Top 100 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States in 2019
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $58,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathan Goldberg, Dolores Y. Leal, Gloria Allred of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg |
| Case: | Khan v. Hologram USA, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Harassment, Sexual Battery |
| State: | California |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $45,730,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Stolper of The Stolper Group; David I. Greenberger of Bailey Duquette P.C. |
| Case: | Beach v. Touradji Capital Mgmt, LP |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation, Unpaid Bonuses |
| State: | New York |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $21,536,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc L. Brumer of The Law Offices Of Brumer & Brumer; R. Martin Saenz of Saenz & Anderson |
| Case: | Pierre v. Park Hotels & Resort Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $19,970,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Russell C. Riggan, Samuel W. Moore of Riggan Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Wildhaber v. St. Louis County, MO |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| State: | Missouri |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $15,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Astineh Arakelian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc.; Nicholas C. Rowley, Courtney E. Rowley of Trial Lawyers For Justice |
| Case: | Simers v. Tribune Co., et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $15,392,801.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ebby S. Bakhtiar, Alex K. DiBona of Livingston Bakhtiar; Thomas V. Girardi, Keith D. Griffin, Alexa F. Galloway of Girardi | Keese; Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Ramirez v. Jack In The Box Inc. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $11,382,189.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan R. Marko of Marko Law PLC |
| Case: | Griffey v. Michigan Department of Corrections |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Racial Harassment |
| State: | Michigan |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $11,091,300.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lisa Bloom, Sarah Bloom, Alan Goldstein, Arick Fudali of The Bloom Firm |
| Case: | Jones v. David, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Fraud, Hostile Work Environment, Malicious Prosecution, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Sexual Battery |
| State: | California |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $9,598,260.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Sayre, Glen H. Waldman of Waldman Barnett, P.L.; Mikhael E. Keifitz of The Law Offices of Mikhael E. Keifitz |
| Case: | The Recon Group Inc. v. Freeman Hammond LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Defamation, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Florida |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $8,632,743.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
| Case: | Dooros, et al. v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $8,115,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan Romero of Romero Law, APC |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion |
| State: | California |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $7,020,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Hadsell v. City of Baldwin Park |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment |
| State: | California |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $6,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul Castronovo, Thomas A. McKinney of Castronovo & McKinney, LLC |
| Case: | McCarthy v. CareOne Management, LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $6,037,542.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brent N. Coverdale, Andrew J. Lewis, Paula L. Brown of Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin PC |
| Case: | All Star Awards & Ad Specialties Inc. v. HALO Branded Solutions Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Missouri |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $6,001,599.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth H. Yoon, Stephanie E. Yasuda, Brian G. Lee of Yoon Law, APC; Brian J. Mankin, Peter J. Carlson of Fernandez & Lauby LLP; G. Samuel Cleaver of Law Offices of G. Samuel Cleaver |
| Case: | Hamilton et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $5,914,222.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Beck, Janelle E. Chase Fazio, Stephanie L. Bloomfield of Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP |
| Case: | Erickson v. Biogen Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, False Claims Act, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Washington |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $5,317,162.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Bernard Alexander, III of Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP; Natasha R. Chesler, Timothy B. McCaffrey of Chesler McCaffrey LLP |
| Case: | Carter v. Federal Express Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathan Goldberg, Dolores Y. Leal, Gloria Allred, Renee Mochkatel of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg |
| Case: | Reeves v. Hologram USA Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Sexual Battery |
| State: | California |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $4,941,071.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael G. Marderosian, Heather S. Cohen of Marderosian & Cohen |
| Case: | Jordan v. Wonderful Citrus Packing, LLC |
| Type: | Defamation, Labor & Employment, Negligent Tort, Reputational Harm, Libel |
| State: | California |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $4,603,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sanford L. Michelman, Robert D. Estrin, Peter L. Steinman, Mona Z. Hanna, Todd H. Stitt of Michelman & Robinson LLP |
| Case: | Western Air Charter Inc. v. Schembari |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | California |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $4,072,402.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin O. Walker, Jared A. Veliz of Walker Law, PC |
| Case: | Qiu v. Three Rivers Provider Network, Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Retaliation, Unfair Business Practices, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | California |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $3,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey H. Jacobson of Jacobson Law Firm (AZ) |
| Case: | Clark v. City of Tucson |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Arizona |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $3,775,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lloyd P. Mullen of Mullen & Associates P.C. |
| Case: | McDade v. YRC Worldwide Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $3,586,715.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randall K. Rathbun of Depew Gillen Rathbun & McInteer L.C. |
| Case: | Mid-Continent Anesthesiology Chartered v. Bassell, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Kansas |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $3,559,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eugene G. Iredale, Grace Jun of Iredale and Yoo, APC |
| Case: | Boy v. Zimmer Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Defamation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Slander, Reputational Harm |
| State: | California |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $3,316,443.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. Coffey of The Coffey Law Office P.C. |
| Case: | Jankowski v. Dean Foods Co., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $3,310,550.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alysia D. Franklin, Christopher J. Woolley, Gerald L. Miller of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Danny’s Restaurant LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Mississippi |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward D. Chapin of Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP; Allison H. Goddard of Patterson Law Group (CA) |
| Case: | Burns v. San Diego State University, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Bad Faith |
| State: | California |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $3,065,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arya Rhodes, Alan I. Schimmel, Michael W. Parks of Schimmel & Parks APLC |
| Case: | Hernandez v. VMS Auto Body Collision Center Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour Violation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment |
| State: | California |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $3,038,169.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brendan J. Donelon, Daniel W. Craig of Donelon, P.C. |
| Case: | Drake v. Steak N Shake Operations Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Missouri |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. Casey of Schmitt Schneck Casey Even & Williams, P.C. |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Planned Parenthood Arizona, Inc. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Arizona |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $2,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ebby S. Bakhtiar of Livingston Bakhtiar; Keith D. Griffin, Alexa F. Galloway of Girardi | Keese |
| Case: | Quemada v. Cordoba Corp., Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $2,655,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Frederick K. Brewington, Cathryn Harris-Marchesi of Law Office of Frederick K. Brewington |
| Case: | Abreu v. Verizon NY Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | New York |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $2,525,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard H. Lee, Natalie Rastegari of Salisian Lee LLP; Edward E. Alon, Jonathan A. Alon of Alon LLP |
| Case: | Missakian v. Amusement Industry Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Unpaid Wages, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $2,506,543.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amy E. Gibson, David L. Wiley of Gibson Wiley PLLC |
| Case: | Carter v. City of Abilene, Texas |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $2,427,605.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Mark Grundy, Jared A. Cox, Benjamin J. Lewis, Amanda L. Dohn, Kyle W. Miller of Bingham Greenebaum; Stephen B. Pence of Pence & Ogburn, PLLC; Cory J. Skolnick, D. Patton Pelfrey, Thomas C. Gleason, Ann G. Schoen, Junis L. Baldon of Frost Brown Todd LLC |
| Case: | Caudill Seed & Warehouse Co. Inc. v. Jarrow Formulas Inc. |
| Type: | Fraud, Malicious Prosecution, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Unjust Enrichment, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Trademark Infringement |
| State: | Kentucky |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $2,299,829.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Grivakes, David W. Affeld of Affeld Grivakes LLP |
| Case: | Harris v. City of Riverside |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Harassment |
| State: | California |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael H. Kim, Jamie F. Martinez, Adam K. Tanouye of Michael H. Kim PC |
| Case: | Bolanos v. USK Manufacturing Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Erika Birch, Kathryn “Kass” Harstad of Strindberg & Scholnick, LLC |
| Case: | Fuller v. State of Idaho, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Idaho |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $1,762,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew A. Peluso of Matthew A. Peluso L.L.C. |
| Case: | Hagel v. Davenport, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Negligent Tort, Failure to Promote, Military Discrimination |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $1,749,465.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zev Abramson, Nissim Levin, Jeremy Levy, Christina Begakis of Abramson Labor Group |
| Case: | Benart v. DA Defense Logistics HQ LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,715,097.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas B. Janney of Law Office of Douglas B. Janney III |
| Case: | Anderson v. Oak Ridge Schs., et al. |
