Verdicts & Settlements
$50+ Million in Verdicts and Settlements
95+% Success Rate
Selected Settlements and Verdicts Obtained by Lyon Law
(Past results are not a prediction or guarantee regarding the outcome of your matter.)
$1,170,000Sexual harassment – jury verdict | $1,000,000Age related disability termination | $875,000Age related disability termination |
$790,000Age related disability termination | $730,000Age related disability termination | $706,000Race harassment |
$660,000Whistleblower retaliation and medical leave discrimination | $620,000Race and sex harassment of multiple employees | $615,000Sexual harassment and termination – jury verdict, punitive damages and attorney fee’s award |
$600,000Mental disability discrimination | $590,000Medical leave retaliation | $550,000Whistleblower retaliation and age discrimination |
$485,000Military service discrimination | $475,000Medical leave, age and race discrimination | $450,000Medical leave, pregnancy & race discrimination |
$450,000Whistleblower retaliation | $450,000FMLA/CFRA discrimination | $408,000Sexual harassment – jury verdict |
$400,000FMLA Family Care Medical Leave Retaliation | $383,000Sex related battery by boss – jury verdict including punitive damages | $352,000Mental disability harassment and discrimination |
$345,000Termination for taking FMLA medical leave – settled after jury trial | $340,000Termination for complaint of sexual harassment – arbitration award | $335,000Sexual harassment |
$325,000Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave | $325,000Breach of employment contract | $325,000Age related disability termination |
$320,000Disability discrimination | $310,000Mental condition harassment and discrimination | $300,000Whistleblower retaliation |
$290,000Medical condition discrimination | $285,000Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave | $281,000Same-sex harassment |
$280,000Termination for needing medical leave and disability accommodations | $275,000Sexual harassment | $275,000Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave |
$270,000Medical leave termination | $268,000Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave | $255,000Family care medical leave retaliation |
$255,000Termination after disability leave – settlement after jury trial | $253,000Race harassment | $250,000Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave |
$250,000Sexual harassment | $250,000Age harassment and discrimination | $250,000Sexual harassment and retaliation |
$250,000Sexual harassment | $250,000Age discrimination | $240,000Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave |
$235,000Age related disability termination – settled on eve of jury trial | $230,000Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave | $225,000Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave |
$225,000Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave | $220,000Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave | $220,000Mental condition harassment and discrimination |
$220,000Race harassment and disability discrimination | $210,000Same–sex harassment and battery by supervisor, with termination | $205,000Medical leave retaliation |
$200,000Sexual harassment and invasion of privacy | $200,000Pregnancy harassment and discrimination | $200,000Termination in retaliation for taking medical leave |
$200,000Sexual orientation harassment and stress–disability discrimination | $200,000Termination 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
