Laura Fleming

Obtained Summary Judgment in Discrimination Case

Payne & Fears LLP prevailed in obtaining a summary judgment for its client in Jefferson v. Boeing. The plaintiff was a long term engineer who was involuntarily reclassified and then terminated because he ranked lowest in his new classification.

Published Ninth Circuit Victory for Employer in Discrimination Suit

In January 2006, Payne & Fears LLP obtained a complete dismissal of a discrimination suit brought against its client, a local hospital, in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.  The plaintiff, a surgeon formerly under contract with the hospital, claimed race, disability and sexual orientation discrimination by the hospital and other entity and individual defendants.  After the dismissal of his case in District Court, the plaintiff filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit.  On appeal, Payne & Fears LLP argued that (1) the plaintiff failed to...

Won Disability Discrimination Suit for Southern California Theme Park

Payne & Fears LLP obtained summary judgment on behalf of its client, a major Southern California theme park, with regard to a disability discrimination/retaliation suit brought in Orange County Superior Court and removed to U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.  The plaintiff, a former employee, alleged that she had been wrongfully demoted when she was not offered an identical secretarial position upon her return from an extended leave of absence.  Payne & Fears LLP obtained summary judgment based upon the plaintiff's admissions at deposition,...