Top 50 Civil Rights Violation Verdicts in the United States in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 civil rights violation 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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| Visit: | Top 20 Civil Rights Violation Verdicts in the United States in 2025 |
| 21 | |
| 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 |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $15,007,508.45 |
| Case: | Estate of Jensen v. Duchesne Cnty., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Prison Negligence, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Death in Custody, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Ryan B. Hancey, Adam L. Grundvig of Kesler & Rust |
| State: | Utah |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $13,655,263.00 |
| Case: | Benson v. Service Corp. Int'l, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Economic Loss, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Reputational Harm, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. DePaul of DePaul Law, Inc. |
| State: | California |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $13,100,000.00 |
| Case: | Monroy, et al. v. County of Riverside, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Torts, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Kaveh Navab of Navab Law, APC; Houman Sayaghi of West Coast Trial Lawyers APLC |
| State: | California |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $13,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Payne v. City of Houston, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Police Misconduct, Negligent Torts, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Car v. Car Accidents, Police Vehicle Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | James E. Sherry, Carl L. Evans, Jr. of McCathern PLLC d/b/a McCathern, Shokouhi, Evans; Benjamin L. Crump, Paul A. Grinke, Aaron Dekle of Ben Crump Law, PLLC |
| State: | Texas |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $11,500,000.00 |
| Case: | Mohamed v. Society for Human Resource Mgmt |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Ariel B. DeFazio of Lowrey Parady Lebsack, LLC; Hunter A. Swain of Swain Law, LLC |
| State: | Colorado |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Downey v. Massachusetts Dep't of State Police |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion, Employment Discrimination, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Leonard H. Kesten, Erica L. Brody of Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten, LLP |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Lakey v. Taylor, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Negligence in Employment, Wrongful Death, Police Brutality, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Steven J. Terrill, J. Spencer Bryan of Bryan & Terrill Law |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Cummins v. NCPD, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Economic Loss, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey L. Hogue, Tyler L. Belong of Hogue + Belong Law |
| State: | California |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $9,233,836.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Gold v. California Highway Patrol, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Torts, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Torts, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey S. Walker, Walter H. Walker, III of Walker, Hamilton & Kearns, LLP |
| State: | California |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $9,150,000.00 |
| Case: | Rogerson v. Power Integrations |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Disability Harassment, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Tanya Gomerman, Ashely Pellouchoud of Gomerman | Bourn & Associates |
| State: | California |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $8,719,024.00 |
| Case: | Glover v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Police Misconduct, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Police Negligence, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | James D. Montgomery, Jr. of Montgomery Law Firm LLC |
| State: | Illinois |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $8,685,192.00 |
| 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 |
| Attorneys: | David R. Sugden of Call & Jensen; Geoffrey C. Chackel of Chackel Law |
| State: | California |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $8,400,000.00 |
| Case: | Byer v. City of La Palma |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination, Victim Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Christian J. Petronelli, Mitchel D. Vanderpool of Petronelli Law Group, PC |
| State: | California |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Sheikhibrahim v. Seattle Sch. Dist. No. 1 |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, National Origin Discrimination, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, School Safety, Brain Injury, Negligent Hiring, Psychological Injury, Negligent Training, Children's Rights, Failure to Protect, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Gregory A. McBroom, Mathew S. Ramsey of Smith McBroom PLLC; Lara Hruska, Kaitlin Leifur-Masterson of Cedar Law PLLC |
| State: | Washington |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $7,250,000.00 |
| Case: | Goodrum v. City of Alexandria |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Promote, Employment Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | Joshua Erlich, Katherine L. Herrmann of The Erlich Law Office PLLC |
| State: | Virginia |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $6,863,355.00 |
| Case: | Butner, et al. v. Massachusetts State Police |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Promote, Employment Discrimination, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Lisa Brodeur-McGan, Katharine E. Shove-Harrington, Danielle L. McGan of Brodeur-McGan, P.C. |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $6,789,000.00 |
| Case: | City of Los Angeles and LAPD |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Retaliation, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, First Amendment Violation, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Failure to Accommodate, Negligent Torts, Negligent Retention, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Nerve Injury, Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Peter L. Carr, IV, Na'Shaun L. Neal, Lauren K. McRae of PLC Law Group, APC |
