Top 100 Labor & Employment Settlements in California in 2017

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1
Amount: $21,000,000.00
Attorneys: Alejandro P. Gutierrez of Hathaway Perrett Webster Powers Chrisman & Gutierrez ; Michael A. Strauss, Daniel J. Palay, Brian D. Hefelfinger of Strauss & Strauss, APC
Case: Martino v. Ecolab Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
2
Amount: $12,732,500.00
Attorneys: John J. Glugoski, Michael C. Righetti of Righetti Glugoski, PC; Charles A. Jones, Kelly J. McInerney of Jones Law Firm
Case: In re Wells Fargo
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
3
Amount: $12,500,000.00
Attorneys: Marisa L. Kautz, Brian J. Mankin of Fernandez & Lauby LLP; Kirk D. Hanson of Law Offices of Kirk D. Hanson
Case: Garcia v. Macy's West Stores Inc.
Type: Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
4
Amount: $8,500,000.00
Attorneys: Peter R. Dion-Kindem of The Dion-Kindem Law Firm; Lonnie C. Blanchard of Blanchard Law Group, APC; Jeffrey D. Holmes of Holmes Law Group
Case: Lagos v. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Type: Class Action, Retaliation, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
5 (tie)
Amount: $7,000,000.00
Attorneys: Matthew S. Dente of Dente Law, P.C.; Diane E. Richard of Richard Law, P.C.; London D. Meservy of Meservy Law, P.C.; Brian J. Robbins, George C. Aguilar of Robbins Arroyo LLP
Case: Wert v. U.S. Bankcorp
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
5 (tie)
Amount: $7,000,000.00
Attorneys: Ira Spiro of Spiro Law Corp.; Michael D. Singer, J. Jason Hill of Cohelan Khoury & Singer; Jeffrey D. Holmes of Holmes Law Group
Case: Syed v. M-I, LLC, et al.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
6
Amount: $5,500,000.00
Attorneys: Xinying Valerian, Michael D. Palmer of Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP; Dayna L. Chmelka of Gates, O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy LLP
Case: Tymuoi Ha, et al. v. Google Inc., et al.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
7
Amount: $4,835,500.00
Attorneys: Robin G. Workman, Daniel H. Qualls of Workman Law Firm, PC; Walter L. Haines of United Employees Law Group, PC
Case: McCormack v. WinCo Holdings Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
8
Amount: $4,450,000.00
Attorneys: Michael Rubin, Barbara J. Chisholm, P. Casey Pitts, Matthew J. Murray, Kristin M. García of Altshuler Berzon LLP; Miriam R. Nemeth, Abigail E. Shafroth, Joseph M. Sellers of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC
Case: Ochoa v. McDonald's Corp.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
9
Amount: $4,035,600.00
Attorneys: Nicholas A. Carlin, R. Scott "Randy" Erlewine of Phillips, Erlewine, Given & Carlin LLP; Kirk D. Hanson of Law Offices of Kirk D. Hanson
Case: Dale, et al. v. Lithia Motors, Inc., et al.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
10
Amount: $3,975,000.00
Attorneys: James R. Hawkins, Christina M. Lucio of James Hawkins APLC; Matthew J. Matern, Dalia Khalili, Tagore Subramaniam of Matern Law Group P.C.
Case: Smith v. Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
11
Amount: $3,775,000.00
Attorneys: Raymond P. Boucher, Shehnaz M. Bhujwala, Neil M. Larsen, Brandon Brouillette of Boucher LLP; Sahag Majarian, II of The Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II
Case: Moppin v. Los Robles Medical Center
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Labor & Employment
12
Amount: $3,650,000.00
Attorneys: Gay C. Grunfeld, Jenny S. Yelin of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP; Jennifer L. Liu of The Liu Law Firm, P.C.
