Top 40 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 40 plaintiff's labor & employment jury verdicts obtained in California in the year 2018. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts.
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| 1 | |
| 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 |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $18,641,959.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joann F. Rezzo, Louis Chip Edleson of Edleson & Rezzo |
| Case: | Tilkey v. Allstate Insurance Company |
| Type: | Defamation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Reputational Harm |
| 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: | $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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| 11 | |
| 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 |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $3,353,670.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wayne R. Gross, David M. Stein, Aluyah I. Imoisili, Claire-Lise Y. Kutlay, Howard M. Privette of Greenberg Gross LLP; Matthew D. Umhofer, Anthony King of Spertus Landes & Umhofer, LLP |
| Case: | Smith v. Montebello Unified School District |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $2,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. McNicholas, Douglas D. Winter of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Meiche v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Fraud, Hostile Work Environment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Embezzlement |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $2,559,399.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells, Leila K. Al Faiz of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
| Case: | Lawrence v. City of Long Beach |
| Type: | Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Promote |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $2,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mike Arias of Arias Sanguinetti Wang and 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 |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $2,138,074.00 |
| Attorneys: | Terry L. Tron, Lanny M. Tron of Tron & Tron |
| Case: | Hoover v. Dignity Health |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Unpaid Benefits |
| 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 & 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: | $1,294,100.00 |
| Attorneys: | John J. Freni of John J. Freni, APLC |
| Case: | James v. Leavitt Group Agency of San Diego Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud, Tortious Interference, Wrongful Termination, Conversion, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Victor C. Thuesen of Law Office of Victor C. Thuesen; Lawrence J. King of Law Offices of Lawrence J. King |
| Case: | Norman v. Hanna Boys Center Inc. |
| Type: | Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Promissory Estoppel |
| 24 | |
| 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 |
| 25 | |
| 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 & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Promote |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $911,174.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sanford L. Horn of Law Offices of Sanford L. Horn; Shawn E. McMenomy of Law Office of Shawn E. McMenomy |
| Case: | Woo v. Phillip Roman & Co. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 27 | |
| 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 & Hour Violation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Promote |
| 28 | |
| 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 |
| 29 | |
| 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 |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William M. Crosby of Law Offices of William M. Crosby |
| Case: | Trimble v. Fullerton Joint Union High School District |
| Type: | Conspiracy, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Abuse of Power |
| 31 | |
| 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 |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $548,473.00 |
| Attorneys: | Darryl M. Lucien of Lucien Law Group; Maximilian Lee of Law Office of Maximilian Lee, APC |
| Case: | Herron v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate, Family & Medical Leave Act |
| 33 | |
| 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 & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
| 34 | |
| 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 |
| 35 | |
| 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 |
| 36 | |
| 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 |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $344,800.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrance A. Bohm, Bradley J. Mancuso, Rachael E. Sauer of Bohm Law Group, Inc.; Tina M. Locklear, Jordana R. Furman, Kelli M. Farrell of Law Offices Of Tina Locklear |
| Case: | Khan v. Infor (US), Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Commissions |
| 38 | |
| 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 |
| 39 | |
| 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 & 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 |
| 40 | |
| 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 |