Westlake Village, CA
Employment and labor Lawyer at Westlake Village, CA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Sexual Harassment ... +5 more
OUTCOME: $8.5M court-approved class action settlement
This was a class action lawsuit involving the failure to pay construction workers for all the time they worked, including travel time, set up time, and administrative time. We recovered $8.5M for a cl ... ass consisting of over 3,000 commercial construction installers throughout Northern, Central, and Southern California.
OUTCOME: Favorable binding arbitration decision
These cases involved alleged sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation by a prominent physician. The Kim Lomeli matter did not settle and went to binding arbitration before a former federal co ... urt judge, and resulted in a favorable verdict of unlawful retaliation.
OUTCOME: Favorable Jury Trial Verdict
This was a 29-day jury trial involving alleged religious, age, and national origin discrimination. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the employer, except as to the harassment claim. On appeal, ... the appellate court reversed the trial court on the harassment claim and the result was a complete victory for the defendant.
OUTCOME: Recovered over $300K from Edison
This was an inverse condemnation case in which the power company failed to maintain the required clearance around the utility power poles. Consequently, the power company was liable for the property d ... amaged by a power burn fire.
OUTCOME: Successful summary judgment motion
This was an alleged gender discrimination class action against GTE. The case was successfully dismissed through a motion for summary judgment, and affirmed on appeal, 999 F. Supp. 1312 (CD Cal. 1996), ... 141 F.3d 1173 (9th Cir. 1998).
OUTCOME: Favorable Jury Trial Verdict
This was a jury trial in which nonsuit was granted dismissing the claims of age discrimination and harassment, and alleged breach of contract and wrongful termination.
OUTCOME: Favorable Trial Verdict
This was a two-day bench trial before a federal court Judge that involved alleged civil rights violations.
OUTCOME: Favorable Settlements
Successful resolution of individual harassment claims, and class action wage claim involving over 2,000 grocery store workers