Top 10 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 labor & employment verdicts obtained in the United States in 2025. The list is composed of various types of cases that were tried to a verdict before a state or federal jury in the United States. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $138,002,000.00 |
| Case: | Doe 1, et al. v. Science Beauty Tech LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Breach of Contract, Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Personal Injury, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Sex Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | Todd F. Flood, Vincent J. Haisha of Flood Law PLLC; Zachary T. Runyan of Runyan Law Group |
| State: | Michigan |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $103,000,000.00 |
| 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 |
| Attorneys: | Justin W. Shegerian, Mahru Madjidi, Aaron Gbewonyo, Deepika Chandrashekar of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| State: | California |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $41,098,250.00 |
| Case: | Carmell v. Janet’s Ents., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Taylor E. Derosa, Gregory G. Rizio, Daren H. Lipinsky, Darren Pirozzi of Rizio Lipinsky Heiting, PC |
| State: | California |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $32,347,000.00 |
| 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 |
| Attorneys: | Carney R. Shegerian, Bryan Kirsh of Shegerian & Associates, Inc. |
| State: | California |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $27,500,000.00 |
| 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 |
| Attorneys: | David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; Brennan M. Hershey, Johnny Rundell of Hershey Law, P.C. |
| State: | California |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $27,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Granas v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | Gavin S. Barney, Anthony S. Petru of Hildebrand, McLeod & Nelson, LLP; James H. Kaster, Lucas J. Kaster of Nichols Kaster, PLLP; Lindsey E. Krause of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP |
| State: | Oregon |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Joppy v. HCA-HealthONE LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Defamation, Hostile Work Environment, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Racial Harassment, Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer C. Robinson of Robinson & Associates Law Office, LLC |
| State: | Colorado |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $16,883,723.00 |
| Case: | Fischgrund v. CDCR |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Reputational Harm, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Lawrance A. Bohm, Andrew C. Kim of Bohm Law Group, Inc. |
| State: | California |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $15,796,611.96 |
| Case: | Kwok v. Genera Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Property Rights, Conversion, Labor & Employment |
| 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. |
| State: | California |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $15,115,724.00 |
| Case: | Davis v. Scott |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Failure to Promote, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Tiffany R. Cruz, Kevin C. Kostelnik of Cruz Law Firm, P.A.; Bobi J. Frank of Bobi J. Frank, P.A. |
| State: | Florida |
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