Top 20 Civil Rights Violation Settlements in California in 2025
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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 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 - 10 | |
| Visit: | Top 10 Civil Rights Violation Settlements in California in 2025 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $10,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter L. Kaufman, Wyatt Vespermann, Brian J. Panish of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; Jack H. Anthony of Law Offices of Jack H. Anthony |
| Case: | J.G., et al. v. County of San Bernardino |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Murder, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adante De Pointer, Patrick M. Buelna of Pointer & Buelna, LLP |
| Case: | Green v. City of San Jose |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Police Negligence, Bodily Injury |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin S. Conlogue, Ashley M. Conlogue of Conlogue Law LLP; Thomas S. Feher of Feher Law, APC |
| Case: | Brownlee v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Los Angeles as Defendant, Bodily Injury |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $6,130,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric C. Rassbach, Mark L. Rienzi, Laura Wolk Slavis, Jordan T. Varberg, Amanda G. Dixon, Richard C. Osborne of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty; Paul D. Clement, Erin E. Murphy, Matthew D. Rowen of Clement & Murphy PLLC |
| Case: | Frankel, et al. v. Regents of The Univ. of CA, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Religious Discrimination, School Safety, First Amendment Violation, Harassment |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $5,354,260.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maronel Barajas, Anna Rivera of Barajas & Rivera, APC; Robert Borrelle, Lindsay Appell, Leah J. Kang, Melinda R. Bird of Disability Rights California; Dan L. Stormer, David C. Washington of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP |
| Case: | C.B. v. Moreno Valley Unif. Sch. Dist., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, School Safety, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Failure to Accommodate, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sarvenaz Bahar of Bahar Law Office |
| Case: | Mardani, et al. v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Government Negligence, Inverse Condemnation, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Property Rights, Negligent Maintenance, Real Estate, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Los Angeles as Defendant, Bodily Injury |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Greg L. Kirakosian of Kirakosian Law, APC; Dale K. Galipo of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| Case: | Marquez, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant, Bodily Injury |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas S. Feher, Stephen Wiard of Feher Law, APC |
| Case: | Terminated Plaintiff v. Employer |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Harassment, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,735,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shawn A. McMillan of The Law Offices of Shawn A. McMillan, APC; Tiffany T. Chung of Law Offices of Tiffany Chung |
| Case: | Gatlin, et al. v. Contra Costa County, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Parental Rights, Children's Rights, Inadequate Care, Failure to Protect, Failure to Accommodate, Survival Action, Bedside Neglect, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Sepsis Injury, Injured Minor |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $3,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Romano, Susan Champion of Stanford Law School; Nick Brustin, Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann, Amelia Green, Annie Sloan, Grace Paras of Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger, LLP; Michael G. Freedman, Ashwini Mate of The Freedman Firm |
| Case: | Saldana v. Sowders, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Wrongful Conviction, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Police Misconduct, False Evidence, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Los Angeles as Defendant |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $3,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Burton of The Law Offices of John Burton |
| Case: | Gilbert, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Los Angeles as Defendant, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
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| Visit: | Top 50 Civil Rights Violation Settlements in California in 2025 |