Current Cases and Select Results
Current Litigation
*Petrisor v Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Inc. - Disability Discrimination and Wrongful Termination Case (filed in 5/2013; Calaveras County Superior Court).
* Smith v JMK Ivestements - Retaliation for filing a workers compensation claim (Sacramento County Superior Court).
* Bessette v Wells Fargo Bank - Age and an disability discrimination case by a branch manager who was terminated at the age of 55 and was replaced by a significantly younger employee. (San Mateo County Superior Court, filed in 1/2013).
* Fowler v California Department of Healthcare Service - Disabiltiy discrimination and failure to accommodate a disability case, due to improperly classifying the Plaintiff as AWOL (absent without leave) and terminating her employment (Sacramento County Superior Court).
* Wright v. California Department of Corrections - Disabiltity discrimination and failure to accommodate a disabiltiy, where plaintiff was not allowed the opportunity to recover from a serioius foot injury and return to work with or without restrictions (Sacramento Superior Court).
* Tanoye v. AT&T Services - Disabiltiy discrimination and failure to accommodate (Sacramento County Superior Court).
* Pennington v Zurich American Insurance Company - Disability discrimination and failure to accommodate (Eastern District of California, Sacramento).
* Orio v Smartrise Engineering - retaliation and misclassification case / failure to pay overtime (Sacramento County Superior Court).
* Mangampat v Safeway Inc. - motor vehicle accident injury case (San Francisco County Superior Court).
* Rickman v St. Mary's Foundation - retaliation and defamation claim by a physician, whose staffing privileges were wrongfully revoked after he complained to the hospital management about various safety and patient care violations by his colleagues. (Contra Costa County Superior Court).
Select Recent Results
April 2013
* $88,000.00 settlement to an employee in a failure to a Modesto City Schools employee in a failure to accommodate disability case.
*$85,000.00 settlement and withdrawal of AWOL (absent without leave notice) to a State Employee who was terminated while on extended disability leave.
* Job reinstatement with seniority briding to a technician of a major nationwide telecommunications company who was terminated while on extended disability leave in connection with a traumatic off-the-job injury.
* $25,000.00 settlement to Solano County employee (FMLA interference).
January - February 2013
* Confidential settlement and job reinstatement in a gender discrimination case against a San Francisco based social media company.
* 85,000.00 award in an overtime claim to an inside sales representative of industrial office equipment (binding arbitration; Merced County).
November - 2012
*$115,000 settlement and full reinstatement to a professor at a private college who was wrongfully terminated before returning to work from approved FMLA leave.
September - October 2012
* $100,000.00 UM policy limits demand in a motor-vehicle accident involving upper back and neck injury as well as whiplash.
* $25,000.000 settlement in an employment dispute against a major coffee chain
* $72,500.00 settlement of an overtime compensation claim at the Deparment of Labor (Contra Costa County).
* Reversal of the denial of unempoyment benefits and a $6,400.00 overpayment at the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Boar
July - August 2012
* 2-year pay severance to an older employee of a medium size marketing company in South Bay.
* Full backpay and reinstatement to an airline mechanic who was retaliated for complaining about a safety violation.
* $145,000 settlement to a registered nurse of a Sacramento hospital on a challenging claim for whistleblower retlaiation and FMLA interference.
* $30,000 mediation settlement to a driller in a disability discrimination case; Solano County Sup. Court.
February - May 2012
* $125,000 - pre-arbitration settlement to an IT engineer who was misclassified and treated as a contractor when he was likely an employee.
* $89,000 - pre-trial settlement an age discrimination case arising out of discriminatory lay-off of a marketing manager.
* $175,000 - early mediation settlement to a registered nurse in a disabiltiy discrimination claim.
December 2011
* $165,000 pre-arbitration settlement in an age discrimination case against a medium size marketing company in South Bay.
October 2011
* A salary in the amount of one year compensation plus medical benefits is negotiated to a terminated IT employee of a major bank ($175,000)
* UM Policy Limits settlement to a victim of a sideswipe collision in Contra Costa County.