| Type: | Defamation, Due Process Violation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Slander, Libel |
| State: | Tennessee |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $1,670,427.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mani Sheik of Sheik Law Inc |
| Case: | Martell v. Thunder Studios Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Fraud, Hostile Work Environment, Misrepresentation, Unpaid Wages, Conversion, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Misrepresentation, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,576,262.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jamon R. Hicks of Douglas Hicks Law, APC; Britany M. Engelman of Engelman Law Firm |
| Case: | Woods v. Greystar Management Services, LP |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $1,576,145.00 |
| Attorneys: | V. James DeSimone of V. James DeSimone Law; Ryann E. Hall of Bohm Law Group, Inc. |
| Case: | Birden v. The Regents of the University of California |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Harassment |
| State: | California |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,561,320.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Sheridan, Mark W. Rose, Alea M. Carr of Sheridan Law Firm, PS |
| Case: | Robb v. Benton County, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Washington |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,558,119.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sina Negahbani of Law Offices of Sina Negahbani |
| Case: | Polynice v. Burger King Corp. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Florida |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $1,525,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick C. Gallagher, Raeann Warner, Thomas Crumplar of Jacobs & Crumplar, PA |
| Case: | Lampkins v. Mitra QSR KNE L.L.C. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion |
| State: | Delaware |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,505,561.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jan T. Aune of The Law Office of Jan T. Aune |
| Case: | Lillie v. ManTech International Corp. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | California |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $1,503,321.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel M. Androphy , Zenobia Harris Bivens of Berg & Androphy |
| Case: | Miniex v. Houston Housing Authority |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 51 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roxanne B. Conlin, Devin C. Kelly, Jean Mauss of Roxanne Conlin & Associates, P.C. |
| Case: | Godfrey v. State of Iowa, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination |
| State: | Iowa |
| 51 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen Montoya of Montoya, Lucero & Pastor, P.A. |
| Case: | Green v. City of Phoenix |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Arizona |
| 52 | |
| Amount: | $1,484,803.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eugene Killian, Laura V. Studwell of The Killian Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Quackenbos v. Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 53 | |
| Amount: | $1,475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tanya D. Jeffords, John P. Batson of The Law Offices of Tanya D. Jeffords and Associates, PC |
| Case: | Saulsberry v. Savannah River Remediation L.L.C. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Hire |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 54 | |
| Amount: | $1,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin Baldwin, Eric Vernon, Robin A. Koogler of Baldwin & Vernon, LLC; Charlie Dickman of Charlie Dickman Law, LLC; Chris Benjamin of KC Road Lawyers |
| Case: | Rennau v. AT&T Mobility Services L.L.C. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Missouri |
| 55 | |
| Amount: | $1,292,063.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Bernard Alexander, III, Tracy L. Fehr of Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP; Andrew L. Treger of Baer Treger L.L.P; Hugo E. Gamez of Gamez Law Firm |
| Case: | Monterroso v. Hydraulics International Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Hennig, Sam Brown of Hennig Ruiz & Singh |
| Case: | Saxton v. Sourceasy Inc. |
| Type: | Fraud in the Inducement, Misrepresentation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Promissory Estoppel |
| State: | California |
| 57 | |
| Amount: | $1,177,815.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paige Fiedler, Kelly K. Brandon of Fiedler Law Firm, P.L.C. |
| Case: | Hurd v. City of Lincoln |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Promote |
| State: | Nebraska |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $1,107,855.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua D. Gruenberg, Joshua P. Pang, Pamela Vallero of Gruenberg Law |
| Case: | Guerrero v. Able Engineering Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | California |
| 59 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nena Cook of AterWynne, LLP; Charese A. Rohny of Rohny Law |
| Case: | Avakian v. State of Oregon, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
| State: | Oregon |
| 59 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Terry M. Goldberg, Bradley C. Gage of Law Offices of Goldberg & Gage |
| Case: | Moreno et al. v. City of Beverly Hills |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Harassment |
| State: | California |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $1,094,620.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Beck, Janelle E. Chase Fazio, Stephanie L. Bloomfield of Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP |
| Case: | Jacobs v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Washington |
| 61 | |
| Amount: | $1,091,982.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert L.J. Spence, Jr., Andrew M. Horvath of The Spence Law Firm |
| Case: | Umfress v. City of Memphis |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Tennessee |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $1,090,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan J. Vlasak of Bracamontes & Vlasak, PC; W. Gordon Kaupp, Beth Feinberg of Kaupp & Feinberg, LLP |
