Top 40 Civil Rights Violation Verdicts in California in 2018
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $33,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Hang D. Le of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Robert D. Conaway of Law Office of Robert D. Conaway |
| Case: | Archibald v. County of San Bernardino |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $31,089,793.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Mark I. Lim of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Rael v. Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Pinter-Brown v. The Regents of The University of California |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin I. Aarons, Shannon H.P. Ward of The Aarons Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Meadowcroft, et al. v. Silverton Partners, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann, Nick Brustin, Alexandra Lampert, Meghna Philip of Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP; Kate L. Chatfield of Kate L. Chatfield |
| Case: | Trulove v. Police Officer D'Amico, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence, False Evidence |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $8,008,817.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nancy L. Abrolat, Shahane A. Martirosyan, Edward E. Kim, Melvin L. Felton of Abrolat Law PC |
| Case: | Gruzalski, et al. v. Federal Express Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Accommodate |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $7,974,539.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jason S. Bell, Warren R. Paboojian, Adam B. Stirrup of Baradat & Paboojian, Inc. |
| Case: | Ortiz v. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Defamation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Reputational Harm |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Martinez v. Rite Aid Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $5,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy B. Broderick, Katrina M. Saleen of Broderick Saleen Law Firm |
| Case: | Confidential Plaintiff v. Pompey |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Invasion of Privacy, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $4,572,835.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Mark I. Lim of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Hill v. Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $4,003,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells, Leila K. Al Faiz of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
| Case: | Briley v. City of West Covina |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Defamation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Abuse of Power, Failure to Promote, Reputational Harm |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $3,662,806.00 |
| Attorneys: | James Urbanic of Urbanic & Associates; Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Mark I. Lim of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Liggins v. Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Pregnancy Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $3,605,040.42 |
| Attorneys: | J. Bernard Alexander, III of Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP; Seung L. Yang, Christopher L. Garcia, Allen V. Feghali, Justin F. Marquez of Moon & Yang APC |
| Case: | Kunga v. American Guard Services, Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $3,250,718.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd H. Harrison, Brennan S. Kahn of Perona Langer Beck Serbin Harrison |
| Case: | Lizarraga v. Loma Linda University Medical Center |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells, Leila K. Al Faiz, Marla A. Brown of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
| Case: | Allstot v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $2,899,670.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Mark I. Lim, Mahru Madjidi of Shegerian & Associates, Inc.; Aram Rostomyan of Rostomyan Law, PC |
| Case: | Shirvanyan v. Los Angeles Community College District |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $2,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Burris, Adante De Pointer, Melissa C. Nold of Law Offices of John L. Burris |
| Case: | Estate of Lam v. City of Los Banos, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $2,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth M. Peck of Peck-Law; Kevin M. Schwin of Schwin Law, PC |
| Case: | Hudson v. Beverly Fabrics |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John W. Harris, Herbert J. Sterling Hayden, Paul D. Eisner of Harris & Associates |
| Case: | Estate of Davis v. Anthony |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $2,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mike Arias of Arias Sanguinetti Stahle & Torrijos, LLP; Griselda S. Rodriguez of Rodriguez & Tran, LLP |
| Case: | Albarracin v. Wilson, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vida M. Holguin of Law Office of Vida M. Holguin; Patricio T. Barrera of Barrera & Associates |
| Case: | Do v. Raytheon Company, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate, Sexual Orientation Discrimination |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,002,176.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vincent Calderone, Ivan B. Perkins of Calderone Law Firm; Patricio T. Barrera, Ashley A. Davenport of Barrera & Associates |
| Case: | Hoffer v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Hire |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kyle J. Todd, Maximilian Lee of Law Offices of Kyle Todd |
| Case: | Scudder v. State of California Department of Transportation |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Promote |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $822,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott O. Cummings, Lee K. Franck, Catherine Phan, Lindsey M. C. Crismon of Cummings & Franck, P.C. |
| Case: | Saxton v. Hip Hop Beverage Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Wage and Hour Violation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Promote |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas M. Ferlauto of The Law Office Of Thomas M. Ferlauto; Philip Kent Cohen of Philip Kent Cohen APC |
| Case: | Segura v. De Sylva |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Malicious Prosecution, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Abuse of Process, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $736,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kimberly Lind, Ashleigh N. Stone of KO Legal, Inc.; Dustin L. Collier, Joshua Socks of Collier Law Firm; Ashleigh N. Stone of Stone Law & Consulting |
| Case: | Gonzales v. The City of Long Beach |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Abuse of Power |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $733,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carl E. Douglas, Jamon R. Hicks of Douglas Hicks Law, APC |
| Case: | Perez v. El Monte Union High School District |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $570,081.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan H. Siegel, Jody I. LeWitter, Jean Krasilnikoff of Siegel, LeWitter & Malkani |
| Case: | Rossi v. County of Napa |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Abuse of Power, Failure to Accommodate |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $526,649.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jayme L. Walker, J. Gary Gwilliam of Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer |
| Case: | Morse v. County of Merced |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Abuse of Process, Emotional Distress, Reputational Harm |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $491,911.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Matern, Joshua D. Boxer, Matthew W. Gordon, Karen L. Wallace of Matern Law Group P.C. |
| Case: | Aguilar v. LA Metro BP Holding Co., L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Aaron P. Minnis, Sonya L. Smallets, Evan Ettinghoff, Sean D. McHenry of Minnis & Smallets LLP |
| Case: | Newton v. Equilon Enterprises L.L.C. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Harassment |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $366,813.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Rager, James Y. Yoon, Devin E. Rauchwerger of The Rager Law Firm; Ramit Mizrahi of Mizrahi Law, APC |
| Case: | Loveless v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $350,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen J. Mooney of Law Offices of Stephen J. Mooney; Kenneth A. Bryant of Bryant & Bryant |
| Case: | Stark v. Officer Moree, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Malicious Prosecution, Intentional Tort, Abuse of Process, Emotional Distress, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence, False Evidence, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven H. Haney, Gregory L. Young of Haney & Young LLP |
| Case: | Marshall v. The Boeing Company |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Promote |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $347,974.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shafeeq Sadiq of Sadiq Law Firm, P.C.; Clarence K. Chan of Clarence K. Chan, Attorney at Law |
| Case: | Wittler v. Department of Motor Vehicles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Defamation, Economic Loss, Malicious Prosecution, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Abuse of Power, Reputational Harm |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $341,168.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan H. Siegel, Jean Krasilnikoff, Heather M. Conger, Pawanpreet K. Dhaliwal of Siegel, LeWitter & Malkani |
| Case: | Woodruff v. Pacific Gas & Electric |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $295,756.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith A. Fink, Sarah E. Hernandez, Jennifer H. Yeung of Keith Fink & Associates |
| Case: | Garcia v. Vaughn Management & Services, Inc. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Breach of Contract, Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $295,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jay S. Rothman, Timothy E. Kearns of Jay S. Rothman & Associates |
| Case: | Baghumian v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geniene B. Stillwell of Stillwell Law Office |
| Case: | Chavarria v. Management & Training Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $185,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steve A. Hoffman of Steve Hoffman Law Office; Marlea F. Dell'Anno of Dell'Anno Law Firm; Daniel M. Gilleon of The Gilleon Law Firm |
| Case: | Garcia v. Davidson |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Personal Injury, False Arrest, Negligent Tort |