Dental assistant says she was repeatedly touched and otherwise harassed by the dentist; constructive termination when she refuses to go to Las Vegas for a second time.
Case Name: Juddy Olivares v. Sam Dason and Sam Daniel Dason DDS, A Professional Dental Corporation
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, February 25, 2016
Plaintiff claimed that he experienced a racially hostile work environment and was retaliated against by defendants after filing a race discrimination complaint with the City.
Case Name: Ronald El-Malik Curtis v. City of Oakland, Jennifer Ray, Joseph Torres, John Farrell and Gerald A. Simon
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, December 08, 2015
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