Case: Quinby v. Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
13 (tie)
Amount: $3,500,000.00
Attorneys: R. Duane Westrup, Cat N. Bulaon of Westrup & Associates; Michael L. Carver, Michelle M. Lunde of Labor Law Office; James R. Hawkins, Gregory E. Mauro of James Hawkins APLC; Jonathan Che Gettleman of Law Office Of Jonathan Che Gettleman
Case: Pina v. Con-way Freight Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Labor & Employment
13 (tie)
Amount: $3,500,000.00
Attorneys: Matthew J. Matern, Joshua D. Boxer, Roy K. Suh, Dalia Khalili of Matern Law Group P.C.; Neal J. Fialkow, James S. Cahill, Haik Hacopian of Law Offices Neal J. Fialkow; Sahag Majarian, II of The Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II
Case: Rico v. Cardinal Health 200 Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
13 (tie)
Amount: $3,500,000.00
Attorneys: Kenneth H. Yoon, Stephanie E. Yasuda of Law Office of Kenneth H. Yoon; Shunt Tatavos-Gharajeh, Douglas Han, Marshall Lurtz of Justice Law Corporation
Case: Hoffman v. Blattner Energy, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
14
Amount: $3,450,000.00
Attorneys: John T. Mullan, Chaya M. Mandelbaum, Michelle G. Lee, Erin M. Pulaski of Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe, LLP; Jay T. Jambeck, Mandy G. Leigh of Leigh Law Group
Case: Woodruff v. Broadspectrum Downstream Services Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
15
Amount: $3,250,000.00
Attorneys: Ronald H. Bae, Olivia D. Scharrer of Aequitas Legal Group
Case: Scott-George v. PVH Corporation
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
16
Amount: $3,000,000.00
Attorneys: Aaron C. Gundzik, Rebecca G. Gundzik of Gartenberg Gelfand Hayton LLP; Marshall A. Caskey, Daniel M. Holzman of Caskey & Holzman
Case: Bromberg v. Fidelity National Information Services Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Conversion, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
17
Amount: $2,800,000.00
Attorneys: Scott E. Cole, Jeremy A. Graham, Stephen N. Ilg of Scott Cole & Associates, APC
Case: Whitten v. Tilly's Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
18 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Marcus J. Bradley, Kiley L. Grombacher of Bradley Grombacher; Stanley D. Saltzman, Stephen P. O’Dell of Marlin & Saltzman, LLP; Zorik Mooradian of Law Offices Of Zorik Mooradian
Case: Perez v. Valleycrest Landscape Maintenance Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
18 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Farzad Rastegar, Justin F. Marquez of Rastegar Law Group, APC; John J. Glugoski of Righetti Glugoski, PC
Case: Adams v. Marketstar
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
18 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Brian D. Chase, Jerusalem F. Beligan of Bisnar Chase; Daniel F. Gaines, Evan S. Gaines, Alex P. Katofsky of Gaines & Gaines APLC
Case: Nehrlich v. RPM Mortgage Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
18 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Kenneth H. Yoon, Stephanie E. Yasuda, Brian G. Lee of Law Office of Kenneth H. Yoon
Case: Gutierrez v. Ace Cash Express, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
18 (tie)
Amount: $2,500,000.00
Attorneys: Allen W. Graves, Jacqueline S. Treu of The Graves Firm
Case: Barajas v. Marlu Restaurant Group, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
19
Amount: $2,375,000.00
Attorneys: John T. Mullan, Michelle G. Lee of Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe, LLP; James M. Finberg, Eve H. Cervantez, Connie K. Chan of Altshuler Berzon LLP
Case: Spicher v. Aidells Sausage Company
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
20
Amount: $2,370,000.00
Attorneys: Daniel J. Park, Shunt Tatavos-Gharajeh, Douglas Han of Justice Law Corporation; Arby Aiwazian, Edwin Aiwazian, Joanna Ghosh of Lawyers for Justice PC
Case: Lankford v. Roseburg Forest Products Co.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
21
Amount: $2,362,100.00
Attorneys: Samantha A. Smith of The Cooper Law Firm PC; Morris Nazarian of Law Offices of Morris Nazarian; Roger R. Carter of The Carter Law Firm; Marc H. Phelps of The Phelps Law Group
Case: Dunigan v. Paramount Residential Mortgage Group Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
22
Amount: $2,350,000.00
Attorneys: Arby Aiwazian, Edwin Aiwazian, Joanna Ghosh of Lawyers for Justice PC
Case: Amaya v. Consolidated Container Co. LP
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
23
Amount: $2,200,000.00
Attorneys: Abraham P. Mathew, Jacob K. George, Sang J. Park of Mathew & George; Christian J. Petronelli, Dean S. Ho of Petronelli & Ho, LLP
Case: Tarver v. Integrated Airline Services Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
24
Amount: $2,180,000.00
Attorneys: Raul Perez, Melissa Grant, Arnab Banerjee of Capstone Law APC; Matthew J. Matern, Launa N. Adolph of Matern Law Group P.C.
