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Tarle v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a case in which the defendants moved for summary judgment, the Court of Appeal holds that a party who fails to provide some oral or written...

McIntyre v. Sonoma Valley Unified School District

Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case in which a school teacher filed a petition for writ of mandate to compel a school district to reinstate her as a permanent tenured teacher,...

Neville v. County of Sonoma

Agriculture, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A petition for writ of mandate challenging the authority of a county board of supervisors to terminate the petitioner's employment as agriculture...

Alday v. Raytheon Co.

Class Actions, Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Sanctions
In a class action by retired employees under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act and section 502 of ERISA: 1) summary judgment to the...

Kerner v. Superior Court (Widom)

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In a wrongful termination action, the Court of Appeal holds that 1) the trial court had to conduct further proceedings to determine whether a witness...

Crowther v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In consolidated negligence actions under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) against two railroad defendants brought by a former employee, the...

People ex rel. Harris v. Sunset Car Wash, LLC

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a state action against a car wash, seeking to recover unpaid wages and penalties owed by a company that had operated a car wash at the same...

Fitzsimons v. California Emergency Physicians Medical Group

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) brought by a physician against a medical group of which she was a partner,...

Harman Mining Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, DOL

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a case in which an administrative law judge (ALJ) found that a man suffered disabling obstructive lung disease arising out of his work as a coal...

Cash v. Winn

Elder Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for overtime wages brought by an in-home caretaker who was not a licensed or trained nurse, judgment in favor of the plaintiff is reversed,...