Top 50 Civil Rights Violation Settlements in the United States in 2020
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| Visit: | Top 20 Civil Rights Violation Settlements in the United States in 2020 |
| 21 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $3,242,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | Douglas M. Werman, Maureen A. Salas, Zachary C. Flowerree, Sarah J. Arendt of Werman Salas P.C |
| Case: | Jones v. CBC Restaurant Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Invasion of Privacy, Labor & Employment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Illinois |
| 23 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $2,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan Dawson, Ben Larson of Dawson & Dawson |
| Case: | Estate of Barton v. State of Oregon, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Death in Custody, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Oregon |
| 25 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 25 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tiffany Cartwright, Timothy Ford of MacDonald Hoague & Bayless; James Bible of James Bible Law; Patricia Bosmans of P. Bosmans Law Office; David Owens of Loevy & Loevy |
| Case: | Estate of Dunlap Gittens, et al. v. King County |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 26 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Ortega, Jr. of Ortega Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of A.A. v. City of Tempe, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Arizona |
| 28 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,811,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert M. Blakemore, Daniel E. Smolen of Smolen & Roytman |
| Case: | Estate of Salgado v. Regalado, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Death in Custody |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $1,775,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin D. Burns, Bruce P. McMoran of McMoran, O'Connor, Bramley & Burns, P.C. |
| Case: | Strycharz v. City of Trenton, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 31 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 32 (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 |
| State: | California |
| 32 (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 |
| State: | California |
| 33 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 34 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael G. Moore of Law Office of Michael Garth Moore |
| Case: | Daschke, et al. v. Hartenstein, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Intentional Tort, Parental Rights, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Arizona |
| 36 | |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Renee V. Masongsong of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Jaime A. Leanos of Morales & Leanos |
| Case: | Estate of Alvarez v. City of Gilroy |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, False Arrest, Gunshot Wound, Denial of Medical Care, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack Bazerkanian, James Shin of C&B Law Group LLP; Anthony Nguyen of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Employee v. Employer |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $999,999.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley C. Gage, Milad Sadr of Goldberg & Gage |
| Case: | Wright v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $985,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John W. Harris, Herbert Hayden of Harris & Associates |
| Case: | Nicholson v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $975,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jesse Merrithew of Levi Merrithew Horst |
| Case: | Estate of Martin v. City of Portland, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Oregon |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric A. Panitz of DesJardins & Panitz LLP |
| Case: | Crenshaw v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment |
| State: | California |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Faye A. Williams, Pamela B. Dixon, Timothy M. Bowne of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Dillard’s Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| State: | Arkansas |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $875,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Raymond P. Boucher, Hermez Moreno, Brian M. Bush of Boucher LLP |
| Case: | Vaughan v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Intervene |
| State: | California |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $870,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Samuel O. Maduegbuna, William W. Cowles of Maduegbuna Cooper LLP |
| Case: | Natofsky v. The City of New York, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | New York |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Olu K. Orange of Orange Law Offices; Jose A. Baez of The Baez Law Firm; Benjamin L. Crump of Parks & Crump L.L.C.; John J. Wilbers of The Wilbers Law Firm L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Robinson v. Greenwell |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Missouri |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $825,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gerald L. Miller, Harriett F. Oppenheim, Marsha L. Rucker, Pamela B. Dixon, Gina E. Pearson, Kurt S. Fischer, Russell P. Parker of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Hire |
| State: | Mississippi |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | K. Chike Odiwe, DeWitt M. Lacy of Law Offices of John L. Burris |
| Case: | Diaz, et al. v. County of Ventura |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $795,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Ashwin Madia of Madia Law L.L.C.; Michael Kosner of Deratany & Kosner; Michael B. Padden, Matthew D. McCollister of Padden & McCollister P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Franklin v. Peterson, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $775,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Darold W. Killmer, Mari Newman, Andrew Joseph McNulty of Killmer, Lane & Newman L.L.P. |
| Case: | Estate of Rotzin v. Arapahoe County, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Colorado |
| 50 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Haddad, Julia Sherwin, Teresa Allen of Haddad & Sherwin LLP |
| Case: | Edwards v. City of Vallejo, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 50 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana Wang Wells, Leila K. Al Faiz of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
| Case: | Lewis v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Retaliation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Negligent Tort, Failure to Promote, Military Discrimination |
| State: | California |