Westlake Village, CA
Employment and labor Lawyer at Westlake Village, CA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Class Action ... +4 more
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement reached.
A female construction manager for a national home builder was sexually harassed and terminated for alleged misconduct after she complained. The employer failed to investigate the complaint and retained ... male employees who were accused of similar misconduct. Confidential settlement reached.
OUTCOME: Jury verdict
Lawsuit by two brothers against third brother for financial elder abuse of their elderly mother. Defendant-brother arranged for reverse mortgage on mother's home and induced mother to name him as agent ... under a power of attorney while aged mother was in failing health and susceptible to undue inluence. Defendant-brother used proceeds of reverse mortgage for installation of a swimming pool at his home, purchase of jewelry for his wife, wedding photos, travel, to purchase a truck for himself, to pay his daughter's rent a living expenses, and made several ATM cash withdrawals. Lawsuit also named notary public for unlicensed practice of law and negligence in connection with her death-bed drafting and acknowledgment of a quit claim deed conveying mother's home to defendant-brother. After mother's death, defendant' brother threw out the mother's last will and testament leaving her estate in equal shares to the three brothers. Jury verdict for plaintiffs for financial elder abuse and reconveyance of money and property to mother's estate plus attorney's fees. Confidential settlement with notary public.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement
Confidential settlement for several employees of a Sacramento technology firm who were not paid their wages and forced to sign settlement and release agreements to receive partial payments of wages owe ... d to them in violation of the California Labor Code.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement
Confidential settlement for manager of a landscape design who was not paid promised bonuses and commissions.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement
Confidential settlement for administrator of several nursing homes who was fired after complaining about illegal practices and regulatory violations.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement in excess of $1M
A confidential settlement in excess of $1M for several hundred financial analysts misclassified as exempt from overtime compensation.
OUTCOME: Court ordered reinstatement with back pay
A long-term San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff who was involved in a serious and debilitating on-duty vehicle accident was deemed permanently disabled from law enforcement under the Workers' Compensatio ... n Law but inconsistently deemed fit-for-duty by the San Joaquin County Employees' Retirement Association, resulting in discharge without any retirement benefits. The deputy's reinstatement with back pay and benefits was ordered following a petition for write of mandate under Code of Civil Procedure section 1085.