Top 20 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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 - 10 | |
| Visit: | Top 10 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2024 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $7,824,580.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin T. Snider, Matthew B. McReynolds, Milton E. Matchak of Pacific Justice Institute; Jessica R. Barsotti of The Law Office of Jessica R. Barsotti |
| Case: | Williams, et al. v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist. |
| Type: | Religious Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Victim Retaliation |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $7,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Harry S. Stern of Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver PC; John Houston Scott of Scott Law Firm |
| Case: | Harper v. Regents of the Univ. of California |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Employment Discrimination |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $6,127,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ivan Puchalt, Christian Nickerson, Jenna Edzant of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP |
| Case: | Lochhead, et al. v. Regents of UC |
| Type: | Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Wrongful Demotion |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $6,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Viridiana E. Aceves, Jacob Nalbandyan, Charlene L. Nercess of Levin & Nalbandyan, LLP |
| Case: | Valentines v. Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Pregnancy Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate, Meal & Rest Breaks, Employment Discrimination, Protected Leave Retaliation, Unpaid Wages |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $3,595,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Mahru Madjidi, Aaron Gbewonyo of Shegerian & Associates Inc. |
| Case: | Incalza v. Porsche Design of Am. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Fraud, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Failure to Rehire |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana W. Wells of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith, LLP; Leila K. Al Faiz of Leila Al Faiz At Law |
| Case: | Colomey v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Defamation, Hostile Work Environment, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Reputational Harm |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $2,623,153.82 |
| Attorneys: | Sharon R. Vinick, Jean K. Hyams of Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP; Katherine L. Smith of Law Offices of Wendy Musell |
| Case: | Toscano v. City of Oakland, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Victim Retaliation |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $2,584,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mika Hilaire, Chloe Banker of Equal Rights Law Group |
| Case: | Weerasignhe v. Cedars-Sinai Med. Ctr. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Protected Leave Retaliation, Victim Retaliation |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $2,291,952.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrei Serpik of Law Offices of Andrei Serpik; Michael Anderson of Anderson & Associates |
| Case: | Alba v. California Dept. of Parks & Recreation |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Racial Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Victim Retaliation |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $2,248,290.07 |
| Attorneys: | Tamara Freeze, Xinyue Liu of Workplace Justice Advocates, PLC; Brian G. Hannemann of Hannemann Law Firm |
| Case: | Yang v. Global Win Capital Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Unpaid Severance, Loss of Opportunity |
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