Personal Injury Law

$4.4 Million Discrimination Verdict Set Aside by Washington Court
In November 2007, a jury in Seattle awarded $4.4 million to Melissa Sheffield in a discrimination lawsuit. Sheffield sued her former employer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., for retaliation after she complained of sexual orientation harassment, and she also claimed...

Jury Awards Ex-Kelly Employee $6.5 Million for Religious Discrimination
A former Kelly Services employee, Lynn Noyes, was awarded $6.5 million by a Sacramento federal jury on Friday after suing the company for reverse religious discrimination. She argued that a less qualified employee earned the manager position that she was seeking because he was a member of

RI Jury Awards $2 Million for Medical Malpractice
PROVIDENCE ? A jury has awarded $2 million to a Warwick, RI, man who claimed he suffered brain damage due to substandard care after open heart surgery at Rhode Island Hospital. A Superior Court jury awarded him $2 million following nearly two days of deliberation and a 19-day trial, according to this Providence Journal report...

Plaintiff Lawyer Awarded $600 per hour in Employment Discrimination Case
A plaintiff's lawyer, yes a plaintiff's lawyer, has been awarded $600 per hour in legal fees incurred in a discrimination case. The lawyer is Kathleen Peratis of Outten & Golden , which is probably the premier plaintiffs side law firm...

Man Earns Nearly $47 Million for NOT Firing Employees
An Ohio jury awarded $46.7 million to a former general manager of Republic Services, a waste collection company, after it found he was wrongfully fired. Ronald Luri was asked to fire three employees, all over the age of 60, and he refused, arguing that doing so would constitute age discrimination...

San Diego Teacher Awarded $1 Million in Discrimination Lawsuit
On December 11, 2007, a former Chula Vista third grade teacher won a judgment of more than $1 million after a jury decided that she had been fired due to becoming pregnant. Danielle Coziahr was a third grade teacher at Silver Wing Elementary School in Otay Mesa from 2004-06...

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability

Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin

Breast Cancer Patient Awarded $8.1 Million in Discrimination Case
Breast Cancer Patient Awarded $8.1 Million in Discrimination Case

Age Discrimination Suit Settled for $8.75 Million
Age Discrimination Class Action Settled for $8.75 Million

$40 Million Awarded in SUV Rollover Lawsuit
$40 Million Awarded in SUV Rollover Lawsuit

Family of Car Accident Awarded $35 Million
Family of Car Accident Awarded $35 Million

Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.4 Million
Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.5 Million

Pedestrian Injured by Taxi Awarded $1 Million
Pedestrian Injured by Taxi Awarded $1 Million