Top 20 Civil Rights Violation Settlements in California in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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 - 10 | |
| Visit: | Top 10 Civil Rights Violation Settlements in California in 2024 |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | V. James DeSimone, Jenica Leonard, Carmen D. Sabater of V. James DeSimone Law |
| Case: | Estate of Sutherland, et al. v. City of Stockton, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action |
| 11 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric Valenzuela of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | Smith, et al. v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant, Survival Action |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $5,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kent M. Henderson of Carrazco Law, APC; Dale K. Galipo of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | Estate of Lopez, et al. v. City of Anaheim, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $5,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gloria Allred of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg; John C. Carpenter of Carpenter & Zuckerman |
| Case: | Cardenas v. Adame, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Invasion of Privacy, Negligent Supervision, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Imprisonment, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Tort, Sexual Battery |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $5,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Caree Harper of Law Offices of Caree Harper |
| Case: | Estate of Towns v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant, Survival Action |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Melissa C. Nold of Nold Law; Adante De Pointer, Patrick M. Buelna of Pointer & Buelna, LLP |
| Case: | McCoy, et al. v. City of Vallejo., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Racial Profiling, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Extrajudicial Killing, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Constantine "Dean" Z. Pamphilis, Daniel A. Saunders, J. Michael Wilson, Nathan W. Richardson of Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP |
| Case: | Konnech, Inc., et al. v. Los Angeles County |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, False Arrest, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Reputational Harm, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin L. Crump of Ben Crump Law, PLLC; Bradley C. Gage, Milad Sadr of Brad Gage Law APC |
| Case: | Estate of Adams v. City of San Bernardino |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Geralyn L. Skapik, Mark J. Skapik, Matthew Falkenstein, Blair J. Berkley of Skapik Law Group; Eric C. Morris of Southern California Lawyers Group, PC |
| Case: | Fitzgerald v. Pollard, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Due Process Violation, Intentional Tort, Prison Negligence, Emotional Distress, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; Benjamin L. Crump of Ben Crump Law, PLLC; Carl E. Douglas of Douglas Hicks Law, APC |
| Case: | Kizzee, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Imprisonment, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant, Survival Action |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $2,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. McNicholas, Jason L. Oliver of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Kropholler v. County of Shasta, et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Defamation, Government Negligence, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Wrongful Demotion, Employment Discrimination, Objector Retaliation |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $2,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. McNicholas, Jason L. Oliver of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP |
| Case: | Higley v. City of Willits, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Victim Retaliation |
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| Visit: | Top 50 Civil Rights Violation Settlements in California in 2024 |