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Number 1 Settlement - Racial Harassment - TopVerdict.com
Number 1 Settlement - Military Discrimination - TopVerdict.com
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Selected Settlements and Verdicts Obtained by Lyon Law

(Past results are not a prediction or guarantee regarding the outcome of your matter.)

$1,170,000 Sexual harassment - jury verdict
$1,000,000 Age related disability termination
$875,000 Age related disability termination
$790,000 Age related disability termination
$730,000 Age related disability termination
$706,000 Race harassment
$660,000 Whistleblower retaliation and medical leave discrimination
$620,000 Race and sex harassment of multiple employees
$615,000 Sexual harassment and termination - jury verdict, punitive damages and attorney fee's award
$600,000 Mental disability discrimination
$590,000 Medical leave retaliation
$550,000 Whistleblower retaliation and age discrimination
$485,000 Military service discrimination
$475,000 Medical leave, age and race discrimination
$450,000 Medical leave, pregnancy & race discrimination
$450,000 Whistleblower retaliation
$450,000 FMLA/CFRA discrimination
$408,000 Sexual harassment - jury verdict
$400,000 FMLA Family Care Medical Leave Retaliation
$383,000 Sex related battery by boss – jury verdict including punitive damages
$352,000 Mental disability harassment and discrimination
$345,000 Termination for taking FMLA medical leave – settled after jury trial
$340,000 Termination for complaint of sexual harassment – arbitration award
$335,000 Sexual harassment
$325,000 Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave
$325,000 Breach of employment contract
$325,000 Age related disability termination
$320,000 Disability discrimination
$310,000 Mental condition harassment and discrimination
$300,000 Whistleblower retaliation
$290,000 Medical condition discrimination
$285,000 Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave
$281,000 Same-sex harassment
$280,000 Termination for needing medical leave and disability accommodations
$275,000 Sexual harassment
$275,000 Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave
$270,000 Medical leave termination
$268,000 Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave
$255,000 Family care medical leave retaliation
$255,000 Termination after disability leave – settlement after jury trial
$253,000 Race harassment
$250,000 Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave
$250,000 Sexual harassment
$250,000 Age harassment and discrimination
$250,000 Sexual harassment and retaliation
$250,000 Sexual harassment
$250,000 Age discrimination
$240,000 Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave
$235,000 Age related disability termination – settled on eve of jury trial
$230,000 Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave
$225,000 Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave
$225,000 Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave
$220,000 Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave
$220,000 Mental condition harassment and discrimination
$220,000 Race harassment and disability discrimination
$210,000 Same–sex harassment and battery by supervisor, with termination
$205,000 Medical leave retaliation
$200,000 Sexual harassment and invasion of privacy
$200,000 Pregnancy harassment and discrimination
$200,000 Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave
$200,000 Sexual orientation harassment and stress–disability discrimination
$200,000 Termination for exceeding 12 weeks’ FMLA medical leave
Court of Appeal Successes
  • Whistleblower Retaliation and Environmental Law: Killgore v. SpecPro Pro. Servs., LLC, 51 F.4th 973 (9th Cir. 2022); Westlaw.com; CaseText.com 2022
  • Disability Discrimination: Guzman v. NBA Automotive (2021) 68 Cal.App.5th 1109 California Court of Appeal; Westlaw.com; CaseText.com 2021
  • Race Harassment: Smith v. BP Lubricants (2021) 64 Cal.App.5th 138 California Court of Appeal; Westlaw.com; CaseText.com 2021
  • Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: Clark v. Superior Court of San Diego (Arthroscopic Laser Surgery Center) (2021) 62 Cal.App.5th 289 California Court of Appeal; Westlaw.com; CaseText.com 2021
  • Retaliation: Ferman v. Ferris Painting, Inc., No. B291666, 2020 WL 4047083 (Cal. Ct. App. July 20, 2020) Westlaw.com; CaseText.com 2020
  • Retaliation: American Meizhou Dongpo Holding, Inc. v. Olivas-Dean, 2019 WL 1748582 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 19, 2019) FindLaw.com; CaseText.com; Law.com 2019
  • Retaliation: Sorensen v. Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp., 786 F. App'x 652 (9th Cir. 2019) Westlaw.com; CaseText.com 2019
  • Santos v. Highland AL-MC GP, LLC, No. EDCV182374JGBKKX, 2019 WL 8167919 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2019) Westlaw.com 2019
  • Anti-SLAPP: Olivas-Dean v. Am. Meizhou Dongpo Grp., Inc., 2019 WL 3986192 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 23, 2019) Westlaw.com; CaseText.com 2019
  • Bejarano v. Internatinoal Paper Co., No. 1:13-CV-1859 AWI GSA, 2015 WL 13650898 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 13, 2015) Westlaw.com; CaseText.com 2015
  • Bankruptcy: Edwards v. Broadwater Casitas Care Ctr., LLC, 221 Cal. App. 4th 1300 (2013) California Court of Appeal; Westlaw.com; CaseText.com 2013
  • Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. United Radiant Tech. Am. Corp., 2005 WL 2669968 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 20, 2005) Westlaw.com 2005
  • First Amendment: Lam v. Ngo (2001) 91 Cal.App.4th 832 California Court of Appeal; CaseText.com; Law.com; FindLaw.com 2001
  • Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims: Carrasco v. Superior Ct. of San Bernardino Cnty., No. E080971, 2023 WL 4618538, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. July 19, 2023); Westlaw.com; CaseText.com
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