Top 100 Class Action Settlements in California in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 100 class action settlements obtained in California in the year 2020. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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| 1 - 50 | |
| Visit: | Top 50 Class Action Settlements in California in 2020 |
| 51 | |
| Amount: | $428,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Muller, Alexandria C. Kavalaris of Ventura Hersey & Muller LLP |
| Case: | Ruffy v. Island Hospitality Management Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 52 | |
| Amount: | $425,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin J. Stoops, Charles R. Ash IV, Trenton Kashima of Sommers Schwartz P.C. |
| Case: | Hudson v. Libre Technology Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Bad Faith |
| 53 | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Abbas Kazerounian, Matthew M. Loker, Elizabeth Wagner of Kazerouni Law Group APC |
| Case: | Swigart v. Parcel Pending Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Invasion of Privacy, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort |
| 54 | |
| Amount: | $375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marcus J. Bradley, Kiley L. Grombacher, Lirit A. King of Bradley Grombacher LLP; Sahag Majarian II of Law Offices of Sahag Majarian II |
| Case: | Garcia v. Ventura Coastal LLC |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 55 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard A. Hoyer, Ryan L. Hicks, Sean D. McHenry, Nicole Gage of Hoyer & Hicks; Walter L. Haines of United Employees Law Group PC |
| Case: | Ornelas v. Maplebear Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 55 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Spivak, Maralle Messrelian, Sehyung Park of The Spivak Law Firm; Walter Haines of United Employees Law Group |
| Case: | Pippin v. NCW Staffing Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 55 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Mara, Jamie Serb, Jill Vecchi, Matthew Crawford, Nikki Trenner of Mara Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Diaz v. Keystone Automotive Operations Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $340,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric A. Boyajian, Amaras Zargarian of Law Offices of Eric A. Boyajian APC |
| Case: | Sanchez v. CS Transit Leasing Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Conversion, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Quantum Meruit, Intentional Tort |
| 57 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony J. Orshansky, Alexandria R. Kachadoorian, Justin Kachadoorian of CounselOne P.C. |
| Case: | Ballard v. Pacific Logistics Corp. |
| Type: | Class Action, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort, FCRA Violation |
| 57 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig J. Ackermann of Ackermann & Tilajef P.C; David S. Winston of Winston Law Group P.C. |
| Case: | Cruz v. Island Hospitality Management III LLC |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Larry W. Lee, Nicholas Rosenthal of Diversity Law Group P.C.; Edward W. Choi, Paul M. Yi of Law Offices of Choi & Associates; David Lee of David Lee Law |
| Case: | Valdez v. Mountain Valley Express Co. Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 59 | |
| Amount: | $265,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edwin Aiwazian, Arby Aiwazian, Joanna Ghosh of Lawyers for Justice PC; Amir Nayebdadash, Heather Davis of Protection Law Group LLP |
| Case: | Demase v. Beacon Property Management |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $255,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew F. Archbold, David D. Deason of Deason & Archbold; John M. Norton of Matthew Norton & Associates |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Sephora USA Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 61 | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig J. Ackermann of Ackermann & Tilajef P.C.; Jonathan Melmed, Melmed Law Group P.C. |
| Case: | Lyons v. SAIA Motor Freight Line LLC |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $237,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Connie Liem, James R. Mugridge, Anna Y. Park of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Sunridge Nurseries, Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Hire |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Graham Hollis, Vilmarie Cordero, Erik A. Dos Santos, Nicole R. Roysdon of GrahamHollis APC |
| Case: | Osegueda v. Northern California Inalliance |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roman Otkupman of Otkupman Law Firm |
| Case: | Flores v. American Technologies Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin Lo of Work Lawyers PC |
| Case: | Matsuda v. Nomura |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin A. Lipeles, Thomas H. Schelly of Lipeles Law Group APC |
| Case: | Lagunas v. Impact Logistics Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christina A. Humphrey, Thomas A. Rist of Humphrey & Rist LLP; James Clark of Tower Legal Group |
| Case: | Smith v. Homeguard Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Larry W. Lee, Nicholas Rosenthal of Diversity Law Group P.C.; William L. Marder of Marder Employment Law; Dennis S. Hyun of Hyun Legal APC |
| Case: | Autrey v. Level 3 Communications LLC |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Milhaupt of Milhaupt and Cohen APC; Darla A. Cunningham, Don Featherstone of Lerner, Moore, Silva, Cunningham & Rubel PLC |
| Case: | Hernandez v. Pedley Square Veterinary Clinic Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William L. Marder of Polaris Law Group LLP; Dennis S. Hyun of Hyun Legal APC |
| Case: | Soto v. Environmental Systems Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Danny Yadidsion of Labor Law P.C. |
| Case: | Ernst v. Zogsports Holdings L.L.C. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott M. Lidman, Elizabeth Nguyen, Milan Moore of Lidman Law APC; Paul K. Haines of Haines Law Group APC |
| Case: | Jimenez v. American Sample Co. Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 65 | |
| Amount: | $199,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul K. Haines, Sean M. Blakely, Diana M. Martinez of Haines Law Group APC |
| Case: | Mazariegos v. Heating & Cooling Supply LLC |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $185,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J.F. Smith, John L. Migliazzo of Michael J.F. Smith APC |
| Case: | Orozco v. Bulldog Square Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 67 | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. Mann of Robert Mann & Donald W. Cook |
| Case: | Garcia v. County of Riverside, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Government Negligence, Wrongful Imprisonment, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort |
| 68 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $135,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven G. Tidrick, Joel B. Young of The Tidrick Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Roe v. Jose Torres L.D. Latin Club Bar Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 68 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $135,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tina Mehr of Vision Legal Inc. |
| Case: | Jimenez v. RonJon Rentals Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $115,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Srourian of Srourian Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Bordier v. People Creating Success Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 70 | |
| Amount: | $110,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth H. Yoon, Stephanie E. Yasuda, Brian G. Lee of Yoon Law APC |
| Case: | Greer v. VIP Protective Services Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 71 | |
| Amount: | $105,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William B. Sullivan, Eric K. Yaeckel, Ryan T. Kuhn, Andrea J. Torres-Figueroa of Sullivan Law Group APC |
| Case: | Ortiz v. Dunn Enterprises Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $102,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Norman B. Blumenthal, Kyle R. Nordrehaug, Aparajit Bhowmik of Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP |
| Case: | Ramirez v. JEH Enterprises Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elliot J. Siegel, Julian Burns King of King & Siegel LLP; Jonathan Fraser Light, Jaclyn M. Joyce of LightGabler |
| Case: | Ayala v. Four Seasons Heating & Cooling Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
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| Note: | Settlements below $100,000 have not been included to the list. |