Top 50 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States in 2018
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $113,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary K. Burger, Jr. of Burger Law; Michael J. Flannery, Katherine Van Dyck of Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP |
| Case: | Hootselle, et al. v. Missouri Department of Corrections |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Missouri |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $44,514,226.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gerald S. Leeseberg, John A. Markus, Craig S. Tuttle of Leeseberg & Valentine |
| Case: | Metts v. Nationwide Children's Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Failure to Report, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Medical Laboratory Negligence |
| State: | Ohio |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $28,817,045.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael S. Ketchmark, Scott A. McCreight, Ben H. Fadler of Ketchmark and McCreight, P.C. |
| Case: | Brovont v. KS-I Medical Services P.A., et al. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Missouri |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $28,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher P. Thorman, Daniel Petrov of Thorman Petrov Group |
| Case: | Katz v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Ohio |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $28,213,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Allison MacLellan of MacLellan Law Firm |
| Case: | Toussaint v. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $16,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond J. Sterling, Carol A. Laughbaum of Sterling Attorneys at Law, P.C.; Deborah L. Gordon of Law Offices of Deborah L. Gordon |
| Case: | Khalaf v. Ford Motor Co., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Michigan |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $14,708,630.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jere L. Beasley, Larry A. Golston, Jr., W. Daniel “Dee” Miles, III of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. |
| Case: | USA v. Nagel Enterprises Inc., et al. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower Retaliation, Kickback, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Alabama |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $13,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gabrielle M. Vinci of Nesenoff & Miltenberg, LLP; Megan S. Goddard of Goddard Law, PLLC; Nathaniel K. Charny of Charny & Wheeler P.C. |
| Case: | Mayo-Coleman v. American Sugar Holdings Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 11 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $10,175,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shelly B. Kulwin, Jeffrey R. Kulwin of Kulwin, Masciopinto & Kulwin, L.L.P. |
| Case: | Ryan, et al. v. Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Hostile Work Environment, Invasion of Privacy, Negligent Supervision, Workplace Safety, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Illinois |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $9,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas E. Carroll of Carroll & Turner PSC; James "Jim" M. Gary, S. Coy Travis of Weber Rose |
| Case: | Desai v. Charter Communications, L.L.C. |
| Type: | Defamation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Slander |
| State: | Kentucky |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sonal Bhatia, Edward "E.E." Keenan of Keenan & Bhatia, LLC |
| Case: | Mcgaughy v. Laclede Gas Company, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| State: | Missouri |
| 16 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $7,020,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer A. Shoemaker, Alina Nadir of Underberg & Kessler |
| Case: | Small v. NY State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Psychological Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $6,433,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sonal Bhatia, Edward "E.E." Keenan of Keenan & Bhatia, LLC |
| Case: | Hartmann v. Astellas Pharma US Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Missouri |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $6,314,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura C. Mattiacci, Kevin Console, Caren N. Gurmankin, Ortal (Tuli) Mendelawe of Console Mattiacci Law L.L.C |
| Case: | Middlebrooks v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, National Origin Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 21 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Ferrin of Michael J. Ferrin Attorney |
| Case: | Swaters v. Occupational Health Care of Florida P.A. |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Professional Malpractice, Labor & Employment, Negligent Tort, Medical Laboratory Negligence, Reputational Harm |
| State: | Florida |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $5,102,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrea C. Ezie, Charles F. Coleman, Kirsten J. Peters, Nora E. Curtin, Robert D. Rose of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. United Health Programs of America Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
| State: | New York |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $4,934,060.00 |
| Attorneys: | Beth B. Bloom, Sean M. Phelan, Anne E. Silver of Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP; Jamal N. Whitehead of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender |
| Case: | Coachman v. Seattle Auto Management, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Washington |
| 25 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 26 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $3,744,832.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel M. Siegel, Jane E. Brunner of Siegel, Yee, Brunner & Mehta; Donald Chance Mark, Jr., Andrew T. James, Sharon L. Van Dyck of Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A. |
| Case: | Miller v. The Board of Regents of The University of Minnesota |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $3,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith A. Clouse, Camille A. Avant, Emily M. Stout of Clouse Brown PLLC; Mark W. Stout, Alan B. Padfield of Padfield & Stout LLP |
| Case: | Dietz v. Crossroads Christian Church |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Benefits |
| State: | Texas |
| 29 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $3,654,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin B. Watson of Offit Kurman, Attorneys at Law |
| Case: | Decus Inc. v. Heenan |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Conversion, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Trademark Infringement, Misappropriation, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 31 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 32 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $3,350,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian K. Duncan of BKD Legal, LLC; Gregory P. Barwell, Jud R. Mauger of Wesp Barwell, LLC |
| Case: | Morningstar v. Circleville Fire Department, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Harassment, Failure to Promote |
| State: | Ohio |
| 34 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $3,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian E. Spears of Spears Manning & Martini LLC |
| Case: | Kelly v. Kurtz, et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $3,067,994.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul J. Dayton of Ogden Murphy Wallace, P.L.L.C.; Stephen P. Connor, Anne-Marie E. Sargent of Connor & Sargent PLLC |
| Case: | Khalid, et al. v. Citrix Systems, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Wrongful Termination, Consumer Protection, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| State: | Washington |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $3,047,130.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lana W. Sullivan of Lana Sullivan Law |
| Case: | Roosa v. Central Motors Inc. of Norwood, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 38 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $2,972,080.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce C. Fox, Jeffrey B. Cadle, Qiwei Chen of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP; Brian D. Walters of Delta Law Group LLC |
| Case: | Knox v. PPG Industries Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 40 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $2,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart N. Ratzan, Stuart J. Weissman, Evan B. Gilead of Ratzan Law Group; Lincoln J. Connolly of Lincoln J. Connolly Trials and Appeals, P.A. |
| Case: | Chaudhry v. Florida Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $2,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Torreya L. Hamilton of Hamilton Law Office, LLC; Thomas P. Needham of Needham Law |
| Case: | Davis v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 43 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 44 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 45 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $2,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Megan S. Goddard of Goddard Law, PLLC; Nathaniel K. Charny of Charny & Wheeler P.C. |
| Case: | Lewis v. American Sugar Holding Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Racial Harassment |
| State: | New York |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $2,310,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marjorie Mesidor, Brittany A. Stevens, Nicole A. Welch of Phillips & Associates, PLLC |
| Case: | Sooroojballie v. Port Authority of NY and NJ, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| State: | New York |
| 48 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $2,175,547.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher W. Bowman, William G. Jungbauer, John D. Magnuson of Yaeger & Jungbauer Barristers, PLC |
| Case: | Wooten v. B.N.S.F. Railway Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Retaliation, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Termination, FELA, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Montana |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $2,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donna J. Mikel, Douglas S. Hamill of Burnette Dobson & Pinchak; Robert Wheeler of Patrick, Beard, Schulman & Jacoway, P.C. |
| Case: | Herring v. SCI Tennessee Funeral Services L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Harassment |
| State: | Tennessee |