Case: Shiferaw v. Sunrise Senior Living Management Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
25
Amount: $2,179,532.00
Attorneys: Stanley D. Saltzman, Stephen P. O’Dell, Louis M. Marlin, Adrian R. Bacon of Marlin & Saltzman, LLP; Santos Gomez, Maria E. Vizzusi of Law Offices of Santos Gomez
Case: Torres v. United Staffing Associates L.L.C.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
26
Amount: $2,000,000.00
Attorneys: Raul Perez, Melissa Grant, Suzy E. Lee, Jennifer R. Bagosy, Arnab Banerjee, Daniela Saspe, Andrew J. Sokolowski of Capstone Law APC
Case: Trager v. bebe Stores Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
27 (tie)
Amount: $1,800,000.00
Attorneys: William B. Sullivan, Eric K. Yaeckel, Clint S. Engleson of Sullivan Law Group APC
Case: Naomi Tapia v. Zale Delaware Inc., et al.
Type: Class Action, Labor & Employment
27 (tie)
Amount: $1,800,000.00
Attorneys: Aparajit Bhowmik, Norman B. Blumenthal, Kyle R. Nordrehaug, R. Piya Mukherjee of Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik
Case: Nelson v. Avon Products Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
28
Amount: $1,750,000.00
Attorneys: Jay A. Christofferson of Wanger Jones Helsley PC; Liane Katzenstein Ly, Eric B. Kingsley of Kingsley & Kingsley APC; Sahag Majarian, II of The Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II
Case: Miranda v. Coach Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
29
Amount: $1,734,320.00
Attorneys: Thomas A. Woodley, William W. Li, Diana J. Nobile, Michael R. Willats of Woodley & McGillivary LLP; Lester G. Ostrov of Lester G. Ostrov Law Office
Case: Anderson v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Class Action, Labor & Employment
30
Amount: $1,675,000.00
Attorneys: Eric A. Grover, Robert W. Spencer of Keller Grover LLP; Ghazal Amy Vahdat of Vahdat & Aboudi, APLC; Michael Nourmand, James A. De Sario of The Nourmand Law Firm APC
Case: Crowley v. Central Transport L.L.C.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
31
Amount: $1,633,982.00
Attorneys: Sandeep J. Shah, Samir I. Sheth of Shah Sheth LLP; Gregory P. Wong of Adept Employment Law APC
Case: Williams v. Western Express Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
32
Amount: $1,500,000.00
Attorneys: Edward J. Wynne, J.E.B. Pickett of Wynne Law Firm; Brett S. Markson, Timothy A. Pico of Markson Pico LLP
Case: Lee v. Activision Blizzard Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
33
Amount: $1,450,000.00
Attorneys: Gregg A. Farley of The Farley Law Firm ; Sahag Majarian, II of The Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II
Case: Mejia v. DHL Express (USA) Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
34 (tie)
Amount: $1,350,000.00
Attorneys: Matthew S. Da Vega, Matthew Fisher, Ted Mechtenberg of Davega | Fisher | Mechtenberg LLP; Ryan L. Thompson of Watts Guerra LLP; Mark Potashnick of Weinhaus & Potashnick; Eric B. Kingsley of Kingsley & Kingsley APC
Case: Gibbins v. Hishmeh Enterprises Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
34 (tie)
Amount: $1,350,000.00
Attorneys: Michael H. Kim, Melanie D. Massey of Michael H. Kim PC; Ronald W. Makarem, Jean-Paul Le Clercq, Ivan Moe of Makarem & Associates APLC
Case: Funez v. GMG Janitorial Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
35
Amount: $1,300,000.00
Attorneys: Nicholas A. Carlin, Brian S. Conlon of Phillips, Erlewine, Given & Carlin LLP
Case: Smith, et al. v. Digirad Corp., et al.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
36 (tie)
Amount: $1,150,000.00
Attorneys: Sepideh Ardestani, Daniel F. Gaines, Evan S. Gaines, Kenneth S. Gaines, Alex P. Katofsky of Gaines & Gaines APLC; David Spivak of The Spivak Law Firm; Michael L. Tracy of Law Offices of Michael L. Tracy; Walter L. Haines of United Employees Law Group, PC
Case: Dabney v. Panera LLC
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
36 (tie)
Amount: $1,150,000.00
Attorneys: Kevin T. Barnes, Gregg Lander of Law Office of Kevin J. Barnes, LLC