July 2011
*$75,000 settlement - to a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle, suffering elbow fracture and rib injury (San Francisco County).
June 2011
*$175,000.00 mediation settlement against a car dealership in East Bay to a victim of a sexual and gender discrimination and harassment.
*$227,500 arbitration award to a former Bank VP on a retaliatory demotion and harassment claim; Sacramento County. Motions for costs and attorneys fees is pending.
April 2011
* Policy limits settlement to a pedestrian who has suffered mild injuries when she was hit while in a crosswalk (San Francisco County).
*$75,000 settlement to a custodian at a Santa Clara County school district (failure to accommodate disability and failure to engage in interactiv process claims).
* $160,000 settlement to a claimant and his wife who suffered traumatic injury in part due to his own fault and in part due to the the fault of the vehicle's owner (negligent entrustment, negligence, and loss of consortium claims).
* Denial of unemployment benefits overturned to an employee who was mistakenly considered "unavailable for work" by the EDD. Claimant received a retroactive payment of unemployment benefits for the past five months subsequent to appeal of the wrongful denial.
March 2011
*$185,000 arbitration award to a sales person of a software company who was wrongfully accused of falsifying invoices and terminated in retaliation for complaining to human resources about not being paid overtime.
* $125,000 settlement to in a disability discrimination and failure to accommodate claim against public entity in East Bay.
December 2010
*$195,000.000 settlement in a disability discrimination case following mandatory arbitration to a top performing care salesman of a dealership in Mari County.
August 2010
*$125,000 mediation settlement in an injury case involving fracture and multiple disk protrusions to a driver for a two-door sports sedan in San Mateo County.
April, 2010
* Verdict following Bench Trial in the amount of $225,000.00 on a breach of contract to a
commissioned sales employee of a mid-sized technology company. Santa Clara County Sup. Ct.
* $100,000 stipulated judgement to a tenant who fell through the defective deck at his rented unit.
*Petrisor v Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Inc. - Disability Discrimination and Wrongful Termination Case (filed in 5/2013; Calaveras County Superior Court).
* Smith v JMK Ivestements - Retaliation for filing a workers compensation claim (Sacramento County Superior Court).
* Bessette v Wells Fargo Bank - Age and an disability discrimination case by a branch manager who was terminated at the age of 55 and was replaced by a significantly younger employee. (San Mateo County Superior Court, filed in 1/2013).
* Fowler v California Department of Healthcare Service - Disabiltiy discrimination and failure to accommodate a disability case, due to improperly classifying the Plaintiff as AWOL (absent without leave) and terminating her employment (Sacramento County Superior Court).
* Wright v. California Department of Corrections - Disabiltity discrimination and failure to accommodate a disabiltiy, where plaintiff was not allowed the opportunity to recover from a serioius foot injury and return to work with or without restrictions (Sacramento Superior Court).
* Tanoye v. AT&T Services - Disabiltiy discrimination and failure to accommodate (Sacramento County Superior Court).
* Pennington v Zurich American Insurance Company - Disability discrimination and failure to accommodate (Eastern District of California, Sacramento).
* Orio v Smartrise Engineering - retaliation and misclassification case / failure to pay overtime (Sacramento County Superior Court).
* Mangampat v Safeway Inc. - motor vehicle accident injury case (San Francisco County Superior Court).
* Rickman v St. Mary's Foundation - retaliation and defamation claim by a physician, whose staffing privileges were wrongfully revoked after he complained to the hospital management about various safety and patient care violations by his colleagues. (Contra Costa County Superior Court).
Select Recent Results
April 2013
* $88,000.00 settlement to an employee in a failure to a Modesto City Schools employee in a failure to accommodate disability case.
*$85,000.00 settlement and withdrawal of AWOL (absent without leave notice) to a State Employee who was terminated while on extended disability leave.
