 confidential settlement of property damage claim
$1,320,000 verdict of personal injury highway design case, Tarica v. City of Los Angeles
$1,200,000 combined verdict and ensuing confidential settlement of construction dispute
$1,000,000 confidential settlement of employment harassment and discrimination dispute during trial
$1,000,000 confidential settlement of insurance bad faith claim
$1,000,000 confidential settlement of a real estate dispute
$965,000 confidential settlement of insurance bad faith claim
$965,000 confidential settlement of insurance bad faith claim
$960,000 confidential settlement of property damage claim
$950,000 confidential settlement of medical malpractice case
$810,000 confidential settlement of medical malpractice case
$800,000 verdict in medical malpractice case in Miramonte v. Lucero
$775,000 confidential settlement of construction defect claim involving tieback agreement
$775,000 confidential settlement of construction defect claim involving tieback agreement
$700,000 confidential settlement of medical malpractice case
$625,000 confidential settlement of insurance bad faith claim
$600,000 confidential settlement of insurance bad faith claim
$555,000 confidential settlement of civil rights claim
$500,000 confidential settlement of medical malpractice case