Employment Litigation

• Secured summary judgment for healthcare company in disability discrimination lawsuit involving failure to accommodate claims.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an entertainment-focused real estate development firm in a single-plaintiff disability discrimination and retaliation case.
• Procured nuisance value settlement for nationwide REIT shortly following defense filing of motion for summary judgment in a disability discrimination lawsuit.
• Successfully filed demurrer without leave and obtained dismissal on behalf of an individual defendant in a harassment lawsuit.

Employment Class and Collective Actions

• Secured a favorable ruling before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which reversed the district court’s decision and found the company had successfully proved CAFA’s $5 million threshold for damages, which allowed the class action to stay in federal court.
• Crafted litigation strategy to successfully demurrer on the scope of aggrieved employees in a PAGA representative action which positioned defendant to negotiate a settlement based on a narrowed scope.
• Obtained dismissal of time-barred claims for statutory penalties and claims for injunctive relief after removing the case to federal court in wage and hour class action.