Top 10 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2023

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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 labor & employment verdicts obtained in California in the year 2023. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of California.

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Amount:$41,499,965.00
Attorneys:David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; Taylor M. Prainito, Michael Zelman of Southern California Labor Law Group, PC
Case:Gatchalian v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, et al.
Type:Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort
2
Amount:$39,500,000.00
Attorneys:Mark Quigley, Ivan Puchalt of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP
Case:Murphy v. Regents of the University of California
Type:Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort
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Amount:$20,000,000.00
Attorneys:David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; Susan Rubenstein of Law Offices of Susan Rubenstein; Pat Goldman of Law Office of Patrice L. Goldman
Case:Callahan v. Marriott Intl, Inc., et al.
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination
4
Amount:$14,169,000.00
Attorneys:Carney R. Shegerian, William Reed, John David of Shegerian & Associates
Case:Sosa v. Comerica Bank
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Family & Medical Leave Act, Employment Discrimination
5
Amount:$13,121,358.00
Attorneys:Matthew S. McNicholas, Douglas D. Winter of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP
Case:Glick, et al. v. City of Los Angeles
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination
6
Amount:$10,105,299.00
Attorneys:Matthew S. McNicholas, Douglas D. Winter of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP
Case:Vince v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Wrongful Demotion, Employment Discrimination
7
Amount:$9,461,000.00
Attorneys:Shadie L. Berenji, Kristopher N. Tayyeb of Berenji Law Firm APC; J. Bernard Alexander of Alexander Morrison + Fehr, LLP
Case:McCray v. WestRock Servs. LLC
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination
8
Amount:$9,372,000.00
Attorneys:Jordon R. Harlan of Harlan Law, PC; Andrew E. Hillier, Francis A. DiGiacco of Hillier Digiacco, LLP
Case:Buron v. Occupational Health Centers of CA, et al.
Type:Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Family & Medical Leave Act, Employment Discrimination
9
Amount:$7,990,000.00
Attorneys:J. Bernard Alexander III of Alexander Morrison + Fehr LLP ; P. Bobby Shukla of Shukla Law, P.C.
Case:Pierce, et al. v. EBMUD
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Employment Discrimination
10
Amount:$7,445,000.00
Attorneys:Mark Lim, Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen of Shegerian & Associates Inc.; Edwin Pairavi, Joshua M. Mohrsaz of Pairavi Law PC
Case:Martinez v. Pharmavite LLC
Type:Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination
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