| Case: | Torres v. Employment Development Department |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas D. Thompson of The Moody Law Firm Inc. |
| Case: | Fresquez v. BNSF Railway Co. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Colorado |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard M. Reice, Janeen R. Hall of Michelman & Robinson LLP; Damian R. Cavaleri of Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP |
| Case: | Cestari v. Bancorp Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Defamation, Tortious Interference, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation, Slander, Reputational Harm, Unpaid Commissions |
| State: | New York |
| 64 | |
| Amount: | $1,043,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ralph G. Torres of Law Office of Ralph G. Torres |
| Case: | Casias v. Raytheon Co. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Wrongful Demotion |
| State: | Colorado |
| 65 | |
| Amount: | $1,003,292.00 |
| Attorneys: | Reginald A. Greene of Greene Legal Group, LLC |
| Case: | Mays v. Carly Ray Industries Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Malicious Prosecution, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Imprisonment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Georgia |
| 66 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin Barber of Niedweske Barber |
| Case: | McCracken v. Township of Bloomfield, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Harassment, Negligent Tort, Military Discrimination |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 66 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony Nguyen, Mark I. Lim of Shegerian & Associates, Inc.; Irving Meyer of Law Offices of Irving Meyer |
| Case: | Thomas v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 66 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Guy D. Knoller of Law Offices of Guy Knoller PC |
| Case: | Adams v. Arizona Senate |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Family & Medical Leave Act |
| State: | Arizona |
| 67 | |
| Amount: | $986,238.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sebastian Ionno of Ionno & Higbee, Attorneys at Law, LLC |
| Case: | Johnson v. State of NJ |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Wrongful Demotion |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 68 | |
| Amount: | $976,698.00 |
| Attorneys: | John S. Baker, Jill A. Gutierrez of Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
| Case: | Calleros v. U.S. Garment LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Unpaid Wages, Constructive Discharge, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
| State: | California |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $888,036.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jill Havens of Law Office of Jill Havens |
| Case: | Davidowicz v. 4M Fruit Distributors Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 70 | |
| Amount: | $855,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carol A. Laughbaum of Sterling Attorneys at Law, P.C. |
| Case: | Sommers-Wilson v. Samsung SDI America Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Michigan |
| 71 | |
| Amount: | $848,362.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond L. Hamlin of Hunt, Hamlin, & Ridley |
| Case: | Adderley v. NJ Transit |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $824,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick McNicholas, Michael J. Kent of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Thompson v. City of Pasadena |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $680,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charlotte N. Sweeney, Ariel B. DeFazio of Sweeney & Bechtold, LLC |
| Case: | Gonzales v. University of Colorado |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Colorado |
| 74 | |
| Amount: | $655,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Siannah Collado Boutte of The Simon Law Group, LLP; Alyssa K. Schabloski of Gladius Law, APC |
| Case: | Mateen-Bradford v. City of Compton, et al. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | California |
| 75 | |
| Amount: | $646,651.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Bononi, Devin V. Mikulka of Bononi Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Gutierrez v. Dignity Health |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 76 | |
| Amount: | $632,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Clayeo C. Arnold, Anthony J. Poidmore of Arnold Law Firm (CA) |
| Case: | Schmidt v. Shasta County Marshall’s Office |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $626,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph D. Magri of Merkle & Magri, P.A. |
| Case: | Horne v. Holder |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Florida |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $606,040.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott C. Adams, Nathan Ryan LaBar of LaBar & Adams P.A. |
| Case: | Belloso v. Asplundh Tree Expert Co., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 79 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tracy H. Stroud of Colombo Kitchin Attorneys |
| Case: | Staudner v. Robinson Aviation, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Inform |
| State: | North Carolina |
| 79 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Kasieta of Kasieta Legal Group, LLC; Anne MacArthur of Anne MacArthur Law, LLC |
| Case: | Barnes v. Wisconsin Department of Corrections |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 79 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Boris Koron, Daniel J. Podolsky of Koron & Podolsky, LLP; Kevin Salute of Salute Law |
| Case: | Davila v. Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Type: | Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Wrongful Demotion |
| State: | California |
| 80 | |
| Amount: | $550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris Kleppin, Chelsea A. Lewis of Glasser & Kleppin P.A. |
| Case: | Fernalld v. Abb Inc. |
| Type: | Defamation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Reputational Harm, Libel |
| State: | Florida |
| 81 | |
