Top 50 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States in 2021
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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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| Visit: | Top 20 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States in 2021 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Renuka V. Jain of Law Offices of Renuka V. Jain PC; David C. Bernstein of Law Office of David Craig Bernstein |
| Case: | Camp v. Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $2,405,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Twila S. White of Law Offices of Twila S. White; Iverson Matthew Jackson of Iverson Matthew Jackson Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Bralock v. American University of Health Sciences, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Negligent Supervision, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | California |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $2,382,423.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anita M. Chambers, Robert Scott Oswald of The Employment Law Group P.C.; Ashley A. Marton of Crispin Employment Lawyers |
| Case: | Ivie v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Oregon |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $2,257,595.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gabriela Navarro, Anthony J. Bribriesco of Bribriesco Law Firm P.L.L.C.; Ron Pohlman of Al Sturgeon Law Office |
| Case: | Boutwell v. Siouxland Women’s Health Care P.C. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workers' Compensation |
| State: | Iowa |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $2,045,520.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mary E. Lytle, David V. Barszcz of Lytle & Barszcz P.A. |
| Case: | Merard v. Magic Burgers LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas B. Carter, Lucia A. Passanisi of Todd & Weld LLP |
| Case: | Gavin v. Boston Police Department , et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Promote |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John A. Wenke of Law Office of John A. Wenke |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Presidio County, TX, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,990,833.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony J. Bucher, Rachel Wilhite of Gatlin Voelker |
| Case: | Justinic v. Airtech, et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Reputational Harm |
| State: | Kentucky |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,739,266.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas F. Ralston, Kenneth D. Kinney of Ralston Kinney LLC |
| Case: | Abernathy v. McCray Lumber Co. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Missouri |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,680,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward Y. Lee, Matthew Hillix of Law Offices of Edward Y. Lee |
| Case: | Flanigan v. Rheumatology Diagnostics Laboratory Inc. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | California |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $1,386,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul L. Nevins of Law Office of Paul L. Nevins; Ilir Kavaja of Kavaja Law PC |
| Case: | Neal v. City of Boston |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $1,280,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maria Bourn, Michael Brooks of Law Offices of Tanya Gomerman, APC |
| Case: | Mayorga v. Porterville Unified School District |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Family & Medical Leave Act |
| State: | California |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $1,203,570.00 |
| Attorneys: | Heather Newsom Leonard of Law Office of Heather Leonard P.C.; Jason C. Odom of The Law Office of Jason C. Odom L.L.C. |
| Case: | Williams, et al. v. Socoper, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Invasion of Privacy, Negligent Supervision, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Alabama |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana Wang Wells, Leila K. Al Faiz of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith |
| Case: | Joaquin v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Promote |
| State: | California |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $1,072,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin Hansen, Michael H. McGean Christopher J. Manfredi, Frances Mann of Francis Hansen & Martin L.L.P. |
| Case: | Kozowski v. Nelson, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, First Amendment Violation |
| State: | Oregon |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $1,035,349.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Arthur Smith III, J. Arthur Smith IV, Robert M. Schmidt of Smith Law Firm |
| Case: | Taylor v. Union Pacific Railroad |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $1,025,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Nourmand, James A. De Sario of The Nourmand Law Firm APC |
| Case: | Berumen v. Go To Logistics Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tiffany R. Cruz of Cruz Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Grant v. Florida Department of Corrections |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Failure to Promote |
| State: | Florida |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric Cassidy, Thomas M. Gregor, Nellie Gomez Hooper of Gregor Cassidy P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Cobbin-Wooten v. Invesco Ltd., et al. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Wrongful Demotion, Family & Medical Leave Act |
| State: | Texas |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $980,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Orestes G. Brown of Metaxas Brown Pidgeon LLP |
| Case: | Galvin v. Roxbury Community College |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $943,190.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert Johnson Jr.of Johnson & Associates; Deborah A. Bondzie of Law Office of Deborah A. Bondzie; Eddie Jenkins of Law Office of Eddie Jenkins & Associates |
| Case: | Edwards v. City of Boston |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $924,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Glenn R. Miller of Glenn Ricardo Miller LLC |
| Case: | Tynes v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $923,860.32 |
| Attorneys: | Alexander L. Katzman, Justin R. Reyes of Katzman & Katzman P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Sifuentes v. Bill Miller Bar-B-Que Enterprises Ltd. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Texas |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $900,252.00 |
| Attorneys: | Darryl Parker of Civil Rights Justice Center P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Brown v. King County |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Promote |
| State: | Washington |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrance A. Bohm, Bradley J. Mancuso, Brandon P. Ortiz of Bohm Law Group Inc.; Robert Boucher of Boucher Law |
| Case: | Rodger v. Los Angeles County |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $790,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paige Fiedler, Madison Fiedler-Carlson of Fiedler Law Firm P.L.C. |
| Case: | White v. State of Iowa, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Iowa |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $781,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | James A. Whitaker, Carolyn A. Betts of Whitaker Attorneys L.L.C. |
| Case: | Erwin v. Village of Morrow, Ohio |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Ohio |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel F. Dillard, Jay Kucia of Joel F. Dillard, PA |
| Case: | Underwood v. Mississippi Department of Corrections, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Mississippi |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $743,372.00 |
| Attorneys: | Isidro M. Garcia of Garcia Law Firm PA |
| Case: | Wilson v. Palm Beach County |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Government Negligence, Labor & Employment, Failure to Hire, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $709,555.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth R. Leitzinger, Gladys Rodriguez-Morales of Fenton & Keller |
| Case: | Office Technician v. California Department of Corrections and Rehab., et al. |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Noah E. Storch, David M. Nudel of Richard Celler Legal P.A. |
| Case: | Paul v. Best Home Services Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $664,275.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Grady Hepworth, Jeffrey Hepworth of Hepworth Law Offices |
| Case: | Hilliard v. Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Idaho |