Case: Siebel v. WWF Operating Co.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
37
Amount: $1,128,794.00
Attorneys: Gregory N. Karasik of Karasik Law Firm; Sahag Majarian, II of The Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II
Case: Pineda v. Flying Food Group LLC
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
38
Amount: $1,075,000.00
Attorneys: Alejandro P. Gutierrez of Hathaway Perrett Webster Powers Chrisman & Gutierrez ; Michael A. Strauss, Andrew C. Ellison of Strauss & Strauss, APC
Case: Savannah v. Sodexo Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
39
Amount: $1,060,000.00
Attorneys: Alan Harris, Priya Mohan of Harris & Ruble; David S. Harris of North Bay Law Group
Case: Castillo v. ADT LLC
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
40 (tie)
Amount: $1,050,000.00
Attorneys: Vincent C. Granberry, Joseph Lavi, Leonard H. Sansanowicz of Lavi & Ebrahimian, LLP; Sahag Majarian, II of The Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II
Case: Arteaga v. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
40 (tie)
Amount: $1,050,000.00
Attorneys: V. Andre Sherman of Girardi | Keese; Arby Aiwazian, Edwin Aiwazian, Joanna Ghosh of Lawyers for Justice PC
Case: Stallings-Steinbrugger v. Mountain West Financial Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
41 (tie)
Amount: $1,000,000.00
Attorneys: Daniel J. Turner, Jennifer S. Grock of McLeod & Witham LLP; Brian F. Van Vleck of Van Vleck & Zaller LLP
Case: Pereira v. Anderson LA Inc.
Type: Class Action, Labor & Employment
41 (tie)
Amount: $1,000,000.00
Attorneys: Shadie L. Berenji, Andrew J. Malatesta, Tsolik Kazandjian, Christopher J. Archibald, Kiran Preet K. Dhillon of Berenji Law Firm APC
Case: Lorre v. Virgin America Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
41 (tie)
Amount: $1,000,000.00
Attorneys: Michael Nourmand of The Nourmand Law Firm APC
Case: Benitez v. Aircraft Service International Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
41 (tie)
Amount: $1,000,000.00
Attorneys: Matthew J. Matern, Dalia Khalili, Irina A. Kirnosova, Serena M. Patel of Matern Law Group P.C.
Case: Parra v. Miller Castings Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
42
Amount: $980,000.00
Attorneys: David H. Yeremian, Garen Nadir of David Yeremian & Associates, Inc.; Kane Moon, Seung L. Yang of Moon & Yang APC
Case: Galvez v. Intercontinental Hotels Group Resources Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
43
Amount: $975,000.00
Attorneys: Ronald H. Bae, Olivia D. Scharrer of Aequitas Legal Group
Case: Khatri v. Intercontinental Hotels Group Resources Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
44 (tie)
Amount:$950,000.00
Attorneys:Shadie L. Berenji of Berenji Law Firm APC
Case:Aaron Giles v. Community Education Centers, Inc.
Type:Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort
44 (tie)
Amount: $950,000.00
Attorneys: Matthew S. McNicholas, Justin D. Nussen, Abel Nair of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP
Case: Gray v. City Of Los Angeles
Type: Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion
45
Amount: $927,000.00
Attorneys: Jeffrey C. Jackson, Kirk D. Hanson of Jackson Hanson LLP
Case: Soriano v. CLMP LTD Inc.
Type: Class Action, Labor & Employment
46
Amount: $912,500.00
Attorneys: Marcus J. Bradley, Stanley D. Saltzman, Stephen P. O’Dell of Marlin & Saltzman, LLP
Case: Edmiston v. Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
47
Amount: $900,000.00
Attorneys: Kevin Mahoney, Treana Allen of Mahoney Law Group, APC
Case: Ochavo v. Molina Healthcare Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
48
Amount: $895,000.00
Attorneys: Michael Nourmand, James A. De Sario of The Nourmand Law Firm APC
Case: Castro v. Electrofilm Manufacturing Co. L.L.C.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
49
Amount: $880,000.00
Attorneys: Matthew J. Matern, Joshua D. Boxer, Roy K. Suh of Matern Law Group P.C.
