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Catastrophic Injury Attorney Armen Akaragian

Armen Akaragian represents catastrophic injury victims in high-stakes California cases involving serious harm, complex evidence, and major defendants.

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Armen Akaragian, Esq.

Partner & Personal Injury Trial Attorney

Why Choose Armen Akaragian for Your Catastrophic Injury Case?

Armen Akaragian is a Los Angeles personal injury attorney and partner at Mardirossian Akaragian LLP. His official firm profile lists a practice focused on wrongful death, products liability, motor vehicle accidents, government tort liability, public entity liability, premises liability, and slip/trip/fall cases.

For people comparing product liability and serious injury attorneys in Los Angeles, Armen's public case history gives this profile more substance than a short biography. The public record connects him to product defect litigation, wrongful death matters, public entity claims, appellate work, and serious motorcycle injury verdict work.

The public record gives readers concrete verification points: California State Bar #242303, active license status, admission on May 30, 2006, U.S. District Court admission in the Central District of California, and memberships listed with CAALA, Consumer Attorneys of California, the Armenian Bar Association, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association Litigation Section Executive Committee.

If you are evaluating a catastrophic injury case, the useful signal is not simply that Armen appears on an injury page. The source-backed profile should connect the person, role, local relevance, and documented background to the claim type you are researching.

This page gives you plain-language context before you contact the firm: who Armen is, where the profile is locally relevant, what public sources support the page, and which related guidance helps you pressure-test fit.

If the case still needs more context before a consultation, move through the related legal guidance below. That path usually gives readers a better picture of deadlines, evidence priorities, and how a California personal injury claim may evolve after the first intake call.

How this attorney profile fits a catastrophic injury claim

The first question is whether this attorney record maps to the liability pattern, medical proof, and insurance resistance that usually define a catastrophic injury case. Armen's listed focus includes Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Motor Vehicle Accidents, which gives readers a more specific fit check than a surface-level biography.

The second question is local execution. Los Angeles, Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica product liability, wrongful death, motor vehicle, public entity liability, and premises liability matters. That matters because venue strategy, treatment timelines, records, and witness development often change from one corridor or county pocket to another.

The third question is whether there is proof. Start with $21.654M Pannu product liability payout, review the credentials and public sources below, and then compare the broader service guidance linked on this page. That sequence gives you a much better picture than a profile page or a legal article alone.

Attorney evidence

Why this record matters for catastrophic injury research

These public-record details help visitors understand the attorney license status, case history, language support, recognition history, and published-work background before they contact the firm.

California Bar

Active since May 30, 2006

The State Bar of California lists Armen Kevork Akaragian as active under State Bar #242303.

Partner profile

Mardirossian Akaragian LLP

His official firm profile lists him as a partner handling complex personal injury matters.

Product liability record

Pannu and Uno matters

Public firm materials connect him to product defect and sudden unintended acceleration litigation.

Published appellate work

2011, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2025

His official profile lists multiple published works, including Pannu, Purton, Lewis, Tansavatdi, and Lorenzo.

Language support

English and Armenian

The firm profile and California State Bar page list Armenian language support.

Recognition trail

Rising Stars 2013-2016

Public profiles list Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars selections from 2013 through 2016.

Southern California context

Where this catastrophic injury page is locally relevant

Los Angeles / Wilshire Corridor

Product liability and serious injury consultation

The public attorney profile and CalBar listing connect the office to 6311 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Glendale and Burbank

Armenian-speaking and motor vehicle injury searchers

Armen is listed as fluent in Armenian, and the profile supports nearby Los Angeles County searches for wrongful death, collision, and product liability matters.

Pasadena, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica

Premises liability, public entity, and catastrophic injury research

These cities are mapped as service areas for readers comparing attorney fit across high-value Southern California injury cases.

Southern California

Appeal-sensitive and evidence-heavy injury matters

The profile highlights published appellate work, Central District admission, and documented case history for more complex liability research.

Qualifications & Credentials

Education

J.D., Southwestern University School of Law; B.S. in Business, California State University, Northridge

Experience

20+ years of legal experience or attorney profile history

Languages

English, Armenian

Areas Served

Los Angeles, Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica

Case-history context

Public matters that support this attorney profile

These are not guarantees of future results. They are public examples that help readers understand the kinds of issues linked to Armen's record.

Product liability follow-through in Pannu v. Land Rover

The public case-result page says Armen and Garo stepped into the Pannu product liability matter and lists a $21,654,000 total payout. His official profile also connects the case to a published California appellate opinion.

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Wrongful death and auto-defect work in Uno v. Toyota

Armen's official profile describes Uno as a wrongful death/products liability trial arising from sudden unintended acceleration litigation and says recovery exceeded $13,000,000 after costs and interest.

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Public entity wrongful death settlement in Mendoza

The official profile lists Armen's involvement in Mendoza v. County of Los Angeles, a wrongful death police-shooting case that settled for $14,350,000 for the family of Frank Mendoza Sr.

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Motorcycle verdict record in Duric v. Taylor

The Duric case-result page says a jury awarded $1,437,200 after an electric motorcycle collision and that Top Verdict later named the verdict among California Top 100 verdicts for 2022.

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Published duty and causation work in Lorenzo v. Calex Engineering

Armen's official profile says he played a leading role in a 2025 wrongful death matter where the California Court of Appeal reversed summary judgment and addressed duty and causation in construction logistics and off-site safety.

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Notable Case Results

$21,654,000

Pannu v. Land Rover

Official case-result page lists Armen and Garo stepping in on the product liability matter and reports a $21,654,000 total payout.

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$13M+

Uno v. Toyota

Official attorney bio says the wrongful death/products liability verdict led to recovery exceeding $13,000,000 including costs and interest.

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$14.35M

Mendoza v. County of Los Angeles

Official attorney bio lists this 2018 wrongful death police-shooting settlement for the family of Frank Mendoza Sr.

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$2.65M+

Lewis v. Ukran

Official attorney bio says Armen obtained a $1,654,000 verdict and the defendant later paid over $2,650,000 after appeal.

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$1,437,200

Hozelito Duric v. William Taylor

Official attorney bio lists this electric motorcycle injury verdict and notes Top Verdict later named it among California Top 100 verdicts for 2022.

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Hard work, preparation, and active listening are the foundation of strong client advocacy. Armen approaches serious injury cases as both a trial lawyer and counselor for people facing life-changing harm.

Armen Akaragian, Esq.

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