Payne & Fears Obtains Summary Judgment in Multiple-Claim Wrongful Termination Case in Idaho

Payne & Fears obtained complete summary judgment on claims brought by a former employee in federal court in Idaho. The employee, a former truck driver, alleged that she was discriminated against due to her gender and due to a disability resulting from a work-related injury, and in retaliation for filing...

Defended Dismissal of Discrimination Claim at 10th Circuit and Supreme Court

Payne & Fears LLP defeated a race discrimination case brought to federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah for a large hotel and hospitality company. The employee alleged that his hours were reduced because of his race, and that he was ultimately was terminated because the employer hired an employee...

Judge Grants Dismissal of Insurers’ Equitable Reimbursement Claim

Members of the Payne & Fears Insurance Group were written up in the May 2015 edition of the “Mealey’s Litigation Report: California Insurance” when commercial general liability insurers failed to assert any claims for breach of the cooperation clause of the insurance agreement or for equitable reimbursement. A California federal...

Judge Dismisses Insurers’ Breach of Contract Claim Against Insured as Moot

Members of the Payne & Fears Insurance Group were written up in the April 2015 edition of the “Mealey’s Litigation Report: California Insurance” for a California federal judge dismissing an insurers’ breach of contract claim against insureds regarding an insurance policy’s potential coverage for an underlying construction defects case because...

Won Jury Trial for Employer in Wrongful Termination Case

Payne & Fears won a two-week jury trial and obtained a complete defense verdict for its client in Kravitsky v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc., a wrongful termination case before the Los Angeles Superior Court. The plaintiff brought claims against his former employer for disability discrimination, religious harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation and...