| Amount: | $536,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donna H. Clancy of Clancy Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Health Care Attendants v. Defendant Quadriplegic, et al. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | New York |
| 82 | |
| Amount: | $523,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Marks, Thomas Ricotta of Ricotta & Marks P.C. |
| Case: | Penniston v. Department of Education, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Government Negligence, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 83 | |
| Amount: | $510,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Bracken of Bracken Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Harris v. Auto Systems Centers, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 84 | |
| Amount: | $508,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Albrecht, Madison Fiedler-Carlson, Emily E. McCarty of Fiedler Law Firm, P.L.C. |
| Case: | Rumsey v. Woodgrain Millwork Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Iowa |
| 85 | |
| Amount: | $500,843.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam Ellis of Marie A. Mattox, PA |
| Case: | Setzer v. Tallahassee Capital Hospitality, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Florida |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua R. Williams of The Law Office of Joshua R. Williams, PLLC |
| Case: | Daniel v. City of Minneapolis |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James P. Kemp, Victoria L. Neal of Kemp & Kemp |
| Case: | Kraja v. Bellagio L.L.C. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment |
| State: | Nevada |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerome R. Bowen of Bowen Law Offices |
| Case: | Cooper v. LVGV L.L.C. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Nevada |
| 86 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John W. Kluksdal, John J. Janis of Hepworth Holzer, LLP |
| Case: | Hawes v. Western Pacific Timber, LLC |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Severance |
| State: | Idaho |
| 87 | |
| Amount: | $485,373.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Young Lim, Dennis McPhillips of Park & Lim |
| Case: | Catwalk to Sidewalk Inc. v. Hurt-Watson |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Commissions |
| State: | California |
| 88 | |
| Amount: | $457,994.00 |
| Attorneys: | P. David Lopez James L. Lee Gwendolyn Young Reams Robert D. Rose Nora E. Curtin Kirsten J. Peters of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. AZ Metro Distributors LLC |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 89 | |
| Amount: | $425,562.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zorik Mooradian, Andrina G. Hanson, Nanor C. Kamberian of Law Offices Of Zorik Mooradian |
| Case: | Kourounian v. California Department of Tax and Fee Administration |
| Type: | Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| State: | California |
| 90 | |
| Amount: | $410,360.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colin W. Walsh, Jairo Nikov Castellanos of Wiley Walsh, P.C.; Gregory A. Placzek, Robert J. Wiley, Colin W. Walsh of Rob Wiley, P.C.; Kalandra N. Wheeler of Wiley Wheeler, P.C.; Robert E. McKnight, Jr. of Marek, Griffin & Knaupp |
| Case: | Johnson v. Southwest Research Institute |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| State: | Texas |
| 91 | |
| Amount: | $373,731.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert McCreanor of Worker Justice Center of New York |
| Case: | Vicente v. TDL Restoration Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 92 | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon Y. Vanderpool, Jon Cadieux of Smith Steiner Vanderpool, APC |
| Case: | Johnson v. City of San Diego |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Wrongful Demotion, Reputational Harm |
| State: | California |
| 93 | |
| Amount: | $349,506.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas Clark Wright, R. Russell Hollenbeck, Raffi Melkonian of Wright Close & Barger, LLP; Joseph Y. Ahmad of Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.; Darryl E. Scott of The Law Office of Darryl E. Scott, PLLC |
| Case: | Davis v. Fort Bend County |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Religious Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 94 | |
| Amount: | $325,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Darci E. Burrell, Katherine L. Smith, Sharon R. Vinick of Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP |
| Case: | Eidson v. The Regents of The University of California |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| State: | California |
| 95 | |
| Amount: | $306,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith Lovelace of Law Off?ices of Keith Lovelace |
| Case: | Stelly v. International Longshoremen’s Assoc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
| State: | Texas |
| 96 | |
| Amount: | $269,695.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerome R. Weitzel, Jessica Fricke Garro of Kozacky Weitzel McGrath, P.C. |
| Case: | Gerbasi v. Chicago Transit Authority |
| Type: | Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Wrongful Demotion |
| State: | Illinois |
| 97 | |
| Amount: | $257,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Holmes of Law Offices of David C. Holmes |
| Case: | Esenwein v. Cardno Inc. |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 98 | |
| Amount: | $245,892.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey C. Lyon of Lyon Law PC |
| Case: | Guzman v. NBA Automotive Inc. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 99 | |
| Amount: | $233,123.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jean K. Hyams of Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP; Sean D. McHenry of McHenry Law Firm |
| Case: | Pruitt v. Genentech Inc. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 100 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert M. Burke, Michael J. Linneman, Helena M. Jorgensen of Johnson & Bell Ltd. |
| Case: | Dumka v. Department of Homeland Security |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Illinois |
| 100 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon E. Rosenstengel of Bonifield & Rosenstengel |
| Case: | Brooks v. Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Illinois |