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ALERT: California Appellate Court Holds that Meal Periods Must be Made Available to Employees; California Labor Commissioner Follows Suit, 2008
Northern California, 2001
Bowoto v. Chevron Corporation, No. C 99-02506 SI (N.D. Cal.)
(2008)
Big Creek Lumber Co. v. County of Santa Cruz, 115 Cal. App. 4th 952 (2004) (Timber regulation; Preemption) Access Now, Inc. v. Macy's East, Inc., Case No. 99-9088 (S.D. Fla. 2001); Access Now v. Burdines, Case No. 99-3214 (S.D. Fla. 2001) Adickes, et al. v. Balcor Securities Company, No. 91-02370 (NASD) Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Corp., 25 Cal. 4th 826 (2001) Aguilera et al. v. Albertson’s, Trade Dispute No. 03-014 AirDefense v. Paladino, No. 1:05-CV-5231 (D. N.J. 2005) and AirDefense v. AirTight Networks, No. C05-04615 (N.D. Cal. 2005). Alexx, Inc. v. Codee Int'l Corp., Case No. 4:07-cv-02182 (N.D.Cal.) Allison v. International Business Machines Corp., Case No. 1:07CV1977 (S.D. Cal.) Alston, et al. v. Verizon Wireless, 02-CV-06634L(F) (W.D. of N.Y.) Anzai v. Chevron Corp., No. 98-00792-SPK (D. Hawaii) Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychare Services, Inc., 24 Cal. 4th 83 (2000) ARP Pharmacy Services, Inc. v. Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc., et al., Case No. LC968732, (Cal. Super. Ct. L.A. County) Batiste v. Verizon Wireless, 3:05-CV-04362-PJH (U.S.D.C. N.D. CA) Boulware v. United States (U.S. March 3, 2008)
(2008)
Braden v. LSI Logic Corp., 340 F. Supp. 2d 1066 (U.S.D.C. N.D. Cal. 2004) Canto v. AMSCO International, Inc. Cecil Bugh v. County of Los Angeles, California Court of Appeal Case No. A106303 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Case No. 31-RC-8180 (NLRB) Chapman v. ACF Industries, LLC, 430 F. Supp. 2d 570 (S.D. W. Va. 2006) Chau v. International Business Machines Corporation, C07-03541 MMC (N.D. California) Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Echazabal, 122 S. Ct. 2045 (2002) Cinelli v. Security Pacific Corp., 61 F.3d 1437 (9th Cir. 1995) Cisco Systems, Inc. v. California WCAB, 2001 WL 34780587 (N.D. Cal. 2001); aff'd, 2002 WL 972172 (9th Cir. 2002) Citizens for a Better Environment v. Union Oil Co., 83 F.3d 1111 (9th Cir. 1996), cert. denied, 117 S. Ct. 789 (1997) City of Eugene v. State Public Employees Retirement Board, 339 Or. 113 (2005) City of Fremont v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, 34 Cal. App. 4th 1780 (1995) Clement v. California Department of Corrections, 364 F. 3d 1148 (9th Cir. 2004)
(2004)
Clement v. California Department of Corrections, 364 F.3d 1148 (9th Cir. 2004) Cline v. TIMEC, 200 F.3d 1223 (9th Cir. 2000) Coalition for a One-Stop Terminal v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., No. A080180 (Cal. App. 1999) Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County, et al. v. Kathleen Connell, Controller of the State of California, et al., California Court of Appeal No. B162198; and Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS075435 Curley v. Verizon Communications, 01 Civ 8863 (U.S.D.C. Southern Dist. of N.Y.) Darlington, et al. v. SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. David Monedero v. Verizon Wireless, Inc., Case No. 08-03291 (N.D. Cal.)
(2009)
Doe v. Verizon Business Network Services, Case No. 1:07-CV-01459 (E.D. Cal.) Duskin, et al. v. Albertsons, Inc., et al., Case No. LA CV 03-7735 SJO (CWx) (C D. Cal. 2003), and Case No. 03-57246 (9th Cir.) Feiler v. Chrysler Corp., No. 95-15313 (9th Cir. 1996) Francesco v. Verizon, N.Y. Executive Dept., State Division of Human Rights Francies v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., No. 97-15451 (9th Cir. 1998) Frankhuizen v. Lennar Sales Corp., Case No. 07-AS-03315, Sacramento County Superior Court
(2009)
Fuller-Tompkins v. Port of Oakland, Case No. RG-08419264, Alameda Superior
(2009)
Garrish v. Int'l Union and General Motors Corp., 417 F.3d 590 (6th Cir. 2005) Global Offshore International Limited (GOIL) v. Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Ltd. (CABGOC) Hall v. County of Los Angeles, 148 Cal. App. 4th 318 (2007) Harrid, et al v. Pricewaterhouse, 51 F.3d 1411 (9th Cir. 1995) Haus v. Bechtel Jacobs, 347 F. Supp. 2d 402 (W.D. Ky. 2004) Henderson v. State of Oregon Public Employees Retirement Board (D. Or. 2004), Case No. CV-74-538 (class action); aff'd sub nom., Wicker v. State of Oregon, ____ F.3d ____, 2008 WL 4224949 (9th Cir. 2008) High Frequency Economics, LTD. v. Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG (S.D.N.Y.) Hill v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, 7 Cal.4th 1 (1994) Ho-Bo Engineering, Inc. v. Chartered Construction Corp., et al. Holton v. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., 106-CV-073295 (Santa Clara Superior) Honeywell International Inc. and GEM Microelectronic Materials LLC v. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Del. Ch. Ct.) Hopkins v. Seagate, 30 F.3d 104 (10th Cir. 1994) In re Administrative Committee ERISA Litigation, 2005 WL 3454126 (N.D.Cal. Dec. 16, 2005) In re Compensation of Managerial, