Top 100 Civil Rights Violation Verdicts in the United States in 2022
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 100 civil rights violation verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2022. 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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51 | |
Amount: | $1,167,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jim D. Waide III, Rachel Pierce Waide of Waide & Associates PA; R. Shane McLaughlin of McLaughlin Law Firm |
Case: | Woods v. MHM Health Professionals LLC, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Tortious Interference, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, First Amendment Violation |
State: | Mississippi |
52 | |
Amount: | $1,054,221.00 |
Attorneys: | Susan E. Hutchison, J. Robert Hudson of Hutchison & Stoy P.L.L.C. |
Case: | Mott v. Tesmec USA Inc. |
Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
State: | Texas |
53 | |
Amount: | $1,050,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Kevin C. Brague of The Brague Law Firm |
Case: | McCrae v. City of Salem, et al. |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
State: | Oregon |
54 | |
Amount: | $1,023,424.00 |
Attorneys: | Nicholas D. Thompson of The Moody Law Firm; Corey L. Stull of Atwood, Holsten, Brown, Deaver & Spier Law Firm P.C. L.L.O.; Adam W. Hansen, Eleanor E. Frisch, Colin R. Reeves of Apollo Law L.L.C. |
Case: | Sanders v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
State: | Nebraska |
55 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Matthew S. McNicholas, Douglas D. Winter, Ashley E. Kim of McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP |
Case: | Albano v. City of Los Angeles |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate |
State: | California |
55 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Scott P. Batey of Batey Law Firm PLLC |
Case: | Lynn v. City of Lansing |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment |
State: | Michigan |
55 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Paul J. Solda of Law Office Paul J. Solda |
Case: | Gem Financial Service, Inc. v. City of New York, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Intentional Tort, Harassment, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Tort |
State: | New York |
55 (tie) | |
Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Ian M. Bryson of Derek Smith Law Group PLLC |
Case: | McCowan v. City of Philadelphia |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
State: | Pennsylvania |
56 | |
Amount: | $930,529.00 |
Attorneys: | Margaret S. Coleman, Alexander B. Wright of O’Brien, Coleman & Wright LLC; Tamra Van Hausen of Elzer Law Firm LLC |
Case: | Kengerski v. County of Allegheny, PA |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
State: | Pennsylvania |
57 | |
Amount: | $890,080.00 |
Attorneys: | Carol L. Gillam, Sara Heum of The Gillam Law Firm |
Case: | Watson v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate, Negligent Tort |
State: | California |
58 | |
Amount: | $890,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael O. Hueston of Michael Hueston, Attorney at Law; Eylan Schulman of Schulman Law |
Case: | McClarin v. Grieco, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Failure to Intervene, Bodily Injury |
State: | New York |
59 | |
Amount: | $850,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Gabriel E. Estadella of Law Office of Gabriel E. Estadella; Robert L. Greenberg of Robert L. Greenberg PC |
Case: | Santiago v. Fischer, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
State: | New York |
60 | |
Amount: | $847,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Christopher J. DelGaizo, Scott Diamond of Derek Smith Law Group PLLC |
Case: | Purnell v. Radnor Township School District |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
State: | Pennsylvania |
61 | |
Amount: | $831,541.00 |
Attorneys: | Tanesha W. Blye, R. Martin Saenz, Aron Smukler of Saenz & Anderson, PLLC |
Case: | Khatabi v. Car Auto Holdings LLC, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
State: | Florida |
62 | |
Amount: | $825,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Laura C. Mattiacci, Caren N. Gurmankin of Console Mattiacci Law |
Case: | Hightower v. Ingerman Mgmt. Co., et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
State: | New Jersey |
63 | |
Amount: | $821,835.00 |
Attorneys: | Margaret S. Coleman of Law Office of Timothy P. O’Brien |
Case: | Bowersox v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dep't of Corr., et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
State: | Pennsylvania |
64 | |
Amount: | $751,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Albert Van-Lare of Law Offices of Albert Van-Lare |
Case: | Belvin, et al. v. Electchester Mgmt. LLC |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
State: | New York |
65 | |
Amount: | $750,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Clif Anderson, Austin W. Anderson, Lauren Braddy, Alan Clifton Gordon, Carter T. Hastings of Anderson Alexander PLLC; William S. Hommel Jr. of Hommel Law Firm |
Case: | Oden v. Wellfirst Technologies Inc. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
State: | Texas |
66 | |
Amount: | $717,183.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert Mitchell of Robert Mitchell, Attorney at Law, PLLC; Thomas G. Jarrard of The Law Office of Thomas G. Jarrard PLLC; SaraEllen Hutchison of Law Office of SaraEllen Hutchison PLLC |
Case: | Ward v. Shelby Cty. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Military Discrimination, Employment Discrimination |
State: | Tennessee |
67 | |
Amount: | $700,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Thomas M. White, Amy S. Jorgensen of White & Jorgensen |
Case: | Belcastro-Gonzalez v. City of Omaha, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Failure to Promote |
State: | Nebraska |
68 | |
Amount: | $650,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Geoffrey H. Simpson, Bruce A. Fredrickson of Webster & Fredrickson P.L.L.C.; Kel McClanahan of National Security Counselors |
Case: | Chien v. Blinken |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
State: | District of Columbia |
69 | |
Amount: | $645,837.00 |
Attorneys: | John D. Saxon, Karli B. Guyther, Donna S. Cude, Mac B. Greaves Jr. of John D. Saxon PC; Alicia K. Haynes of Haynes & Haynes PC; Cynthia F. Wilkinson of Wilkinson Law Firm PC |
Case: | Stern v. Boosinger, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, First Amendment Violation, Wrongful Demotion |
State: | Alabama |
70 | |
Amount: | $622,498.00 |
Attorneys: | Brian J. Butler, Daniel J. Treadaway of Mezibov Butler |
Case: | McGonegle v. Select Comfort Retail Corp. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Employment Discrimination |
State: | Ohio |
71 | |
Amount: | $600,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Daniel W. Courtney of Law Offices of Daniel W. Courtney |
Case: | Sepulveda v. The City of Doral, et al. |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
State: | Florida |
72 | |
Amount: | $590,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Allison A. Barker, Ari Karpf, Samantha Martin of Karpf, Karpf & Cerutti PC |
Case: | Lloyd v. CHOP |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Employment Discrimination |
State: | Pennsylvania |
73 | |
Amount: | $575,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Paige Fiedler, David Albrecht of Fiedler Law Firm PLC |
Case: | Boss v. City of Dubuque, IA, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Promote, Employment Discrimination |
State: | Iowa |
74 | |
Amount: | $550,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Fulvio F. Cajina of Law Office of Fulvio F. Cajina; Stanley Goff of Law Office of Stanley Goff |
Case: | Hernandez v. Hodges |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Failure to Intervene, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
State: | California |
75 | |
Amount: | $520,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Hilton Napoleon, Joseph P. Klock, Jr. of Rasco Klock Perez Nieto |
Case: | Khoury v. Williams |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Retaliation, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, First Amendment Violation, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
State: | Florida |
76 (tie) | |
Amount: | $500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Raymond K. Bryant, Luke W. McConnell of Civil Rights Litigation Group PLLC |
Case: | Valenzuela v. Coleman |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Malicious Prosecution, False Arrest, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
State: | Colorado |
76 (tie) | |
Amount: | $500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Mary Elizabeth Miller, K. Winn Allen, Elizabeth Hedges, Neil Joseph, Caroline Darmody, Britney Lewis, T.J. McCarrick, Brandon D. Stone of Kirkland & Ellis LLP; James M. Loots of Law Offices of James M. Loots P.C. |
Case: | Coulibaly v. Blinken |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Employment Discrimination |
State: | District of Columbia |
76 (tie) | |
Amount: | $500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Enrique Chavez Jr., Michael R. Anderson of Chavez Law Firm; John Lomax Anderson of Rincon Law Group PC |
Case: | Ares v. Schneider Electric USA |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment |
State: | Texas |
76 (tie) | |
Amount: | $500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Enrique Chavez Jr., Michael R. Anderson of Chavez Law Firm |
Case: | Autry v. Ahern Rentals Inc. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
State: | Texas |
77 | |
Amount: | $450,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Anthony J. Bucher of Gatlin Voelker, PLLC |
Case: | Berling v. Gravity Diagnostics, LLC |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Employment Discrimination |
State: | Kentucky |
78 | |
Amount: | $439,920.00 |
Attorneys: | Hoyt E. Hart II of Law Offices of Hoyt E. Hart II |
Case: | Tichenor v. BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Accommodate |
State: | California |
79 | |
Amount: | $400,000.00 |
Attorneys: | James A. Funt, Noah S. Cohen of Weir, Greenbalt Pierce L.L.P. |
Case: | Foster v. Coppola |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Police Misconduct, False Evidence |
State: | Pennsylvania |
80 | |
Amount: | $369,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Donald E. Uloth of Law Office of Donald E. Uloth |
Case: | Dehnel v. Boxer Property Management Co. |
Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
State: | Texas |
81 | |
Amount: | $352,420.00 |
Attorneys: | Diane Sykes of Diane S. Sykes, Attorney at Law, PC |
Case: | Andrade v. Ramsay Signs, Inc. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination |
State: | Oregon |
82 | |
Amount: | $350,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Cassandra Rohme of Liakas Law PC |
Case: | Taylor v. City of New York, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
