The numbers below are what happened to defendants who bet we wouldn’t.
10
CASES TRIED TO VERDICT
10
PLAINTIFF WINS
18x
COMBINED MULTIPLE OF DEFENSE’S OFFERS
$10.6M
RECOVERED BY VERDICT OR AWARD
A note on exposure
California’s employment statutes (FEHA, CFRA, Labor Code § 1102.5, Labor Code § 218.5, PAGA) contain mandatory attorney’s fee-shifting provisions. In every employment verdict below, the court ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff’s counsel in addition to the compensatory award — frequently 2× to 4× the jury’s damages figure.
Discrimination & Failure to Accommodate
2025
Defense’s Highest Offer: $250,000 12x
JURY VERDICT
$3,000,000
Failure to accommodate
2023
Defense’s Highest Offer: $40,000 27x
ARBITRATION AWARD
$1,100,000
Associational discrimination
2013
Defense’s Highest Offer: $0 No Offer
JURY VERDICT
$493,000
Disability discrimination
2019
Defense’s Highest Offer: $0 No Offer
JURY VERDICT
$420,000
Disability discrimination
Harassment, Retaliation & Wrongful Termination
2024
Defense’s Highest Offer: $125,000 16x
JURY VERDICT
$2,000,000
Sexual harassment
2020
Defense’s Highest Offer: $50,000 24x
JURY VERDICT
$1,220,000
Constructive discharge
2023
Defense’s Highest Offer: $20,000 30x
JURY VERDICT
$598,000
Whistleblower retaliation
2016
Defense’s Highest Offer: $0 No Offer
JURY VERDICT
$510,000
Pregnancy-leave retaliation
Wage & Hour and Commercial
2020
Defense’s Highest Offer: $15,000 54x
JURY VERDICT
$814,000
Breach of commercial contract
2023
Defense’s Highest Offer: $80,000 6x
JURY VERDICT
$478,000
Wage/hour violations
NOTABLE SETTLEMENTS
Beyond verdicts, we have negotiated pretrial and trial settlements across employment, premises, products, and personal-injury matters ranging from $400,000 to $10,500,000. View notable settlements →
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different. The facts, the evidence, the applicable law, the venue, opposing counsel, and countless other factors can produce dramatically different outcomes in cases that may otherwise appear similar. If you are considering whether to retain our firm, we invite you to contact us for a confidential consultation about the specifics of your matter. Attorney advertising.