Case: Nunez v. Sar California Holdco Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
50 (tie)
Amount: $875,000.00
Attorneys: Stanley D. Saltzman, Stephen P. O’Dell, Louis M. Marlin, Adrian R. Bacon, Hanna B. Raanan of Marlin & Saltzman, LLP; Bassil A. Hamideh of The Hamideh Firm, PC
Case: Valladares v. Insomniac Inc.
Type: Class Action, False Advertising, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
50 (tie)
Amount: $875,000.00
Attorneys: Kevin Mahoney, Morgan E. Glynn, Katherine J. Odenbreit of Mahoney Law Group, APC
Case: Miller v. ColCal California Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
51 (tie)
Amount: $850,000.00
Attorneys: Michael A. Strauss, Andrew C. Ellison, Rabiah Rahman of Strauss & Strauss, APC
Case: Heraux v. C&C Boats Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
51 (tie)
Amount: $850,000.00
Attorneys: Farzad Rastegar, Thomas S. Campbell of Rastegar Law Group, APC
Case: Calzadillas v. Innovative Technologies
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
52 (tie)
Amount: $800,000.00
Attorneys: Kitty K. Szeto, Alexander R. Wheeler, R. Rex Parris, John M. Bickford, Douglas Han, Eric N. Wilson of PARRIS; Edwin Aiwazian of Lawyers for Justice PC
Case: Green v. Excel Residential Services Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
52 (tie)
Amount: $800,000.00
Attorneys: Nicholas J. Scardigli, Robert J. Wasserman, William J. Gorham, Vladimir F. Kozina of Mayall & Hurley, PC
Case: Jaime v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
53
Amount: $798,000.00
Attorneys: Omid Nosrati, Tatiana G. Toroyan of The Law Office of Omid Nosrati; Edwin Pairavi of Pairavi Law P.C.
Case: Miller v. Certified Network M Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
54
Amount: $795,000.00
Attorneys: Alexander I. Dychter of Dychter Law Offices, APC; Walter L. Haines of United Employees Law Group, PC
Case: Shelton v. Rack Room Shoes Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
55
Amount: $751,951.00
Attorneys: Lester G. Ostrov of Lester G. Ostrov Law Office; Thomas A. Woodley, Molly A. Elkin, William W. Li of Woodley & McGillivary LLP
Case: Carson, et al. v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
56 (tie)
Amount: $750,000.00
Attorneys: David H. Yeremian, Enoch J. Kim of David Yeremian & Associates, Inc.; Maurice S. Pianko of Pianko Law Group PLLC
Case: Fennessy v. LAC Basketball Club Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
56 (tie)
Amount: $750,000.00
Attorneys: Arby Aiwazian, Edwin Aiwazian, Joanna Ghosh of Lawyers for Justice PC
Case: Guerra v. Saladino’s, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
57
Amount: $749,500.00
Attorneys: Shaun Setareh, Thomas Segal of Setareh Law Group
Case: McMahon v. Tuesday Morning Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
58
Amount: $725,000.00
Attorneys: Kevin T. Barnes, Gregg Lander of Law Offices of Kevin T. Barnes; Bruce Z. Kokozian of Kokozian Law Firm; Roxanne A. Davis, Frank Hakim of Davis*Gavsie & Hakim, LLP
Case: Soto v. Covenant Security Services Ltd
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
59
Amount: $700,000.00
Attorneys: Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith
Case: Silverman v. County of Los Angeles
Type: Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment
60
Amount: $690,000.00
Attorneys: Aidan C. McGlaze, Michael D. Seplow of Schonbrun Seplow Harris & Hoffman, LLP
Case: McKercher v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
61
Amount: $632,430.00
Attorneys: Arby Aiwazian, Edwin Aiwazian, Joanna Ghosh of Lawyers for Justice PC
Case: Lopez v. Professional Plastics Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
62
Amount: $624,000.00
Attorneys: Daniel J. Palay, Brian D. Hefelfinger of Palay Hefelfinger APC; Michael A. Strauss, Andrew C. Ellison of Strauss & Strauss, APC
Case: Perez v. Trugreen Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
63 (tie)
Amount: $600,000.00
Attorneys: Sahag Majarian, II of The Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II; Isam C. Khoury, Michael D. Singer, Diana M. Khoury, J. Jason Hill of Cohelan Khoury & Singer
Case: Raya v. Amazon.com LLC
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
63 (tie)
Amount: $600,000.00
Attorneys: James R. Hawkins, Isandra Y. Fernandez of James Hawkins APLC
Case: Manzanares v. Irvine Scientific Sales Co. Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
64
Amount: $575,000.00
Attorneys: Peter K. Levine, Albert J. Gopin of Peter K. Levine A.P.L.C.
