Top 50 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 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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| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Labor & Employment Verdicts in California in 2025 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $2,902,138.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Barber of Elite Trial Group; Lawrence J. Lennemann of Law Office of Lawrence J. Lennemann; John A. Girardi of Law Offices of John A. Girardi |
| Case: | Ramirez v. City of Santa Ana |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Abuse of Power, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $2,582,945.00 |
| Attorneys: | John David, Beheshta Kakar, Gevik Yenoki of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Nichols v. Jan Marini Skin Research, Inc. |
| Type: | Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation, Punitive Damages |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $2,020,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce C. Fox, Daniel McArdle Booker of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP; Chaka Okadigbo of HKM Employment Attorneys LLP |
| Case: | Lawson v. PPG Architectural Finishes Inc. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan P. LaCour of Employees First Labor Law PC; George Moschopoulos of The Law Office of George Moschopoulos, APC; Maria E. Minney of Minney Law |
| Case: | Dababneh v. DOJA, Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Punitive Damages, Sex Discrimination |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,906,016.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Barber of Elite Trial Group; Lawrence J. Lennemann of Law Office of Lawrence J. Lennemann; John A. Girardi of Law Offices of John A. Girardi |
| Case: | Smith v. County of Kings |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,315,024.00 |
| Attorneys: | Arya Rhodes, Alan I. Schimmel, Michael W. Parks, Ashtyne Cofer of Schimmel & Parks, APLC; Pouya B. Chami of Chami Law PC |
| Case: | Mann Sr. v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Retaliation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion, Failure to Promote, Los Angeles as Defendant, Workplace Retaliation |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,306,812.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Mark I. Lim, Adriana Burga, Arman Krpoyan of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Disney |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,120,562.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nancy L. Abrolat of Abrolat Law PC; Dawn M. Coulson of Epps & Coulson, LLP |
| Case: | Corprue v. City of Lawndale, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Failure to Accommodate, Failure to Promote, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Disability Harassment, Workplace Retaliation |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $993,166.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, John David, Adriana Burga of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Adamian v. Kaiser Found. Hosps. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $835,003.00 |
| Attorneys: | Laura M. Mazza, Kathryn L. Bain, Katherine A. Debski of Bain Mazza & Debski LLP |
| Case: | Employees v. Eye for Optical, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Invasion of Privacy, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Failure to Train, Negligent Torts, Punitive Damages |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $763,582.00 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Anthony Nguyen, Griselda S. Rodriguez of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Depto v. St. Paul the Apostle Church, et al. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrance A. Bohm, Kelsey K. Ciarimboli, Kyle A. Pruner, Chapman C. Chan of Bohm Law Group, Inc.; Steven M. Rubin of The Rubin Law Corporation; Brandon P. Ortiz of Ortiz Law Office, Inc. |
| Case: | Gate v. Auto-Chlor Sys. of Washington Inc. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 32 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Henry M. Lee of Henry Lee Law Office |
| Case: | Sklar v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Failure to Promote, Employment Discrimination, Los Angeles as Defendant |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $680,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cathryn G. Fund of JML Law, APLC |
| Case: | Trutanic v. Shahinaz Soliman Clinic Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation, Sex Discrimination |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $498,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rouben Varozian, Paul Tokar of BV Law Group, APLC |
| Case: | Shekerdemian v. Desai Holdings USA LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Employment Discrimination |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $339,812.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan Romero of Romero Law, APC |
| Case: | Naime v. IV Support Syst., Inc. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour Violation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Unpaid Wages, Workplace Retaliation |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John David, Justin W. Shegerian, G. David Galloway of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| Case: | Goldman v. Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Inc. |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $291,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cathryn G. Fund, Talya T. Deluya of JML Law, APLC |
| Case: | Clegg v. Blaine Labs. Inc. |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Sex Discrimination |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $255,116.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard G. Frenkel, Miriam Cabello, Charlotte H.N. Yeung, Thomas M. Marino of Latham & Watkins LLP |
| Case: | Moss Jr. v. City & Cty. of San Francisco |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $219,116.00 |
| Attorneys: | David R. Denis, Michael H. Chang of The Law Offices of David R. Denis, PC |
| Case: | Noel v. Cnty. of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $176,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Adrian Zamora of The Zamora Law Firm |
| Case: | Vasquez v. Mano Delivery Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd H. Harrison, Gerardo J. Sosa, Jennifer S. Baskaron of PLBH APC d/b/a Perona, Langer, Beck and Harrison |
| Case: | Villareal v. Pyramid Constr. & Aggregates Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| 42 - 50 | |
| Note: | Verdicts below $100,000 have not been included to the list. |