Top 10 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 Labor & Employment jury verdicts (plaintiff and cross-claimant) obtained in California in the year 2017. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2017) you have also made the list of Top 20 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2017.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $60,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence M. Artenian, Daniel M. Kopfman, Nicholas J. P. Wagner, Andrew B. Jones, Angela E. Martinez of Wagner, Jones, Kopfman & Artenian LLP; Stanley D. Saltzman, Russell D. Myrick of Marlin & Saltzman, LLP |
| Case: | Bryan, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unfair Competition, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $25,142,120.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tamara Freeze, Robert A. Odell of Workplace Justice Advocates, PLC |
| Case: | Babyak v. Cardiovascular Systems Inc. |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $24,289,696.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher H. Whelan of Law Offices of Christopher H. Whelan, Inc.; Brian D. Whelan of Whelan Law Group |
| Case: | King v. U.S. Bank National Association |
| Type: | Defamation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $17,394,972.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd F. Nevell, Daniel G. Sheldon of Scolinos, Sheldon & Nevell |
| Case: | Pearl v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $16,673,514.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Mark I. Lim of Shegerian & Associates, Inc.; Pedram "Peter" A. Javanmardi of Javanmardi Law |
| Case: | Moland v. McWane Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $15,544,413.00 |
| Attorneys: | Damien J. Miranda of Law Office of Damien J. Miranda, APC |
| Case: | Santos-Vidal v. Hongye |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas V. Girardi, Keith D. Griffin of Girardi | Keese; Ebby S. Bakhtiar of Livingston Bakhtiar; Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Astorga v. Snap-On Logistics Company |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Defamation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $12,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert D. Newman of Robert D. Newman, Attorney at Law; Cornelia Dai, Randy Renick of Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP; Bertram G. Voorhees, Lauren K. Teukolsky, Rebecca P. Fisher of Traber & Voorhees |
| Case: | Murphy v. CVS Caremark Corp. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric A. Panitz, Michael A. DesJardins of DesJardins & Panitz LLP; J. Bernard Alexander, III, Joshua M. Arnold of Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP |
| Case: | Flores v. Office Depot Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $8,461,391.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Mark I. Lim of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Mitchell v. SEIU Local 721, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment |