Long-time sports columnist for LA Times with national reputation claims he was discriminated against, constructively terminated. Judge later grants motion for JNOV, reduces verdict to zero.
Case Name: Simers v. Tribune Company
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, November 04, 2015
Plaintiff's accommodation for carpal tunnel syndrome is ignored by new supervisor after the accommodation was in place for five years. Motion for $3.5 million in attorney fees is pending.
Case Name: Maggy Huerta v. Pacesetter, Inc., dba St. Jude Medical
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, August 20, 2015
Waitress is terminated after pregnancy-related leave. She came back to find that her friend, the chef, had been terminated and she allegedly did not get along with the new chef.
Case Name: Saavedra v. Bonanza Inn Hotel
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, September 25, 2014
Sales exec says he brought in business but did not get paid; employer goes bankrupt and plaintiff proceeds on alter ego theory against primary stockholder.
Case Name: Silvestro v. NLP International Corporation, et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Corporate controller claims Playboy asked for accounting entry that violated Sarbanes-Oxley Act; when she refused they retaliated against her and later wrongfully terminated her employment.
Case Name: Catherine A. Zulfer v. Playboy Enterprises Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, March 04, 2014