Case: Samaro v. National Freight Industries, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
65
Amount: $556,000.00
Attorneys: Jordan D. Bello, Joseph Lavi of Lavi & Ebrahimian, LLP
Case: Lopez v. Southwire Company LLC
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
66 (tie)
Amount: $500,000.00
Attorneys: Santos Gomez of Law Offices of Santos Gomez; Gregory N. Karasik of Karasik Law Firm
Case: Garduno v. Silent Springs L.L.C.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
66 (tie)
Amount: $500,000.00
Attorneys: Isam C. Khoury, Michael D. Singer, Diana M. Khoury, J. Jason Hill, Timothy D. Cohelan of Cohelan Khoury & Singer
Case: Nangle v. Penske Logistics, LLC
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
67 (tie)
Amount: $495,000.00
Attorneys: Matthew S. McNicholas, Alyssa K. Schabloski of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP
Case: Ruiz v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment
67 (tie)
Amount: $495,000.00
Attorneys: Joshua N. Lange, Farzad Rastegar, Douglas W. Perlman, S. Emi Minne, Sharon W. Lin of Rastegar Law Group, APC
Case: Meza v. Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
68 (tie)
Amount: $490,000.00
Attorneys: Graham Hollis, Marta Manus, Geoff La Val of Graham Hollis APC; David R. Markham, Peggy J. Reali, Maggie K. Realin of The Markham Law Firm; Walter L. Haines of United Employees Law Group, PC
Case: Aston v. United Parcel Service Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
68 (tie)
Amount: $490,000.00
Attorneys: David Spivak, Caroline Tahmassian of The Spivak Law Firm; Walter L. Haines of United Employees Law Group, PC
Case: Gonzales v. Perfumania Holdings Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
69
Amount: $480,000.00
Attorneys: Young W. Ryu of LOYR, APC
Case: Buchanan v. BA2 LLC
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
70 (tie)
Amount: $450,000.00
Attorneys: Dennis F. Moss, Ari E. Moss of Moss Bollinger LLP; Sahag Majarian, II of The Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II
Case: Bustillo v. Matrix Aviation Services Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
70 (tie)
Amount: $450,000.00
Attorneys: Young W. Ryu of LOYR, APC
Case: Rivera, et al. v. Secure Transportation Co., Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
70 (tie)
Amount: $450,000.00
Attorneys: Liane Katzenstein Ly, Eric B. Kingsley, Ari J. Stiller of Kingsley & Kingsley APC
Case: Tespan v. Preferred Freezer Services of Los Angeles L.L.C.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
71
Amount: $400,000.00
Attorneys: Arby Aiwazian, Edwin Aiwazian, Joanna Ghosh of Lawyers for Justice PC
Case: Munyan v. Nationwide Medical Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
72 (tie)
Amount: $375,000.00
Attorneys: James K. Kawahito of Kawahito Law Group, APC; Sahag Majarian, II of The Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II
Case: Bravo v. Gale/Triangle Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
72 (tie)
Amount: $375,000.00
Attorneys: Matthew J. Matern, Matthew W. Gordon, Braunson C. Virjee of Matern Law Group P.C.
Case: Garzo v. Metro Services Group
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
73
Amount: $361,000.00
Attorneys: Richard E. Quintilone, Alvin B. Lindsay, George A. Aloupas of Quintilone & Associates
Case: Thompson v. The Standard Hotel
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
74 (tie)
Amount: $350,000.00
Attorneys: Rick Hicks, Eugenia Hicks of Hicks & Hicks
Case: Hall v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment
74 (tie)
Amount: $350,000.00
Attorneys: Miles B. Cooper of Emison Hullverson LLP
Case: Chen v. San Francisco Police Department, et al.
