Top 20 Civil Rights Violation Settlements in California in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 civil rights violation 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 | |
| Amount: | $65,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen G. Larson, Jonathan E. Phillips, Koren L. Bell, Steven E. Bledsoe of Larson LLP |
| Case: | Burum, et al. v. County of San Bernardino, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Malicious Prosecution, Retaliation, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, First Amendment Violation, Spoliation of Evidence, Reputational Harm |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anna Y. Park, Nakkisa Akhavan of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| Case: | U.S. EEOC v. Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $9,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura Frances Donaldson, Marilyn Bednarski, Ronald O. Kaye of McLane Bednarski & Litt LLP |
| Case: | Kolb v. County of Placer, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Paralysis Injury |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $7,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Haddad, Julia Sherwin of Haddad & Sherwin LLP |
| Case: | Martinez v. City of Pittsburg |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $5,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Haddad, Julia Sherwin of Haddad & Sherwin LLP; Adante Pointer, Patrick Buelna of Pointer & Buelna; John L. Burris of Law Office of John L. Burris |
| Case: | I.F. v. City of Vallejo, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 6 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael T. Risher, Abre’ L. Conner, Jamie L. Crook, William Freeman of ACLU Foundation of Northern California; Laura M. Goodall, Keith L. Slenkovich, Francine A. Bendat, Erin M. Ladd of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP; Elisa Della-Piana of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights; Thomas Osha Neumann of East Bay Community Law Center |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Caltrans |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Due Process Violation, Property Rights, Conversion, Intentional Tort, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Trespass |
| 6 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gloria Allred, Michael Maroko, Marcus Spiegel, Christina Cheung of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg |
| Case: | Doe, Jane v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, First Amendment Violation, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention, Sexual Battery |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adante De Pointer, Patrick Buelna of Pointer & Buelna, LLP; John Burris of Law Offices of John Burris |
| Case: | Jaime, et al. v. Alameda County, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arnoldo Casillas, Daniel W. Gillette of Casillas & Associates ; Mark P. Brandt of Law Office of Mark P. Brandt |
| Case: | Vasquez v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | P. Christopher Ardalan, Geoffrey S. Hickey, Jacqueline S. Leibl, Mark K. Drew of Ardalan & Associates PLC |
| Case: | Varo v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Invasion of Privacy, Negligent Supervision, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $3,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian T. Dunn of The Cochran Firm California |
| Case: | Twyman v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Tort |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | K. Chike Odiwe, John L. Burris, Ben Nisenbaum of Law Offices of John L. Burris; Mark E. Merin of Law Offices of Mark E. Merin |
| Case: | L.F., et al. v. City of Stockton |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $2,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth M. Peck of Peck‐Law; Devin Coyle of Devin Coyle Law |
| Case: | Mathews v. Happy Valley Conference Center, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $2,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ronald O. Kaye, Caitlin S. Weisberg of Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt LLP |
| Case: | Lindsey v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $2,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Yolanda Huang of Law Offices of Yolanda Huang |
| Case: | Taylor v. San Francisco County Jail |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Government Negligence, Intentional Tort, Prison Negligence, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $1,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas L. Gordon of Miles, Sears & Eanni |
| Case: | Jimenez v. County of Sacramento |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Denial of Medical Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $1,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin E. Sterling of Law Offices of Justin Sterling; Erin Darling of Law Offices of Erin Darling |
| Case: | A.S. v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Government Negligence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Intentional Tort, First Amendment Violation, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Prison Brutality, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leo James Terrell, Tony Su of Law Office of Leo James Terrell |
| Case: | Tarkington v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Police Misconduct, False Evidence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lisa Bloom, Raquelle de la Rocha, Anna Levine-Gronningsater, Serineh Terzyan of The Bloom Firm |
| Case: | Villegas v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Failure to Report, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $1,275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David P. Myers of The Myers Law Group APC |
| Case: | Carreon v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate, Family & Medical Leave Act |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond T. Cheung of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Air Systems, Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,025,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Hang D. Le of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | K.L. v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, False Arrest, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Police Brutality, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |