Mari Newman and Andy McNulty have a long and proven record of winning for employees.
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Sandra Simmons v. General Steel
A Jefferson County jury awarded Mari Newman’s client over $1.4 million after she was fired for opposing her employer’s illegal practices. The judge was so outraged by the employer’s conduct that he doubled the jury’s punitive damages verdict. The total verdict was approximately $2.6 million.
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Robert Wunder v. Echo Bay Mines
Mari Newman and co-counsel secured a jury award of nearly $1.2 million in a case of fraudulent inducement of employment and failure to pay wages. The jury awarded $557,000 in actual economic losses, and even though our our client received a severance payment upon his termination of nearly $580,000, the jury awarded an additional $557,000 in punitive damages.
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Sandye Whittaker v. Aspen Land
Mari Newman and her team secured a judgment of over $2.2 million in a case in Denver District Court against her former employer. Ms. Whitaker brought claims including fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel after she was induced to enter into an employment agreement in reliance on fraudulent misrepresentations, and was then fired.
Fair wages for exotic dancers.
Through a series of large multi-plaintiff lawsuits, Mari Newman has taken on strip clubs in Colorado and across the county for not fairly paying performers. In addition to significant monetary settlements for the dancers, Mari has won important rulings with national industry-wide impact. Mari has achieved multiple landmark wins in Mason v. Fantasy, LLC and Santich v. VCG Holding Corp.
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John Roe v. QRS Healthcare
Mari Newman negotiated a settlement of $800,000 against an employer that disclosed her client’s private medical information, and then fired him for objecting to that improper disclosure.
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John Doe v. ABC Construction
Mari Newman and her team secured a $450,000 settlement for an employee fired because of his age.
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James Brill v. Correctional Healthcare Companies
Jail Medical Director, James Brill, was fired in retaliation for his honest testimony in a case involving an inmate who received inadequate medical care after suffering a stroke in jail. Mari Newman and co-counsel sued the jail and its medical provider for putting profits over people, and silencing a man who spoke out to protect inmate health. The case settled for a confidential amount.
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Jane Doe v. ABC Hotel Management Corp.
Mari Newman and her team obtained a settlement of nearly $300,000 for a young woman fired after she notified her employer, a hotel management company, of her pregnancy.
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Jane Roe v. XYZ School District
Mari Newman obtained a $220,000 settlement on behalf of a school administrator who was forced to resign because of the school district’s refusal to promote qualified women of color to high-level administrative positions.
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Dorothy Seal v. Emily Griffith Technical College
Emily Griffith Technical College fired Dorothy Seal after exercised her legal right to take family medical leave. Mari Newman and Andy McNulty sued on her behalf, and secured a settlement of $150,000 plus significant non-monetary consideration.
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John Doe v. ABC Auto Part Store
Mari Newman and Andy McNulty secured a settlement of $150,000 for an employee of an auto parts store who was fired because of his age.
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John Doe v. ABC Property
Mari Newman secured a settlement of $512,500 on behalf of a manager asserting claims of disability discrimination.
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Keith Bonati v. Wilbanks Resource Group
Mari Newman and co-counsel won an arbitration on behalf of their client who had been wrongfully terminated. Mari again prevailed when the employer tried to appeal the judgement. Ultimately, the Colorado Court of Appeals not only confirmed the arbitrator’s award, but added additional amounts for interest for a total judgment of over $250,000.
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Jane Doe v. XYZ Corp
Mari Newman negotiated a pre-litigation settlement of $595,000 for a woman who alleged she was fired because of her age and race.
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John Roe v. LMN Financial
Mari Newman negotiated a settlement of $400,000 on behalf of her client who was fired for blowing the whistle regarding fraudulent loans.
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Jane Roe v. QRS Financial Employer
Mari Newman and co-counsel negotiated a $300,000 settlement for a woman fired by her employer in order to avoid payment of earned commissions.