Carmel -by-the-Sea, CA
Employment and labor Lawyer at Carmel -by-the-Sea, CA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Discrimination ... +2 more
OUTCOME: The case resulted in a defense verdict rendered within 2 hours of sending the case to the jury.
This was a two-week jury trial in federal district court in Kansas City. Ms. Ford Represented the employer. It was an age discrimination case involving the discharge of the salesman for poor performan ... ce. (Federal District Court Kansas City, Missouri)
OUTCOME: After a month-long trial all twelve jurors found for the defendant within four hours. (State Court, California)
This was a jury trial in a disability discrimination case pursuant to California law tried in San Francisco. The plaintiff sought over two million dollars in actual damages and punitive damages. Repre ... sented the employer
OUTCOME: The majority of the case was dismissed on a motion for summary judgment and the single remaining claim was settled for less than $5,000.
Ms Ford defended an employer in a case claiming discrimination on the basis of a disability and retaliation for having filed a workers’ compensation claim. (State Court, Colorado)
OUTCOME: Jury verdict for the defense upheld on appeal
Member of defense team in a case alleging that an employee had been discharged in order to prevent her from obtaining long-term disability benefits, a form of discrimination actionable under ERISA. Sh ... e also claimed that her discharge was retaliation for filing a workers compensation claim. Ms Ford represented the employer on appeal to the 10th Circuit. (Federal District Court in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.)
OUTCOME: The case was dismissed on a motion for summary judgment.
Ms. Ford represented the airline in an action by a former flight attendant claiming her discharge was discrimination on the basis of religion. (Federal District Court, Nebraska)
OUTCOME: Confidential resolved by agreement to the satisfaction of all parties
Represented two employees in an age and gender discrimination case in federal court. (Federal District Court, San Jose CA)
OUTCOME: The resulted in the largest award of general and punitive damages in a sex harassment case up to that time. The case was appealed and the decision was affirmed by the California Court of Appeals and the California Supreme Court.
Landmark case. Ms Ford was on the three-member trial team which represented three waitresses who sued their former union leader for egregious sex discrimination and sexual harassment. Among other alleg ... ations, multiple third party witnesses testified that the union leader had tried to force them into prostitution as a condition of getting and keeping union jobs. (California Superior Court, Oakland, CA)
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