Employee legal results obtained for Stephen M. Murphy law offices. We list our verdicts, settlements and judgments for cases won in San Francisco, the Bay Area and throughout California.
Sexual Harassment Legal verdicts, settlements & Judgments
- $700,000 verdict for two female employees of the United States Postal Service who were sexually harassed by their supervisor
- $700,000 judgment for emotional distress damages and attorney's fees for a female employee of the San Francisco Housing Authority who was sexually harassed by her female boss
- $350,000 pre-litigation settlement for female marketing assistant who resigned after repeated sexual advances by her supervisor
- $260,000 verdict for a paralegal who was sexually harassed by her attorney boss
- $210,000 total settlement for two men in two different cases who were sexually harassed by their female bosses
Discrimination Legal verdicts, settlements & Judgments
- $650,000 settlement for 58 year old IT manager replaced after 25 years by a younger, less experienced employee
- Confidential settlement for woman denied employment by major high tech firm after disclosing her pregnancy during job interview
Family Medical Leave/Disability Discrimination Legal verdicts, settlements & Judgments
- $6,500,000 verdict for MediCal caseworker denied accommodation by County of Sonoma for mental disability of agoraphobia
- $1,679,001 verdict for juvenile correctional officer removed from position by County of Lake due to physical disability.
- $1,000,000 settlement for dispatcher fired after disclosing he suffered from Parkinson's disease
- $750,000 settlement for in-house patent attorney of pharmaceutical company terminated upon return from FMLA leave due to ankle fracture
- $750,000 settlement for male FedEx courier terminated for taking time off to treat severe gastroenteritis
- $650,000 settlement for IT worker of public college fired after suffering work-related physical injury
- $475,000 settlement for female employee of public entity denied leave to treat breast cancer
- $382,000 verdict for FedEx ramp agent fired after taking medical leave for longer period than allowed by company policy.
- $270,000 settlement for male laborer of large flooring company who was fired after suffering on-the-job injury
- $250,000 verdict for 34 year old female FedEx courier terminated for taking time off to care for severe menstrual cramps
- $200,000 pre-litigation settlement for female employee of large corporation fired while undergoing drug rehabilitation
- Confidential settlement, including reinstatement, for male housekeeper at Bay Area hospital fired after taking sick leave
Wrongful Termination Legal verdicts, settlements & Judgments
- $2,000,000 verdict for casino dealer who was sexually harassed and fired when she complained. A Sonoma County jury awarded Shannen De La Cruz over $2 million for sexual harassment and retaliation, including $1.5 in punitive damages, arising from her employment as a dealer at the 101 Casino in Petaluma. Ms. De La Cruz claimed her supervisor made offensive comments including regularly telling her she had a nice rack and showing her a Levitra pen that folded out like an erect penis.
- $925,000 binding arbitration award for veteran salesman for Prudential Insurance fired without cause
- $572,500 total settlement for four employees of major energy company who accepted employment based on false promises about the company's economic viability and then were laid off
- $385,000 verdict for 48-year-old former director of clinical resource management for St. Luke's Hospital who was fired after reporting unlawful conduct
- $385,000 pre-litigation settlement for payroll clerk who was fired after requesting disability leave
- $312,000 settlement for 45-year-old woman denied a promotion that went to a 28-year-old less experienced woman
- $120,000 verdict for saleswoman at Levitz Furniture who was fired for complaining about sexual harassment by a coworker
