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International Union v. Ray Haluch Gravel Inc.

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Following judgment in favor of plaintiff- employee benefit plan in an action to recover unpaid employee-related remittances allegedly due under a...

Esparza v. County of Los Angeles

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' suit alleging that they were improperly terminated or demoted when defendant's Board of Supervisors voted to dissolve the...

Castagna v. Luceno

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a discrimination action against defendant-employer, dismissal of plaintiff's state-law tort claims is affirmed, where: 1) as a matter of federal...

Sanchez v. Carmax Auto Superstores

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action, the trial court's denial of defendant-employer's motion to compel arbitration is reversed and remanded, where: 1)...

Lawson v. FMR LLC

Constitutional Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
The whistleblower protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 contained in 18 U. S. C. section 1514A include employees of a public ...

Meyers v. Board of Administration for the Federated City Employees

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Judgment in favor of defendant-Board in plaintiff's action challenging defendant's denial of his application for disability benefits is reversed and...

City of Oakland v. Oakland Police & Fire Retirement System

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment in favor of plaintiff-city in an action to determine how retirement benefits are calculated for members of defendant Oakland Police and Fire...

Robert v. Stanford University

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
The trial court's order requiring plaintiff to pay $100,000 in attorney's fees to defendant after defendant prevailed in plaintiff's action under the...

Escriba v. Foster Poultry Farms, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
Judgment in favor of defendant in an action brought by plaintiff under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act...

Matusick v. Erie County Water Authority

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment for plaintiff in an action alleging employment discrimination and harassment is: 1) affirmed in part, where plaintiff presented sufficient...