Top 50 Civil Rights Violation Verdicts in the United States in 2022
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| Visit: | Top 20 Civil Rights Violation Verdicts in the United States in 2022 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $6,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer G. Damico, Sarah L. Gorski of Buckfire Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Jones v. Corizon Health, Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Death in Custody, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Michigan |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $6,261,190.00 |
| Attorneys: | Simon H. Bloom, Shannan F. Oliver, Andrea J. Pearson of Bloom Parham LLP |
| Case: | The Ardent Companies LLC, et al. v. City of Brookhaven, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Inverse Condemnation, Property Rights, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Real Estate |
| State: | Georgia |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $5,934,714.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Mark Lim, John David of Shegerian & Associates Inc.; Eric A. Boyajian of Law Offices of Eric A. Boyajian, APC |
| Case: | Ramirez v. World Oil Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $5,788,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Lunceford of Lunceford Law Firm LLC |
| Case: | Carter v. Missouri Dept. of Corrections |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| State: | Missouri |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $5,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Lynch, Steven K. Hunter of Hunter & Lynch; Gerald J. Tobin of Law Offices of Gerald J. Tobin |
| Case: | Adams v. Hendry, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Malicious Prosecution, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Harassment, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nick Brustin, Emma Freudenberger, Katherine Haas of Neufeld Scheck & Brustin LLP |
| Case: | Rosario v. City of New York, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, False Evidence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | New York |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $4,509,868.78 |
| Attorneys: | D. Maimon Kirschenbaum, Joseph Nussbaum, Lucas Buzzard of Joseph & Kirschenbaum |
| Case: | Zivkovic, et al. v. Laura Christy LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, National Origin Discrimination, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $4,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory Kafoury, Jason Kafoury, Mark McDougal of Kafoury & McDougal |
| Case: | Mangum v. Wal-Mart Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Negligent Supervision, Race Discrimination, Harassment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention |
| State: | Oregon |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $4,371,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. McNicholas, Douglas D. Winter of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Vince v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Accommodate, Failure to Promote |
| State: | California |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $3,975,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin E. Miniat of Miniat & Wilson LPC |
| Case: | Figueroa v. Gannett Co. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Arizona |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $3,848,213.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kelly K. Brandon, David Albrecht, Kathryn Leidahl of Fiedler Law Firm PLC |
| Case: | Shaner v. HDR Engineering Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Nebraska |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $3,734,214.00 |
| Attorneys: | Enrique Chavez Jr., Michael R. Anderson of Chavez Law Firm; John Lomax Anderson of Rincon Law Group PC |
| Case: | Marquez v. TE Connectivity Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Texas |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $3,324,262.00 |
| Attorneys: | Wendy Musell, Brittany Wightman of Law Offices of Wendy Musell; Jean K. Hyams of Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP; Joseph Y. Avrahamy of Law Offices of Joseph Y. Avrahamy; Michael O’Beirne of Law Offices of Michael O’Beirne |
| Case: | Bronshteyn v. State of California |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $3,050,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert W. Schmidt, Joe K. Crews of Crews Law Firm PC; Robert Notzon of The Law Office of Robert Notzon |
| Case: | Nikolova v. University of Texas at Austin |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote |
| State: | Texas |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $2,946,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colleen E. Ramage, Nikki Velisaris Lykos of Ramage Lykos LLC |
| Case: | Castagna v. West Mifflin Area School District |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $2,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Solomon M. Radner, Madeline M. Sinkovich of Excolo Law PLLC |
| Case: | Craft, et al. v. Billingslea |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, False Arrest, First Amendment Violation, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| State: | Michigan |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $2,106,949.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin I. Aarons, Shannon H.P. Ward of The Aarons Law Firm |
| Case: | Bidye v. UMA Enterprises Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $2,015,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John J.E. Markham, Bridget A. Zerner, Thomas J. McCarty of Markham Read Zerner LLC |
| Case: | Moran v. Khalil, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Defamation, Malicious Prosecution, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Abuse of Process, Slander, Vicarious Liability, Reputational Harm |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $1,854,278.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dennis E. Egan, Cooper S. Mach of The Popham Law Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Johnson v. City of Kansas City, MO. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Employment Discrimination |
| State: | Missouri |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $1,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Josh D. Gruenberg, Benjamin S. Silver, Jesse Collmann, Pamela Vallero, Joshua P. Pang of Gruenberg Law |
| Case: | Martinez v. Costco Wholesale Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | California |
| 41 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory w. Kirschenbaum, Jesse S. Weinstein of Phillips & Associates, PLLC |
| Case: | Pardovani v. Crown Building Maintenance Co., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Employment Discrimination |
| State: | New York |
| 41 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sara B. Richey of The Richey Law Firm; Clayton D. Craighead of The Craighead Law Firm PLLC |
| Case: | Harmon v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |
| State: | Texas |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kimberly L. Williams of Williams, Meservy & Larsen LLP |
| Case: | Colo v. NS Support LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| State: | Idaho |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $1,546,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. Sisson of Law Office of Michael F. Sisson; Douglas G. Benedon of Benedon & Serlin LLP; Christopher Brizzolara of Christopher Brizzolara, Attorney At Law |
| Case: | Sharlein v. City of Los Angeles, CA |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment |
| State: | California |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin S. Conlogue of Conlogue Law, LLP |
| Case: | Marroquin v. Unidentified LAPD Officer, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | California |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | V. James DeSimone, Ryann E. Hall of V. James DeSimone Law |
| Case: | Kerrigan, et al. v. Orange County Coroner’s Office |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Fraudulent Concealment, Government Negligence, Negligent Misrepresentation, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey R. Filipovits of Spears & Filipovits LLC; Zack Greenamyre of Mitchell & Shapiro LLP; Miguel A. Dominguez of Morgan & Morgan, PA |
| Case: | Goldring v. Henry, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Intentional Tort, Police Misconduct, False Evidence |
| State: | Georgia |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Roger V. Archibald of Roger Victor Archibald, PLLC |
| Case: | Shuford v. New York City, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Prison Brutality, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| State: | New York |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,473,519.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris Kleppin, Chelsea Lewis of The Kleppin Law Firm |
| Case: | Thomas v. Medivance Billing Service Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Civil Rights Violation, Fraud, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,455,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris Kleppin, Chelsea Lewis of The Kleppin Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Pietanza v. Advance Auto Parts, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Fraud, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Gross Negligence, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Florida |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $1,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Antonio M. Romanucci, Bhavani Raveendran of Romanucci & Blandin L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Hernandez v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| State: | Illinois |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,321,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian D. Spitz, Patricia A. Brandt of Spitz, The Employee's Law Firm |
| Case: | Spring v. Alpha Tool & Mold Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Employment Discrimination |
| State: | Ohio |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geoffrey Lyon of Lyon Law PC |
| Case: | Carreon v. U.S. Foodservice, Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Personal Injury, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment |
| State: | California |
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