Top 10 Civil Rights Violation Settlements in California in 2025
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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 2025. 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: | $4,000,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick McNicholas of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP; Boris Treyzon of Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP; Todd B. Becker of Becker Law Group; Raymond P. Boucher of Boucher LLP; Adam P. Slater of Slater Slater Schulman LLP; Jeffrey M. Herman of Herman Law; Susan M. Ulrich of Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel |
| Case: | Jane Roe 390 A.U., et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Foster Care Abuse, Negligent Torts, Sexual Battery, Sexual Assault & Battery, Minor Sexual Abuse, Los Angeles as Defendant, Injured Minor |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $31,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig R. McClellan, Conor J. Hulburt of The McClellan Law Firm |
| Case: | A.M., et al. v. San Diego Rock Church, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Government Negligence, Murder, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Failure to Report, Negligent Torts, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 3 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas C. Rowley of Trial Lawyers For Justice PC d/b/a TL4J; A. King Aminpour of Aminpour & Associates |
| Case: | Wilson v. City of San Diego, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Racial Profiling, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Injured Minor |
| 3 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Barrett S. Litt of McLane Bednarski & Litt LLP; Michael S. Rapkin, Scott B. Rapkin of Rapkin & Associates, LLP |
| Case: | Herrera, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Disability Discrimination, Due Process Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Prison Brutality, Failure to Accommodate, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $28,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Beth A. Gunn, Catherine J. Coble of Gunn Coble LLP; Jennifer Kramer of Kramer Brown Hui LLP |
| Case: | Cantu v. Google LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Promote, Employment Discrimination, PAGA Claim |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nick Brustin, Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann, Emma Freudenberger, Katie McCarthy, Christina Matthias, Annie Sloan of Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger, LLP d/b/a NSBHF; Hannah K. Brown of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP |
| Case: | Hastings v. City of Inglewood |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Abuse of Process, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, Miscarriage of Justice, False Evidence, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $24,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Q. Kelly of Ferguson Cohen LLP; John P. Coale of John P. Coale, Esq. |
| Case: | Trump, et al. v. YouTube LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, First Amendment Violation |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $22,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jayme L. Walker, J. Gary Gwilliam of Gwilliam Ivary Chiosso Cavalli & Brewer; Arturo J. Gonzalez, Meredith Angueira of Morrison & Foerster, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Carson, et al. v. County of Stanislaus, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Prosecution, False Arrest, Abuse of Process, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence, False Evidence, Police Corruption, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $16,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy A. Scott, Michelle Angeles, Lauren M. Mellano of McKenzie Scott P.C. |
| Case: | Schuck Family v. County of San Diego, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Death in Custody, Spoliation of Evidence, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth C. Wang, Steven Art, David B. Owens, Jonathan I. Loevy of Loevy & Loevy |
| Case: | Torres v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, False Evidence, Failure to Intervene, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $12,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Horowitz of Law Office of Daniel Horowitz; Ivan W. Golde of Law Offices of Ivan W. Golde |
| Case: | Spath, et al. v. County of Santa Clara |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Health Facility Negligence, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Inadequate Care, Failure to Protect, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
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