Top 20 Civil Rights Violation Verdicts in the United States in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 civil rights violation 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: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. DiCello, Justin J. Hawal of Dicello Levitt Gutzler LLC |
| Case: | Arnold Black v. East Cleveland |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Ohio |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $27,127,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heather K. McDevitt, Jacqueline L. Chung, Kevin C. Adam of White & Case LLP |
| Case: | Schand v. McMahon, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Intentional Tort, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence, False Evidence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cary J. Hansel, Erienne A. Sutherell of Hansel Law, PC |
| Case: | Wallace v. State of Maryland, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Intentional Tort, Prison Negligence, Failure to Protect |
| State: | Maryland |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| 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 |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 11 | |
| 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 |
| 12 | |
| 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 |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brett H. Klein of Brett H. Klein, Esq. PLLC |
| Case: | Lopez v. City of New York |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 14 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $8,325,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert E. Zaytoun, Matthew D. Ballew of Zaytoun Ballew & Taylor PLLC; Ryan D. Oxendine, James A. Barnes, IV of Oxendine, Barnes & Associates, PLLC |
| Case: | Morgan v. Deputy Sheriff Spivey, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Wrongful Prosecution, False Arrest, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Failure to Intervene |
| State: | North Carolina |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $8,115,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan 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 |
| State: | California |
| 17 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $6,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul Castronovo, Thomas A. McKinney of Castronovo & McKinney, LLC |
| Case: | McCarthy v. CareOne Management, LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $6,275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard M. Levy (R&R), Harris L. Marks of Rubenstein & Rynecki |
| Case: | Perry v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $5,914,222.00 |
| Attorneys: | James W. Beck, Janelle E. Chase Fazio, Stephanie L. Bloomfield of Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP |
| Case: | Erickson v. Biogen Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, False Claims Act, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Washington |