Top 10 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 labor & employment verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2019. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried in one of the Nation's state or federal courts.
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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 |
| State: | California |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $45,730,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Stolper of The Stolper Group; David I. Greenberger of Bailey Duquette P.C. |
| Case: | Beach v. Touradji Capital Mgmt, LP |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation, Unpaid Bonuses |
| State: | New York |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $21,536,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc L. Brumer of The Law Offices Of Brumer & Brumer; R. Martin Saenz of Saenz & Anderson |
| Case: | Pierre v. Park Hotels & Resort Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $19,970,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Russell C. Riggan, Samuel W. Moore of Riggan Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Wildhaber v. St. Louis County, MO |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| State: | Missouri |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $11,382,189.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan R. Marko of Marko Law PLC |
| Case: | Griffey v. Michigan Department of Corrections |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Racial Harassment |
| State: | Michigan |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $9,598,260.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Sayre, Glen H. Waldman of Waldman Barnett, P.L.; Mikhael E. Keifitz of The Law Offices of Mikhael E. Keifitz |
| Case: | The Recon Group Inc. v. Freeman Hammond LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Defamation, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| State: | Florida |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $8,632,743.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
| Case: | Dooros, et al. v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |