Top 50 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2024
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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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| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2024 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $2,152,482.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph Y. Avrahamy of Law Offices of Joseph Y. Avrahamy; Michael O'Beirne of Law Offices of Michael O'Beirne; Marla A. Brown of Law Offices of Marla Brown |
| Case: | Hill v. California Highway Patrol |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Promote, Employment Discrimination |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $2,075,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alison Beanum of Clyde & Co US L.L.P. |
| Case: | Shaath v. Los Angeles Unif. Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Victim Retaliation |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $2,020,105.84 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey M. Curtiss of Jeffrey M. Curtiss, Attorney At Law |
| Case: | Zheltov v. PageBites, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Misrepresentation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Unpaid Wages |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $1,816,279.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrance A. Bohm, Jack C. Brouwer of Bohm Law Group, Inc.; Brian Crone of The Law Office of Brian Crone; Noah Schwinghamer of Schwinghamer Law |
| Case: | Coppola v. CDCR |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Economic Loss, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Employment Discrimination, Protected Leave Retaliation |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jan T. Aune of The Law Office of Jan T. Aune |
| Case: | Lee v. Wilkins, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,514,942.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amir H. Seyedfarshi of Employment Rights Lawyers, APC; Jeffrey S. Ranen of Atticus Injury Law, PC |
| Case: | Sakurada v. Keys Comm. Svc. Dist. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Protected Leave Retaliation |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Yuk “Chuck” K. Law of Law + Brandmeyer |
| Case: | Newson v. City of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Failure to Promote |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey A. Rager, James J. Yoon of Rager & Yoon – Employment Lawyers |
| Case: | Jalomo v. City of Santa Ana |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Military Discrimination, Protected Leave Retaliation |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan Romero of Romero Law, APC |
| Case: | Garza v. City of Parlier |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $971,369.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kathleen M. Erskine, Roya S. Ladan of Cohen Williams LLP |
| Case: | Seetoo v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Victim Retaliation |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $946,195.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julian Burns King, Robert J. King, Margaret R. Wright of King & Siegel LLP |
| Case: | Ochoa v. Green Thumb Produce, Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Racial Harassment, Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Victim Retaliation, Unpaid Wages |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $945,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard Q. Liu, Edward Wells of Innovative Legal Services, P.C. |
| Case: | OTX Logistics Inc. v. Haenisch, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Unfair Competition, Labor & Employment |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $915,281.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura L. Horton, Flor C. Dery of Horton Law Firm APC |
| Case: | Faye v. Los Angeles Unif. Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Protected Leave Retaliation |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $840,290.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nissim Levin, Christina Begakis, Jack Gindi of Abramson Labor Group |
| Case: | Rodriguez, v. Jaripeos Trucking, et al. |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Demotion, Meal & Rest Breaks, Victim Retaliation |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tamara Freeze, Brian G. Hannemann of Workplace Justice Advocates, PLC |
| Case: | Davis v. Redlands Unif. Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Barber of Elite Law Group, APLC; Adam Reisner, Tessa King of Law Offices of Reisner & King LLP |
| Case: | Juarez v. Universal Molding Co. |
| Type: | Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Victim Retaliation, Disability Harassment |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory W. Smith, Diana Wang Wells, Kelley Bond of Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith LLP |
| Case: | Prokop v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Military Discrimination, Employment Discrimination |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $625,043.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, John David, Bryan Kirsh, Genessis Guevara of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Kettl v. Good-Men Roofing & Constr. Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Protected Leave Retaliation |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David S. Secrest of Law Offices of David S. Secrest PC |
| Case: | Vranish v. Raytheon Co. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Constructive Discharge, Wage & Hour Violation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $355,472.69 |
| Attorneys: | Jared W. Beilke, Karina Godoy of JML Law, APLC |
| Case: | Khalil v Tricascade Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Loss of Opportunity |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $311,900.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. King, Andrea Obando of King & Siegel LLP; Lincoln W. Ellis of Law Office of Lincoln W. Ellis |
| Case: | Lokker v. Walmart Inc. |
| Type: | Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $278,111.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter S. Bradley, Laura E. Brown of Bradley & Brown |
| Case: | Oreizi v. County of Fresno |
| Type: | Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion, Objector Retaliation, Unpaid Wages |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rosemary Dettling of Federal Employee Legal Services Center |
| Case: | Damwyk v. Kendall III |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $239,889.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jake D. Finkel, Sheryl L. Marx, Allison D. Norder of The Finkel Firm |
| Case: | Lopez v. Canton Food Co. Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amir H. Seyedfarsh of Employment Rights Law Group, APC; Elizabeth L. Zepeda of Elizabeth Law Group, Inc. |
| Case: | Cubley v. Medreach, Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, PAGA Claim |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $190,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew E. Roston, Schuyler B. Sorosky of Roston Law Group |
| Case: | Peterson v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $186,711.00 |
| Attorneys: | Susan M. Swan, Laura M. Kelleher of Swan Employment Law |
| Case: | Busalacchi-Ryder v. Solana Beach Sch. Dist. |
| Type: | Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion, Protected Leave Retaliation |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $175,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lauren E. Grochow, Daniel M. Kalinowski of Grochow Law |
| Case: | Webster v. Regents of Univ. of California |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $127,155.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pro per |
| Case: | Freeling v. PCX Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 48 - 50 | |
| Note: | Verdicts below $100,000 have not been included to the list. |