Top 10 Civil Rights Violation Settlements in California in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 civil rights violation settlements obtained in California in 2024. The list is composed of various types of cases filed in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $115,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jessica K. Pride of The Pride Law Firm; Deborah M. Golden of The Law Office of Deborah M. Golden; Kara Janssen of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP |
| Case: | Chavira, et al. v. FCI, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Sexual Assault & Battery, Adult Sexual Abuse |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $43,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lori E. Andrus, Jennie Lee Anderson of Andrus Anderson LLP; Joseph M. Sellers, Christine E. Webber, Phoebe M. Wolfe of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC; James P. Kan, Barry R. Goldstein, Stephanie E. Tilden of Dardarian Ho Kan & Lee |
| Case: | Rasmussen, et al. v. The Walt Disney Co., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Gender Discrimination, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination, PAGA Claim |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Austin R. Dove of Austin Dove Law |
| Case: | Cervantes, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Paralysis Injury, Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $24,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nick Brustin, Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann, Katie McCarthy, Katrina Rogachevsky of Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger, LLP; Deirdre O'Connor of Seamus Law, APC |
| Case: | Klene, et al. v. Riggs, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Abuse of Process, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, False Evidence, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eugene G. Iredale, Grace S. Jun, Julia Yoo, Chelsea Reherman of Iredale and Yoo, APC |
| Case: | Estate of Serna v. County of San Diego |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Prison Brutality, Death in Custody, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action |
| 5 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jamie Crook, Alexis McKenna, Rumduol Vuong, MacKenzie Anderson, Irene Meyers, Jenny Chhea of California Civil Rights Department |
| Case: | California Civil Rights Dept. v. Snap, Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Promote, Employment Discrimination, Victim Retaliation |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $14,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jamie Crook, Siri Thanasombat, Alexis Alvarez, Chanelle Han of California Civil Rights Department |
| Case: | California Civil Rights Dept. v. Microsoft Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Failure to Promote, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Victim Retaliation |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nick Brustin, Amelia Green of Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger, LLP d/b/a NSBHF |
| Case: | Rubalcava v. City of San Jose, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Abuse of Process, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, False Evidence, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Taylor, Neil K. Gehlawat of Taylor & Ring LLP; Ron Rosengarten of Rosengarten and Associates |
| Case: | Estate of Corado v. LAPD |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Police Negligence, Los Angeles as Defendant, Survival Action |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zak Franklin, Julianna M. Zalinski of Franklin Law P.C. |
| Case: | Barker v. San Mateo County |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Government Negligence, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Sexual Battery, Employment Discrimination |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Burris, Benjamin Nisenbaum, James Cook, Ayana Curry of Burris Nisenbaum Curry & Lacy LLP |
| Case: | Quinto-Collins, et al. v. City of Antioch, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action |
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