* Job reinstatement with seniority briding to a technician of a major nationwide telecommunications company who was terminated while on extended disability leave in connection with a traumatic off-the-job injury.
* $25,000.00 settlement to Solano County employee (FMLA interference).
January - February 2013
* Confidential settlement and job reinstatement in a gender discrimination case against a San Francisco based social media company.
* 85,000.00 award in an overtime claim to an inside sales representative of industrial office equipment (binding arbitration; Merced County).
November - 2012
*$115,000 settlement and full reinstatement to a professor at a private college who was wrongfully terminated before returning to work from approved FMLA leave.
September - October 2012
* $100,000.00 UM policy limits demand in a motor-vehicle accident involving upper back and neck injury as well as whiplash.
* $25,000.000 settlement in an employment dispute against a major coffee chain
* $72,500.00 settlement of an overtime compensation claim at the Deparment of Labor (Contra Costa County).
* Reversal of the denial of unempoyment benefits and a $6,400.00 overpayment at the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Boar
July - August 2012
* 2-year pay severance to an older employee of a medium size marketing company in South Bay.
* Full backpay and reinstatement to an airline mechanic who was retaliated for complaining about a safety violation.
* $145,000 settlement to a registered nurse of a Sacramento hospital on a challenging claim for whistleblower retlaiation and FMLA interference.
* $30,000 mediation settlement to a driller in a disability discrimination case; Solano County Sup. Court.
February - May 2012
* $125,000 - pre-arbitration settlement to an IT engineer who was misclassified and treated as a contractor when he was likely an employee.
* $89,000 - pre-trial settlement an age discrimination case arising out of discriminatory lay-off of a marketing manager.
* $175,000 - early mediation settlement to a registered nurse in a disabiltiy discrimination claim.
December 2011
* $165,000 pre-arbitration settlement in an age discrimination case against a medium size marketing company in South Bay.
October 2011
* A salary in the amount of one year compensation plus medical benefits is negotiated to a terminated IT employee of a major bank ($175,000)
* UM Policy Limits settlement to a victim of a sideswipe collision in Contra Costa County.
July 2011
*$75,000 settlement - to a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle, suffering elbow fracture and rib injury (San Francisco County).
June 2011
*$175,000.00 mediation settlement against a car dealership in East Bay to a victim of a sexual and gender discrimination and harassment.
*$227,500 arbitration award to a former Bank VP on a retaliatory demotion and harassment claim; Sacramento County. Motions for costs and attorneys fees is pending.
April 2011
* Policy limits settlement to a pedestrian who has suffered mild injuries when she was hit while in a crosswalk (San Francisco County).
*$75,000 settlement to a custodian at a Santa Clara County school district (failure to accommodate disability and failure to engage in interactiv process claims).
* $160,000 settlement to a claimant and his wife who suffered traumatic injury in part due to his own fault and in part due to the the fault of the vehicle's owner (negligent entrustment, negligence, and loss of consortium claims).
* Denial of unemployment benefits overturned to an employee who was mistakenly considered "unavailable for work" by the EDD. Claimant received a retroactive payment of unemployment benefits for the past five months subsequent to appeal of the wrongful denial.
March 2011
*$185,000 arbitration award to a sales person of a software company who was wrongfully accused of falsifying invoices and terminated in retaliation for complaining to human resources about not being paid overtime.
* $125,000 settlement to in a disability discrimination and failure to accommodate claim against public entity in East Bay.
December 2010
*$195,000.000 settlement in a disability discrimination case following mandatory arbitration to a top performing care salesman of a dealership in Mari County.
August 2010
*$125,000 mediation settlement in an injury case involving fracture and multiple disk protrusions to a driver for a two-door sports sedan in San Mateo County.
April, 2010
* Verdict following Bench Trial in the amount of $225,000.00 on a breach of contract to a
commissioned sales employee of a mid-sized technology company. Santa Clara County Sup. Ct.
* $100,000 stipulated judgement to a tenant who fell through the defective deck at his rented unit.
