San Ramon, CA
Employment and labor Lawyer at San Ramon, CA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
OUTCOME: $5.4 million arbitration award
Plaintiffs were sales representatives of Masimo Corporation who refused to sell a noninvasive hemoglobin monitor that they and the company knew to be wildly inaccurate and unreliable. They sued for co ... nstructive discharge and won one of the largest arbitration awards in California history, including $5 million in punitive damages, against Masimo Corporation.
OUTCOME: Settled prior to depositions for $230,000.00.
Officer Ortiz, a female police officer with the Town of Atherton, was subjected to verbal sexual harassment by the individual defendant over a period of several years. This verbal harassment culminate ... d in an episode in which the individual defendant physically grabbed the plaintiff. Plaintiff sustained a back injury while attempting to restrain the individual defendant. The individual defendant had a long, documented history of verbally sexually harassing other female employees. Officer reported the incident, which was captured on a security camera, to her employer, the Town of Atherton. Officer Ortiz also obtained a permanent restraining order from the San Mateo Superior Court against the individual defendant. Following Officer Ortiz's reports of harassment and the Superior Court's issuance of the restraining order, the Town of Atherton failed to take remedial measures toward the individual defendant. They retained him in his employment and provided him with "sensitivity training," which had already been provided to him previously in response to other sexual harassment complaints. To make matters worse, when Officer Ortiz tried to return to her police duties following her recovery from the attack, the Town of Atherton refused to accommodate Officer Ortiz's physical disabilities by offering her an open police position that did not require Officer Ortiz to wear a heavy officer's duty belt. The case settled before depositions commenced.
OUTCOME: Settled pre-trial for $1,750,000.00 and an apology
Plaintiff was subjected to sexual harassment and retaliation following her multiple complaints of sexual harassment. Plaintiff was ultimately terminated for pretextual reasons and accused of wrongdoin ... g by the company. After a year of litigation, the company settled the case for $1,750,000.00 and apologized to the Plaintiff for the treatment she suffered.
OUTCOME: Settled for $425,000.00
Plaintiff worked as a Sales Representative for a large pharmaceutical company in the United States. Plaintiff, who is also a type-1 diabetic, was terminated after he had a diabetic-related hypoglycemic ... event while with his supervisor, Confidential Defendant. The case settled just prior to trial.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Settled all of client's cases in a large, statewide, coordinated proceeding involving more than 500 claimants against more than 50 religious entities. Obtained settlement for client on very favorable t ... erms.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Obtained very favorable settlement for client in coordinated statewide clergy abuse litigation involving more than 100 claimants against dozens of religious entities.
OUTCOME: Bench trial-injunction/restitution for 65 tenants
Plaintiffs, for themselves and as representatives under Business & Professions Code section 17200, sued their landlord on behalf of 65 tenants in a multi-unit building in San Francisco, alleging that t ... he late fee clauses in their leases were illegal penalties pursuant to Civil Code section 1671(d). Following a bench trial of the section 17200 cause of action, Plaintiffs prevailed on all claims. Plaintiff's remaining claims for wrongful eviction and trespass to chattel were settled following the issuance of a Statement of Decision on the bench trial.
OUTCOME: Plaintiff's verdict, $1,812,000.00.
USDC N.D. Cal. jury trial. Plaintiff Computer Access Technology Corp. obtained a unanimous verdict for trade dress infringement in the amount of $1,812,000.00. Case settled post-verdict.
OUTCOME: Settled prior to trial for $275,000.
Plaintiff worked for a large, national bank as an account executive for the nothern California region. Plaintiff's supervisor terminated Plaintiff's employment as soon as Plaintiff informed him of his ... HIV positive status.
OUTCOME: Settled pre-trial for $62,000.00
Plaintiff was an administrative assistant who was misclassified as exempt from the overtime laws. Plaintiff worked substantial overtime hours and was not properly compensated for them.
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