Top 20 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States in 2019

Top 20 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States in 2019We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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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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
11
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
12
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
13
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
14
Amount:$6,037,542.00
Attorneys:Brent N. Coverdale, Andrew J. Lewis, Paula L. Brown of Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin PC
Case:All Star Awards & Ad Specialties Inc. v. HALO Branded Solutions Inc., et al.
Type:Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
State:Missouri
15
Amount:$6,001,599.00
Attorneys:Kenneth H. Yoon, Stephanie E. Yasuda, Brian G. Lee of Yoon Law, APC; Brian J. Mankin, Peter J. Carlson of Fernandez & Lauby LLP; G. Samuel Cleaver of Law Offices of G. Samuel Cleaver
Case:Hamilton et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al.
Type:Breach of Contract, Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort
State:California
16
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
17
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
State:California
18
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
State:California
19
Amount:$4,941,071.00
Attorneys:Michael G. Marderosian, Heather S. Cohen of Marderosian & Cohen
Case:Jordan v. Wonderful Citrus Packing, LLC
Type:Defamation, Labor & Employment, Negligent Tort, Reputational Harm, Libel
State:California
20
Amount:$4,603,000.00
Attorneys:Sanford L. Michelman, Robert D. Estrin, Peter L. Steinman, Mona Z. Hanna, Todd H. Stitt of Michelman & Robinson LLP
Case:Western Air Charter Inc. v. Schembari
Type:Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation
State:California
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