Top 50 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 50 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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| Visit: | Top 20 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States in 2025 |
| 21 | |
| 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 |
| 22 | |
| 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 |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $6,308,774.00 |
| Case: | Trane U.S. Inc. v. Raymond, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Economic Loss, Intellectual Property Infringement, Property Rights, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, Conversion, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation |
| Attorneys: | Michaelle L. Baumert, Brock J. Pohlmeier, Kathryn J. Cheatle of Jackson Lewis P.C. |
| State: | Nebraska |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $6,150,000.00 |
| Case: | Rubin v. Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik LLP, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Reputational Harm, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Jason Solotaroff of Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson LLP; Milton L. Williams, Jr., Veronica Wayner of Walden Macht & Haran LLP |
| State: | New York |
| 25 (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 |
| 25 (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 |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $5,800,000.00 |
| Case: | Linskey v. University of California Regents, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Retaliation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Ivan Puchalt, Mark T. Quigley of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP |
| State: | California |
| 27 | |
| 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 |
| 28 | |
| 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 |
| 29 | |
| 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 |
| 30 | |
| 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 |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $4,409,000.00 |
| Case: | Richter v. City of North Port |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Marie A. Mattox, Brian Finnerty of Marie A. Mattox, PA |
| State: | Florida |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $4,400,000.00 |
| Case: | Avellan v. Methodist Hospitals of Dallas |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Protected Activity Retaliation |
| Attorneys: | Brian Sanford, Elizabeth Sanford, Yusuf Buttar of The Sanford Firm |
| State: | Texas |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $4,263,500.00 |
| Case: | Moskowitz v. ClearPlan LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Tortious Interference, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith |
| Attorneys: | H. James “Jim” Hartley, Patrick J. Hannon of Hartley Michon Robb Hannon |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $4,260,000.00 |
| Case: | Nahas v. Polk County, et al. |
| Type: | Defamation, Government Negligence, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Reputational Harm, Libel, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Danielle A.D. Anderson, Nicholas James Mauro, Michael J. Carroll of Carney & Appleby Law |
| State: | Iowa |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000.00 |
| Case: | Jane Doe v. DeAndre Cortez Way |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Personal Injury, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Intentional Torts, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Sexual Battery, Sexual Assault & Battery, Unpaid Wages |
| Attorneys: | Ronald L. Zambrano, David Navasartian, Neama Rahmani, H. Dean Aynechi of West Coast Trial Lawyers APLC |
| State: | California |
| 36 | |
| 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 |
| 37 (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 |
| 37 (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 |
| 38 | |
| 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 |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $3,750,000.00 |
| Case: | Mewawalla v. Middleman, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Fraud, Fraudulent Concealment, Labor & Employment, Reputational Harm, Unpaid Bonuses, Unpaid Wages |
| Attorneys: | Kate Sungeun Shin, Ekwan E. Rhow, Barr Benyamin, Brandon R. Teachout, Jonathan M. Jackson, Miri E. Gold, Oliver Rocos of Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks, & Nessim, LLP; Patrick R. Kitchin of Kitchin Legal, APC |
| State: | California |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $3,650,000.00 |
| Case: | Figueroa v. Mayflower Int'l Hotel Grp. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Hostile Work Environment, Personal Injury, Sexual Harassment, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages, Sex Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | Aaron B. Schweitzer, John Troy, Tiffany Troy of Troy Law PLLC |
| State: | New York |
| 41 | |
| 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 |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $3,274,807.81 |
| Case: | Mosby v. Reaves Law Firm PLLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Wrongful Demotion, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | William B. Ryan, Janelle C. Osowski of Donati Law, PLLC |
| State: | Tennessee |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $3,159,301.00 |
| Case: | Bisch v. Yolo Food Bank, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Defamation, Economic Loss, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Whistleblower Retaliation, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Reputational Harm, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Sanjiv N. Singh of Sanjiv N. Singh, APLC; Michael B. Indrajana of Indrajana Law Group, APLC |
| State: | California |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $3,150,000.00 |
| Case: | Debellis v. Yagishita |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Workplace Harassment, Harassment, Gross Negligence, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages, Shoulder Injury |
| Attorneys: | James D. DiPasquale of DiPasquale & Summers, LLP |
| State: | Hawaii |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $3,110,000.00 |
| Case: | Russo, et al. v. National Grid, USA |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Arthur Z. Schwartz of Advocates for Justice, Chartered Attorney |
| State: | New York |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $3,100,100.00 |
| Case: | Pliteq Inc., et al. v. Mostafa |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Intellectual Property Infringement, Conversion, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Kevin C. Kaplan, Jared W. Whaley of Coffey Burlington LLP |
| State: | Florida |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $3,100,000.00 |
| Case: | Williams v. Wicomico County |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Labor & Employment, Employment Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | Reuben W. Wolfson, Timothy M. Hartman of Smithey Law Group LLC; Levi S. Zaslow of Hijazi & Carroll; Joseph M. Fah of Fah Law Group, PC |
| State: | Maryland |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $3,025,000.00 |
| Case: | Miller v. County of Orange, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Hostile Work Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Emotional Distress, Workplace Sexual Harassment, Protected Activity Retaliation, Workplace Retaliation, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | John D. Barnett of Law Office of John D. Barnett; Bijan Darvish of Law Office of Bijan Darvish |
| State: | California |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Jones v. LAUSD |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Accommodate, Employment Discrimination |
| Attorneys: | Jared M. Irmas of Irmas Law APC; George Moschopoulos of The Law Office of George Moschopoulos, APC |
| State: | California |
| 49 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Al Omoush v. RZS Express LLC |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Work Accidents, Labor & Employment, Eye Injury, Negligent Torts, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Stroke Injury |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas Draugelis, Chandler Olah of Draugelis and Draugelis, PLLC |
| State: | Michigan |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $2,902,138.00 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| State: | California |
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| Visit: | Top 100 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States in 2025 |