State: | New York |
83 | |
Amount: | $347,705.00 |
Attorneys: | James J. Henson of Morgan & Morgan P.A. |
Case: | Agramonte v. Cristal Palace Resort PB LLC |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
State: | Florida |
84 | |
Amount: | $325,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Benjamin Lewis of McCarter East PLLC |
Case: | Cole v. Skin RN Aesthetics LLC, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Vicarious Liability |
State: | Tennessee |
85 | |
Amount: | $312,774.00 |
Attorneys: | R. Scott Oswald, Austin Szabo of The Employment Law Group |
Case: | Naftal v. Prince George’s County Memorial Library System |
Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination |
State: | Maryland |
86 | |
Amount: | $303,524.00 |
Attorneys: | Jeremy Greenberg, Denise M. Clark of Clark Law Group PLLC |
Case: | Harper v. Marcorp Ltd., et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Hire, Military Discrimination |
State: | District of Columbia |
87 | |
Amount: | $301,600.00 |
Attorneys: | Kaveh S. Elihu, Rhett T. Francisco, Christopher J. DeClue of Employee Justice Legal Group PC |
Case: | Argueta v. North Ranch Bodycraft & Glass Inc. |
Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
State: | California |
88 (tie) | |
Amount: | $300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | James N. Papirmeister of Law Offices of James N. Papirmeister, P.C.; Matthew E. Bennett of The Law Office of Matthew E. Bennett |
Case: | Tubo v. Black, et al. |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
State: | Maryland |
88 (tie) | |
Amount: | $300,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Barry B. George, Paige B. George of Law Office of Barry B. George |
Case: | Sellaro v. The South Carolina Dept. of Social Servs. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Police Misconduct, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
State: | South Carolina |
89 | |
Amount: | $297,494.00 |
Attorneys: | Christopher P. Lenzo of Lenzo & Reis LLC |
Case: | Cutri v. Tec-Cat Inc., et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
State: | New Jersey |
90 (tie) | |
Amount: | $293,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Thomas E. Kennedy III, Sarah Jane Hunt of Law Offices of Thomas E. Kennedy, III L.C. |
Case: | Valencia, et al. v. City of Springfield, IL |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Intentional Tort, Real Estate, Housing Discrimination |
State: | Illinois |
90 (tie) | |
Amount: | $293,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Keith D. Flynn, Andrea M. Frailey of Miller Cohen PLC |
Case: | Motley v. Metro Man I |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
State: | Michigan |
91 | |
Amount: | $275,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Derek Steenson of Derek Steenson Attorney At Law; Gary L. Bailey Jr. of Bailey Law Associates |
Case: | Phillips v. Cricelli |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Bodily Injury |
State: | Pennsylvania |
92 | |
Amount: | $269,810.00 |
Attorneys: | Paul M. Aloise, Ryan P. Molaghan of Brooks, LeBoeuf, Foster, Gwartney, Leace & Hobbs, P.A. |
Case: | Evora v. Mcneil, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
State: | Florida |
93 | |
Amount: | $259,503.00 |
Attorneys: | Charles J. Sciarra, Matthew R. Curran of Sciarra & Catrambone, LLC |
Case: | Saggio v. City of Clifton |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
State: | New Jersey |
94 | |
Amount: | $255,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Geoffrey C. Lyon of Lyon Law PC |
Case: | Clark v. Arthroscopic & Laser Surgery Center of San Diego, LP |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Hostile Work Environment, Personal Injury, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment |
State: | California |
95 | |
Amount: | $237,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Robert K. Meyer, Michael Owens of Meyer Stephenson |
Case: | Schultz v. NW Permanente PC |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate, Family & Medical Leave Act |
State: | Oregon |
96 | |
Amount: | $211,319.00 |
Attorneys: | James W. Howard, Sharon Effatt Howard, Leif A. Howard of The Howard Law Firm PC |
Case: | Harrison v. MARTA |
Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Abuse of Process, False Evidence, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
State: | Georgia |
97 | |
Amount: | $200,732.00 |
Attorneys: | Kaveh S. Elihu, Rhett T. Francisco, Daniel J. Friedman of Employee Justice Legal Group |
Case: | Parker v. Innovative Speech Therapy & Communication Services Inc. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
State: | California |
98 | |
Amount: | $200,555.00 |
Attorneys: | Christian Lee Connell of Christian L. Connell P.C. |
Case: | Estate of Rountree v. Christie |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
State: | Virginia |
99 | |
Amount: | $190,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Kaveh S. Elihu, Rhett T. Francisco, Samuel Moorhead of Employee Justice Legal Group |
Case: | Garcia v. Roy Medical Group |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
State: | California |
100 | |
Amount: | $185,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Vincent Duffy of The Law Firm of Vincent J. Duffy, P.A.; Stuart H. Share of The Law Firm of Stuart H. Share P.A. |
Case: | Zamora v. City of Miami, et al. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Imprisonment, Emotional Distress, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
State: | Florida |