Type: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment
74 (tie)
Amount: $350,000.00
Attorneys: Aparajit Bhowmik, Norman B. Blumenthal, Kyle R. Nordrehaug, R. Piya Mukherjee of Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik
Case: Betorina v. Randstad US L.P.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
74 (tie)
Amount: $350,000.00
Attorneys: Alan Harris, David Garrett, Christina Nordsten of Harris & Ruble
Case: Marine v. Giltner Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
75
Amount: $325,000.00
Attorneys: Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells, Leila K. Al Faiz of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith
Case: Lopez v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Retaliation, Labor & Employment
76 (tie)
Amount: $300,000.00
Attorneys: Kevin T. Barnes, Gregg Lander of Law Offices of Kevin T. Barnes; Bruce Z. Kokozian of Kokozian Law Firm
Case: Ambrose v. Associated Ready Mixed Concrete Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
76 (tie)
Amount: $300,000.00
Attorneys: Steven H. Haney of Haney & Young LLP
Case: Stocks v. County of Los Angeles
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment
76 (tie)
Amount: $300,000.00
Attorneys: Mickel M. Arias, Elise R. Sanguinetti, Mikael H. Stahle of Arias Sanguinetti Stahle & Torrijos, LLP
Case: Sullivan v. Dolgen California L.L.C.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
76 (tie)
Amount: $300,000.00
Attorneys: Michael A. Strauss, Anthony R. Strauss, Aris E. Karakalos, Andrew C. Ellison of Strauss & Strauss, APC
Case: Williams v. Brinderson Constructors Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
77
Amount: $290,000.00
Attorneys: Jessica L. Campbell, Kashif Haque, Samuel A. Wong of Aegis Law Firm, PC
Case: Sanchez v. Coinmach Corp.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
78
Amount: $280,000.00
Attorneys: Zorik Mooradian, Haik Hacopian of Law Offices Of Zorik Mooradian
Case: Hernandez v. The Johnny Rockets Group Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
79
Amount: $277,000.00
Attorneys: Ray E. Gallo, Dominic R. Valerian of Gallo LLP; Danielle Fuschetti, Felicia M. Medina, Xinying Valerian of Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP
Case: Schaffer v. Massage Green International Franchise Corp.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
80
Amount: $275,000.00
Attorneys: Kashif Haque, Samuel A. Wong of Aegis Law Firm, PC; Samantha A. Smith of The Cooper Law Firm PC
Case: Serrano v. Valley Inventory Services Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
81
Amount: $240,000.00
Attorneys: Paul K. Haines, Tuvia Korobkin, Fletcher W. Schmidt, Andrew J. Rowbotham of Haines Law Group, APC
Case: Esparza v. Spectrolab Inc.
Type: Class Action, Labor & Employment
82
Amount: $230,000.00
Attorneys: Brian J. Mankin, Peter J. Carlson, Kathy A. Le of Fernandez & Lauby LLP; Nicholas A. Carlin, Brian S. Conlon of Phillips, Erlewine, Given & Carlin LLP
Case: Rossello v. Ontario T. Inc.
Type: Class Action, Labor & Employment
83 (tie)
Amount: $225,000.00
Attorneys: Raul Perez, Melissa Grant, Suzy E. Lee, Brandon Brouillette, Ruhandy Glezakos, Arnab Banerjee of Capstone Law APC
Case: Franceschi v. Southwest Patrol, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
83 (tie)
Amount: $225,000.00
Attorneys: James R. Hawkins, Isandra Y. Fernandez of James Hawkins APLC
Case: Gonzalez v. One World Distribution, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
83 (tie)
Amount: $225,000.00
Attorneys: Geoffrey C. Lyon, Mazen Khatib of Lyon Law PC
Case: Coleman v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment
83 (tie)
Amount: $225,000.00
Attorneys: Derek J. Emge, Suzanne K. Emge of The Emge Firm LLP
Case: Santiago v. Delaware North Companies Sportservice Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
84
Amount: $200,000.00
Attorneys: Cory G. Lee of The Downey Law Firm LLC; Sima Sasseen of Law Offices of Robert W. Sink
Case: De Flynn v. Sunwest Fruit Co. Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
85 (tie)
Amount: $190,000.00
Attorneys: Michael J. Bononi, Jarryd M. Cooper, Christy W. Granieri of Bononi Law Group LLP
Case: Balderas v. Tremor Enterprises Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
85 (tie)
Amount: $190,000.00
Attorneys: Lisa L. Maki, Jennifer Ostertag, Alex K. DiBona of The Law Offices of Lisa L. Maki
Case: Galindo v. Oakley Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
86
Amount: $175,000.00
Attorneys: Daniel M. Gilleon, James C. Mitchell of The Gilleon Law Firm; Charles E. Moore of Bohm Law Group, Inc.
