Top 10 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2024
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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 2024. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of California.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $900,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary A. Dordick, Dustin Z. Moaven of Dordick Law Corporation; Ebby S. Bakhtiar, Justin M. Kirk of Livingston Bakhtiar |
| Case: | Jane Doe v. David, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Personal Injury, Rape, Retaliation, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Imprisonment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Harassment, Sexual Battery, Employment Discrimination |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $80,252,412.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kelsey K. Ciarimboli, Lawrance A. Bohm of Bohm Law Group, Inc. |
| Case: | Brantley, et al. v. Zurich American Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Reputational Harm |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $34,700,249.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; Mohamed A. Eldessouky of Eldessouky Law |
| Case: | Fonseca v. Walmart |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Personal Injury, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Psychological Injury, Reputational Harm |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $20,938,666.67 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua P. Pang, Pamela Vallero of Gruenberg Law |
| Case: | Gomez v. Vastek, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Misrepresentation, Labor & Employment |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lara Villarreal Hutner, Rachel M. Pusey, Brian C. Coolidge of Villarreal Hutner PC; Elizabeth M. Peck, Mythily Sivarajah, Kevin M. Schwin of Peck-Law, Employment & Civil Rights; Christopher H. Whelan, Donia A. Pestana of Law Offices of Christopher H. Whelan, Inc. |
| Case: | Young v. The Leland Stanford Junior Univ., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Defamation, Race Discrimination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Reputational Harm, Libel, Employment Discrimination |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Mahru Madjidi, Will Reed of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Pinter Brown v. UC Regents |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Gender Discrimination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Employment Discrimination |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $11,560,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. McNicholas of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Sauvao v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, National Origin Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion, Employment Discrimination |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $11,205,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; Brennan S. Kahn of Employee Justice Legal Group LLP |
| Case: | Roque v. Octapharma Plasma, Inc. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $9,102,128.00 |
| Attorneys: | Golnar Fozi, Jeremy M. Dwork of Fozi Dwork & Modafferi, LLP |
| Case: | Freeman v. Bitchin Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Meal & Rest Breaks, Employment Discrimination, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Victim Retaliation |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $8,763,286.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrance A. Bohm, Kelsey K. Ciarimboli, Andrew L. Thrasher, Jack C. Brouwer of Bohm Law Group, Inc.; Scott A. Brown of Brown Poore LLP |
| Case: | Evans v. CCPOST, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion, Protected Leave Retaliation |
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