| State: | California |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Case: | West v. BNSF Ry. Co. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Grube, Karen Orehoski of Grube Orehoski, PLLC; Nicholas D. Thompson, Kathryn E. Averwater of Casey Jones Law Firm |
| State: | Washington |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Rogers v. Board of Trustees of California State University |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Victim Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation, Sex Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | David M. deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm, APC; Andrew H. Friedman of Helmer Friedman, LLP; Courtney Abrams Lee of Courtney Abrams, PC |
| State: | California |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Chavez v. California Highway Patrol, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Torts, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Christian M. Contreras, Humberto M. Guizar of Guizar, Henderson & Carrazco LLP; Setareh Panah of Law Offices of Ramin R. Younessi APLC |
| State: | California |
| 39 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Davis v. Merck & Co. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Michael H. Sussman of Sussman & Associates |
| State: | New York |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $5,074,820.00 |
| Case: | Coates, et al. v. The Bd. of Cnty. Comm'rs for the Cnty. of Adams |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Economic Loss, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, First Amendment Violation, Political Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Felipe Bohnet-Gomez, Iris Halpern, Siddhartha H. Rathod, Virginia Hill Butler of Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC |
| State: | Colorado |
| 41 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Stephenson v. State of California, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Torts, Vicarious Liability, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Highway Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Cooper Alison-Mayne of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo |
| State: | California |
| 41 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Kniffen v. East Wenatchee Water District |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Loss of Opportunity |
| Attorneys: | Beth B. Bloom, Beth Kidd of Bloom Law, PLLC; Matt J. O’Laughlin, Amy K. Maloney of Maloney O'Laughlin PLLC |
| State: | Washington |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $4,654,138.00 |
| Case: | Chavez v. Schlumberger Tech. Corp. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Employment Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | J. Bernard Alexander, III of Alexander Morrison + Fehr, LLP; Eric A. Panitz of Panitz Law Group APC |
| State: | California |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $4,507,218.44 |
| Case: | Randy Rangel v. City of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Protected Activity Retaliation, Los Angeles as Defendant, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Tamar G. Arminak of Arminak Law, APC; Eugene Patterson Harris of Law Offices of Pat Harris APC |
| State: | California |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $4,050,000.00 |
| Case: | Reiff v. Setty, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Eye Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan R. Marko, Michael L. Jones of Marko Law PLLC |
| State: | Michigan |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $4,025,000.00 |
| Case: | Ahmad v. New York University, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Employment Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | Alexander Cabeceiras, Ian M. Bryson of Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC |
| State: | New York |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Lieberenz v. Wilson, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Death in Custody, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Sean M. Dormer, Amy N. Rogers, Timothy M. Garvey, Gregory D. Bentley of Dormer Harpring, LLC; J. Spencer Bryan of Bryan & Terrill Law |
| State: | Colorado |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Snookal v. Chevron USA Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | Dolores Y. Leal, Olivia Flechsig of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg |
| State: | California |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Jane Doe v. Voudy |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Personal Injury, Retaliation, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Negligent Torts, Sexual Battery, Employment Discrimination, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Sexual Assault & Battery, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Adriana Alcalde of Eisenberg & Baum, LLP; Tonja Haddad Coleman of Tonja Haddad, P.A. |
| State: | Florida |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $3,986,225.00 |
| Case: | Kim v. Jeong, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, Wage & Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Unpaid Wages, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | David I. Paek, James K. Beck of Law Offices of David I. Paek |
| State: | California |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $3,800,000.00 |
| Case: | Gluck, et al. v. County of Los Angeles |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Eye Injury, Negligent Torts, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Carl E. Douglas, Jamon R. Hicks, Noel A. Arreola, Jeremy E. Galloway of Douglas Hicks Law, APC |
| State: | California |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $3,625,295.50 |
| Case: | Trantham v. Socoper, Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Invasion of Privacy, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Jason C. Odom of Jason C. Odom, LLC; Heather N. Leonard of Heather Leonard PC |
| State: | Alabama |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Case: | Campos, et al. v. County of Orange, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Wrongful Death, Denial of Medical Care, Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Failure to Protect, Failure to Train, Death in Custody, Negligent Torts, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Christian M. Contreras of The Christian Contreras Firm, PLC; Humberto M. Guizar of Law Offices of Humberto Guizar APC |
| State: | California |
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