Case: Mills v. City of San Diego
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment
87 (tie)
Amount: $170,000.00
Attorneys: Ray Hsu of Law Offices of Ray Hsu; Aubry Wand of The Wand Law Firm
Case: Yee v. Wong & Lau Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Conversion, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
87 (tie)
Amount: $170,000.00
Attorneys: Anthony J. Orshansky, Justin Kachadoorian of CounselOne P.C.
Case: Passage, et al. v. Motor Village of Los Angeles
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
88 (tie)
Amount: $160,000.00
Attorneys: Michael D. Early, Mark P. Iezza of Klein, Hockel, Iezza & Patel, PC
Case: Spencer v. City and County of San Francisco
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment
88 (tie)
Amount: $160,000.00
Attorneys: Kevin Mahoney, Morgan E. Glynn of Mahoney Law Group, APC
Case: Navarro v. Vstyles Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
89
Amount: $157,884.00
Attorneys: Marcus A. Mancini, Christopher M. Barnes, Tara J. Licata, Meghan E. George of Mancini & Associates P.L.C.
Case: Amin v. City of Los Angeles
Type: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, National Origin Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment
90 (tie)
Amount: $150,000.00
Attorneys: Louis H. Kreuzer of Law Office of Louis H. Kreuzer II ; Kevin M. Maki of Slack & Associates
Case: Liyanage v. 4JR Enterprises Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
90 (tie)
Amount: $150,000.00
Attorneys: Marisa L. Kautz, Brian J. Mankin, Peter J. Carlson of Fernandez & Lauby LLP
Case: Poulin v. Dignity Health Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
90 (tie)
Amount: $150,000.00
Attorneys: Alejandro P. Gutierrez of Hathaway Perrett Webster Powers Chrisman & Gutierrez
Case: Cardoza v. Western Oil Spreading Services, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
91
Amount: $148,000.00
Attorneys: Thomas J. Milhaupt of Milhaupt and Cohen, APC
Case: Mendez v. Old Town Baking Company, Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
92
Amount: $145,000.00
Attorneys: David B. Ezra, Erin R. Mindoro Ezra, Orlando J. Arellano of Berger Kahn
Case: Nguyen v. Renaissance Nails & Spa Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
93
Amount: $140,000.00
Attorneys: David H. Yeremian, Enoch J. Kim of David Yeremian & Associates, Inc.
Case: Moreno v. Castle Importing Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
94
Amount: $135,000.00
Attorneys: Bruce N. Anticouni, Nicole Ricotta, Gregory B. Wilbur of Anticouni & Associates
Case: Beetch v. Survival Systems Staffing Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
95 (tie)
Amount: $125,000.00
Attorneys: Mark Yablonovich, Christopher Pantel, Patrick J. Clifford of Law Offices of Mark Yablonovich; Monica Balderrama, G. Arthur Meneses of Initiative Legal Group A.P.C
Case: Haynie v. AVC Office Automation
Type: Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
95 (tie)
Amount: $125,000.00
Attorneys: Paul K. Haines, Fletcher W. Schmidt, Andrew J. Rowbotham of Haines Law Group, APC
Case: Rodriguez v. Mersen USA Oxnard CA-Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
96 (tie)
Amount: $120,000.00
Attorneys: Roman Otkupman, Nidah Farishta, Rita Leong of Otkupman Law Firm
Case: Mojica v. Dedicated Fleet Systems Inc.
Type: Class Action, Labor & Employment
96 (tie)
Amount: $120,000.00
Attorneys: Kevin Mahoney, Treana Allen of Mahoney Law Group, APC
Case: Mata v. Simi Valley Recycling Center Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment
97
Amount: $119,500.00
Attorneys: Young W. Ryu, Kelly Kim of LOYR, APC
Case: Martinez v. Long Beach Pancakes
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment
98
Amount: $110,000.00
Attorneys: Craig J. Ackermann of Ackermann & Tilajef, PC; Jonathan Melmed of Melmed Law Group P.C.
Case: Barnwell v. Pacific Ocean Transportation Inc.
Type: Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Labor & Employment
99
Amount: $105,000.00
Attorneys: Nakkisa Akhavan; Rumduol Vuong of EEOC
Case: EEOC v. Spec Formliners Inc.
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Labor & Employment
100
Amount: $102,915.00
Attorneys: Laurie Kassel, Pro Se
Case: Kassel v. City & County of San Francisco
Type: Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment
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