Complex Litigation and Class Action Defense

• Defeating a wage-and-hour class and PAGA action on summary judgment resulting in complete dismissal of all claims and recovery of costs for employer.  Deborah Prince v. California Psychare, Inc. (Cal. Super. Ct. Los Angeles County).
• Dismissing class claims by enforcing arbitration and thereafter securing a full dismissal with no payment through pointed discovery and motion practices.  Tsabari v. Golden Choice Care, Inc. (Cal. Super. Ct. Los Angeles County)
• Resolving a wage-and-hour class and PAGA action involving a trucking company through case positioning (removal to federal court and early discovery) and conferring with opposite counsel resulting in a nuisance value settlement in the infant stages of litigation.  Hill v. Hogan Transportation, Inc. (Cal. Super. Ct. San Bernardino County, removed to United States District Court for the State of California, Central District.)

Arbitration Strategy

• Establishing the enforceability of an arbitration agreement, where employee claimed she did not recall electronically signing the agreement, through forensic investigation and audit trail evidence, which resulted in dismissal of class claims and stay of PAGA claims. Isom v. Aveanna Healthcare AS, LLC (Cal. Super. Ct. Los Angeles County).
• Compelling arbitration in high-exposure wage-and-hour matters, dismissing class claims, and staying PAGA cases, where employee challenged the validity of the arbitration agreement.  Radcliff v. Good Works, LLC (Cal. Super. Ct. Los Angeles County); Snow, et al v. Seven Gables (Cal. Super. Ct. Monterey); Christine Khanh Le, et al. v. Sirena Del Mar, LLC (Cal. Super. Ct. Santa Barbara).

Trade Secrets and Employee Mobility

• Obtained a preliminary and permanent injunction, including a court order of forensic review of all electronic devices owned by departing employee with evidence of misappropriating trade secret information. Case resolved with departing employee agreeing to injunctive relief and compensatory payment to employer. Optiv Security Inc. v. Weiske (Cal. Super. Ct. Orange County).

Discrimination, Harassment, and Wrongful Termination

• Achieved dismissal with prejudice without any payment in case alleging age discrimination. Gilberts v. Optiv Security Inc. (Cal. Super. Ct. Los Angeles County), removed to United States District Court for the State of California, Central District
• Resolved sex and gender discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit for nuisance value following targeted deposition of plaintiff. Roberto v. Clever Care (Cal. Super. Ct. Orange County).