Some Examples of Verdicts and Settlements Achieved by Lawless & Lawless

Examples of Verdicts:

$5,000,000 Verdict. Defamation. Santa Clara. A high ranking employee of a high tech internet company was wrongly accused of submitting false timesheets for his assistant and was awarded over $5 million for defamation.  Trial Attorneys: Therese Lawless and Barbara Lawless

$3,500,000 Verdict. Section 1983 and Age Discrimination claims. Eastern District of California, Sacramento.  A long term government employee was forced out of her job by her boss after a long tenured successful career.  This verdict included one of the highest awards for emotional distress damages in a single plaintiff employment discrimination case in the country.  Trial Attorney: Therese Lawless

$1,500,000 Verdict. Breach of Contract. Sonoma. A package delivery driver turned manager was wrongfully terminated after having successfully moved up through the company.  Trial Attorney: Therese Lawless

$750,000 Verdict.  Sexual Harassment.  San Mateo.  A current employee of a hospital sued for sexual harassment on the job.  She remained employed throughout trial.  Trial Attorney: Therese Lawless

$500,000 Verdict. Sexual Assault. United States District Court, Northern District.  An employee of a resort was sexually assaulted by her boss who first denied any contact and then claimed it was consensual.   Trial Attorneys: Therese Lawless and Barbara Lawless

Examples of Settlements:

$8,000,000 Settlement. Age Discrimination; Breach of Contract.  Long term employee who moved into upper management was forced out of company for no apparent reason.

$1,150,000 Settlement. Defamation; Intentional Interference with Contractual Relations.  An employee of a company was wrongly accused of taking confidential information to his new employer.  New employer then terminated him.  Forensic testing revealed he was innocent.

$1,000,000 Settlement. Whistleblower.  Chief Financial Officer of Biotech Company complained about illegal financial activities at company and was terminated.

$950,000 Settlement. Disability/Family Leave.  Retail company subjected employees to an abusive and hostile environment which caused employees to become ill and take medical leave.  Company then retaliated against employees.

$550,000 Settlement. Sexual Harassment.  Secretary in law firm subjected to sexual harassment by attorney.

$545,000 Settlement. Age. Two long term employees of large Agribusiness Company who were allegedly terminated as part of a Reduction in Force sued for age discrimination when their job duties were assigned to younger, less experienced employees.

$500,000 Settlement. Mental Disability. Company harassed, discriminated against and failed to accommodate employee who was diagnosed with mental disabilities.

$450,000 Settlement. Sexual Orientation/Family Medical Leave. Gay employee was discriminated against based on sexual orientation and was retaliated against for exercising right to take family leave.