Top 10 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 labor & employment verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2021. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of the United States.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $155,413,344.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Leo Livshits, Mahru Madjidi, Griselda Rodriguez, Mark Lim, William Reed of Shegerian & Associates |
| Case: | Rudnicki v. Farmers Insurance Exchange |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $136,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence A. Organ, Navruz Avloni, Cimone A. Nunley of California Civil Rights Law Group; J. Bernard Alexander of Alexander Krakow + Glick L.L.P. |
| Case: | Diaz v. Tesla Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Negligent Supervision, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | California |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $125,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory M. Gochanour, Jean P. Kamp, Carrie Vance, Leslie N. Carter, Deborah L. Hamilton, Justin Mulaire, Richard J. Mrizek of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores East L.P. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $43,970,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas D. Thompsonof Casey Jones Law Firm; Adam W. Hansen of Apollo Law LLC; Thomas W. Fuller of Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas |
| Case: | Misna v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $27,500,100.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric M. Epstein of Eric M. Epstein, APC; Dayton B. Parcells, III of Parcells Law Firm; Mark Thierman, Josh Buck of Thierman Buck |
| Case: | Nikmanesh v. Walmart Stores |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $17,287,063.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam J. Berger, Lindsay L. Halm, Jamal N. Whitehead, Rebecca J. Roe of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender; R. Andrew Free of Law Office of R. Andrew Free; Devin T. Theriot-Orr of Open Sky Law PLLC |
| Case: | Nwauzor, et al. v. GEO Group Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Immigration |
| State: | Washington |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $11,085,672.00 |
| Attorneys: | Toby J. Marshall, Brittany J. Glass of Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC; Matthew E. Lee, Jeremy R. Williams of Whitfield Bryson L.L.P. |
| Case: | Kingston v. International Business Machines Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Unpaid Commissions |
| State: | Washington |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | S. Luke Largess of Tin, Fulton, Walker & Owen PLLC |
| Case: | Duvall v. Novant Health Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | North Carolina |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $9,461,797.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lucas J. Kaster, James H. Kaster, Matthew A. Frank of Nichols Kaster PLLP |
| Case: | Sanders v. BNSF Railway Co. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $8,422,373.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana Wang Wells of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
| Case: | Bertone v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| State: | California |
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