Successes

The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, today affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of P&F’s client, a large national bank, on a former employee’s claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The employee had alleged that his termination for disability-related absenteeism violated the Act.  In its summary judgment motion,  P&F established that...

The California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three today affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of P&F’s client, a leading developer and manufacturer of biomedical products. A former employee had brought suit against the company in Superior Court, alleging sexual harassment, retaliation and related claims.  After discovery,...

In a case generating statewide media attention, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two, unanimously affirmed a damages award of $4.3 million in favor of the firm’s client (Patricia Behr) for lifetime damages resulting from the defendant’s failure to disclose an infectious virus before transmitting it to...

On March 8, 2011, P&F obtained summary judgment in the San Bernardino County Superior Court in favor of its client, a national manufacturing company, in an alleged “whistleblower” wrongful termination case.  The Plaintiff claimed that the company fired him for reporting that his managers had unlawfully instructed him to cover up the nature...

On April 5, 2011, P&F obtained a dismissal with prejudice and judgment in Orange County Superior Court in favor of its client, a major national bank, in an alleged fraud and wrongful foreclosure case involving a commercial property. The plaintiff had alleged that the bank conspired with the other defendants...