Stevens v. Brink’s Home Security, 378 F.3d 944 (2004)
David Stevens and Donald Goines filed a class action in Washington state court against Brink’s Home Security for unpaid wages and overtime pay under state law. Brink’s removed the action to federal court on the basis of diversity of citizenship. Twenty days after the removal, Stevens and Goines filed a motion to amend the complaint
Huffman v. Interstate Brands Companies, 121 Cal. App. 4th 679 (2004)
After Interstate Brands demoted Daniel Huffman from a district sales manager to a division sales manager, he filed a lawsuit alleging age discrimination and wrongful demotion in violation of public policy. At trial, the judge allowed Huffman to testify about the injury to his knees that occurred when he had to load and
Diaz v. Gates, 380 F.3d 480 (9th Cir. 2004)
David Diaz sued Daryl Gates, Willie Williams, Bernard Parks and many others, alleging violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO") as a result of damages he allegedly suffered from police misconduct associated with the LAPD Rampart scandal. One of the elements of a RICO claim is that the plaintiff must prove that
Reeves v. Hanlon, 33 Cal. 4th 1140 (2004)
Attorney Robert L. Reeves filed a lawsuit against attorneys Daniel P. Hanlon and Colin T. Greene and their law firm, Hanlon & Greene (H&G), after Hanlon and Greene abruptly resigned from their positions with Reeves & Hanlon (R&H) and allegedly persuaded certain R&H employees to join H&G, solicited R&H’s clients, misappropriated trade secrets, destroyed computer files
Haney v. Aramark Uniform Services, Inc., 121 Cal. App. 4th 623 (2004)
Michael Haney, a route sales representative for Aramark and a member of Teamsters Local 431, alleged that his employment was terminated in violation of public policy after he complained to Aramark about its allegedly fraudulent billing practices. Aramark filed a motion for summary adjudication in response to Haney’s wrongful termination claim on
United States v. Karaouni, 379 F.3d 1139 (9th Cir. 2004)
Ali Abdulatif Karaouni checked a box on an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form next to the printed statement: "I attest, under penalty of perjury, that I am…[a] citizen or national of the United States." In fact, Karaouni was born in and is a citizen of Lebanon. In February 1995, an Immigration Judge ordered Karaouni
Sav-on Drug Stores, Inc. v. Superior Court, 34 Cal. 4th 319 (2004)
Plaintiffs in this case sought to certify a class of between 600 and 1,400 current and former operating managers and assistant managers of Savon Drug Stores. The managers contended that they had been misclassified as employees exempt from overtime in that they spent more than 50 percent of their time doing non-exempt
Estes v. Monroe, 120 Cal. App. 4th 1347 (2004)
After he became paralyzed in an automobile accident, Major James Estes filed a claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy against the California Military Department on the ground that the Department had failed to provide reasonable accommodation to him as a disabled worker. Estes alleged that his termination violated not the Fair Employment
Kulshrestha v. First Union Commercial Corp., 33 Cal. 4th 601 (2004)
Dheeraj Kulshrestha sued First Union for wrongful termination, promissory fraud, and discrimination, among other things. In response to First Union’s motion for summary judgment, Kulshrestha filed a declaration that he executed in Columbus, Ohio but that did not state that it was signed "under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State
Watkins v. Ameripride Services, 375 F.3d 821 (9th Cir. 2004)
John Watkins worked as a customer service representative (CSR) for Ameripride Services, a company that supplies businesses with uniform rental, sales and laundry services and building maintenance products. Watkins injured his wrist while lifting a rack of uniforms as part of his CSR duties and became disabled. He subsequently sued Ameripride for violation of