Top 10 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 labor & employment verdicts obtained in California in 2025. The list is composed of various types of cases that were tried to a verdict before a state or federal jury in California. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $103,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin W. Shegerian, Mahru Madjidi, Aaron Gbewonyo, Deepika Chandrashekar of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Slagel v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., et al. |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Victim Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $41,098,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | Taylor E. Derosa, Gregory G. Rizio, Daren H. Lipinsky of Rizio Lipinsky Heiting, PC |
| Case: | Carmell v. Janet’s Ents., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $32,347,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Bryan Kirsh of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Hugyetz v. Equinox Holdings Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation, Punitive Damages |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $27,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; Brennan M. Hershey, Johnny Rundell of Hershey Law, P.C. |
| Case: | Valla v. Dignity Health, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $16,883,723.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrance A. Bohm, Andrew C. Kim of Bohm Law Group, Inc. |
| Case: | Fischgrund v. CDCR |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Reputational Harm, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $15,796,611.96 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony Capobianco, Dayme Sanchez, Katiana Gonzalez, Jacqueline Graves of Capobianco Law Offices PC; Alice E. Carranza Vega, Nikki L. Wilson Crary of Jackson Lewis P.C. |
| Case: | Kwok v. Genera Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Property Rights, Conversion, Labor & Employment |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $10,115,539.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amnon Z. Siegel, Jeffery B. White of Miller Barondess LLP |
| Case: | Boothe v. Santa Barbara Asset Mgmt. LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Unpaid Severance, Unpaid Bonuses |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $8,893,391.91 |
| Attorneys: | Seth Yohalem, Daniel Robert Johnson of Waskowski Johnson Yohalem LLP; Dimitrios V. Korovilas of Wucetich & Korovilas LLP; Angel J. Horacek of Law Offices of Angel J. Horacek, PC |
| Case: | Tetrault v. The Capital Grp. Cos, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, National Origin Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation, Punitive Damages |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $8,685,192.00 |
| Attorneys: | David R. Sugden of Call & Jensen; Geoffrey C. Chackel of Chackel Law |
| Case: | Crary v. Guzowski, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Hostile Work Environment, Personal Injury, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Reputational Harm, Employment Discrimination, Victim Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation, Sex Discrimination |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $8,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christian J. Petronelli, Mitchel D. Vanderpool of Petronelli Law Group, PC |
| Case: | Byer v. City of La Palma |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination, Victim Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
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