Beverly Hills, CA
Employment and labor Lawyer at Beverly Hills, CA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Immigration, Car Accidents
OUTCOME: The Jury returned a unanimous defense verdict -12 to 0
Eli Kantor won a unanimous defense verdict for his client in a jury trial. The case involved a former employee who sued for pregnancy discrimination, wrongful termination and wage and hour violations.
OUTCOME: The jury returned a defense verdict,defeating Carnie Shegarian, one of the top plaintiff's attorneys in Los Angeles..
Eli Kantor won a defense verdict for his client, defendant Sokolobl Entertainment, defeating Carnie Shegarain, one of the top plaintiff's attorneys in Los Angeles. The Plaintiff, Joselito Torres, 42 ... , was an entertainment casting director who claimed he was terminated because of his Filipino accent. Specially, Torres claimed that MTV Networks induced his employer, Sokolobl Entertainment, to terminate him after just three weeks. Torres sued MTV and Sokolobl, alleging national origin discrimination. The defendants contended that the plaintiff's termination was the result of the poor quality of contestants he recruited for reality television shows. The defendants contended the plaintiff's national origin and accent had nothing to do with the termination.
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