Top 40 Civil Rights Violation Verdicts in California in 2019
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $58,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathan Goldberg, Dolores Y. Leal, Gloria Allred of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg |
| Case: | Khan v. Hologram USA, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Harassment, Sexual Battery |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $15,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Astineh Arakelian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc.; Nicholas C. Rowley, Courtney E. Rowley of Trial Lawyers For Justice |
| Case: | Simers v. Tribune Co., et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $15,392,801.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ebby S. Bakhtiar, Alex K. DiBona of Livingston Bakhtiar; Thomas V. Girardi, Keith D. Griffin, Alexa F. Galloway of Girardi | Keese; Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Ramirez v. Jack In The Box Inc. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $13,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garo Mardirossian, Lawrence D. Marks of Mardirossian & Associates Inc.; Douglas A. Linde, Erica A. Gonzales of The Linde Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $12,617,674.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. Vaage, Elizabeth H. Teixeira of Law Offices of Robert Vaage |
| Case: | Collins v. County of San Diego, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Fall, False Arrest, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Inadequate Care, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $11,091,300.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lisa Bloom, Sarah Bloom, Alan Goldstein, Arick Fudali of The Bloom Firm |
| Case: | Jones v. David, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Fraud, Hostile Work Environment, Malicious Prosecution, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Sexual Battery |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rodney S. Diggs of Ivie, McNeill & Wyatt; Brian T. Dunn, Megan R. Gyongyos, James A. Bryant, Constance L. Rice of The Cochran Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Pream v. The City of Long Beach, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $8,115,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan J. Romero of Romero Law, APC |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $7,020,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick of Dordick Law Corporation; Carney R. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Hadsell v. City of Baldwin Park |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $5,317,162.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Bernard Alexander, III of Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP; Natasha R. Chesler, Timothy B. McCaffrey of Chesler McCaffrey LLP |
| Case: | Carter v. Federal Express Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathan Goldberg, Dolores Y. Leal, Gloria Allred, Renee Mochkatel of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg |
| Case: | Reeves v. Hologram USA Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Sexual Battery |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $4,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Eric Valenzuela of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; William L. Schmidt, Jeffrey W. Eisinger of William L. Schmidt, Attorney at Law, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Casillas v. The City of Fresno, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John H. Scott, Lizabeth de Vries of Scott Law Firm; Izaak D. Schwaiger of Schwaiger Law |
| Case: | Estate of Wroth v. City of Rohnert Park |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $3,065,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arya Rhodes, Alan I. Schimmel, Michael W. Parks of Schimmel & Parks APLC |
| Case: | Hernandez v. VMS Auto Body Collision Center Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour Violation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Darren M. Harris of Harris Grombchevsky LLP |
| Case: | Schroeder v. Police Officer Parcher, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $2,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ebby S. Bakhtiar of Livingston Bakhtiar; Keith D. Griffin, Alexa F. Galloway of Girardi | Keese |
| Case: | Quemada v. Cordoba Corp., Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $2,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Burris, Adante De Pointer, Lateef H. Gray, Patrick M. Buelna of Law Offices of John L. Burris |
| Case: | Estate of Nunez v. Santos, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $2,299,829.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher Grivakes, David W. Affeld of Affeld Grivakes LLP |
| Case: | Harris v. City of Riverside |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Harassment |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $2,265,952.00 |
| Attorneys: | Caleb E. Mason, Scott L. Menger of Brown White & Osborn LLP |
| Case: | Holmes v. Harris |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, False Evidence |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael H. Kim, Jamie F. Martinez, Adam K. Tanouye of Michael H. Kim PC |
| Case: | Bolanos v. USK Manufacturing Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,749,465.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zev Abramson, Nissim Levin, Jeremy Levy, Christina Begakis of Abramson Labor Group |
| Case: | Benart v. DA Defense Logistics HQ LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,670,427.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mani Sheik of Sheik Law Inc |
| Case: | Martell v. Thunder Studios Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Fraud, Hostile Work Environment, Misrepresentation, Unpaid Wages, Conversion, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Misrepresentation, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Accommodate |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lori Rifkin of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP |
| Case: | Pajas, et al. v. County of Monterey, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Delayed Treatment, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Inadequate Care, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,576,262.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jamon R. Hicks of Douglas Hicks Law, APC; Britany M. Engelman of Engelman Law Firm |
| Case: | Woods v. Greystar Management Services, LP |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,576,145.00 |
| Attorneys: | V. James DeSimone of V. James DeSimone Law; Ryann E. Hall of Bohm Law Group, Inc. |
| Case: | Birden v. The Regents of the University of California |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Harassment |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,394,436.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin I. Aarons, Shannon H.P. Ward of The Aarons Law Firm, PC; Jesse M. Bablove, Matthew P. Dickson of Dickson Kohan & Bablove LLP |
| Case: | Davis v. California Department of Corrections and Rehab. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,292,063.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Bernard Alexander, III, Tracy L. Fehr of Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP; Andrew L. Treger of Baer Treger L.L.P; Hugo E. Gamez of Gamez Law Firm |
| Case: | Monterroso v. Hydraulics International Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,107,855.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua D. Gruenberg, Joshua P. Pang, Pamela Vallero of Gruenberg Law |
| Case: | Guerrero v. Able Engineering Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Terry M. Goldberg, Bradley C. Gage of Law Offices of Goldberg & Gage |
| Case: | Moreno et al. v. City of Beverly Hills |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Harassment |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony Nguyen, Mark I. Lim of Shegerian & Associates, Inc.; Irving Meyer of Law Offices of Irving Meyer |
| Case: | Thomas v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $696,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick H. Dwyer of Law Offices of Patrick H. Dwyer |
| Case: | Akey v. Placer County, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Parental Rights, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $646,651.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Bononi, Devin V. Mikulka of Bononi Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Gutierrez v. Dignity Health |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $632,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Clayeo C. Arnold, Anthony J. Poidmore of Arnold Law Firm (CA) |
| Case: | Schmidt v. Shasta County Marshall’s Office |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $360,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dan L. Stormer, Cindy Panuco, Brian Olney of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP |
| Case: | Zion, as Successor-in-Interest to Zion v. County of Orange, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jon Y. Vanderpool, Jon Cadieux of Smith Steiner Vanderpool, APC |
| Case: | Johnson v. City of San Diego |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Wrongful Demotion, Reputational Harm |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $325,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Darci E. Burrell, Katherine L. Smith, Sharon R. Vinick of Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP |
| Case: | Eidson v. The Regents of The University of California |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $210,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard A. Apodaca, Christopher E. Gavriliuc of Rodriguez Apodaca Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Cordero v. Catwalk to Sidewalk Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate, Unpaid Benefits |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $175,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | V. James DeSimone of V. James DeSimone Law |
| Case: | Digiandomenico v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Negligent Supervision, False Arrest, Police Brutality, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $138,762.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geniene B. Stillwell, Freda Tjoarman of Stillwell Law Office |
| Case: | Spaulding v. Shannon Diversified Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $121,067.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Mark I. Lim of Shegerian & Associates, Inc.; Marc A. Holmquist of Holmquist Law, PC; Pedram "Peter" A. Javanmardi of Javanmardi Law |
| Case: | Kibbe v. Tomdan Enterprises Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Hire, Failure to Accommodate |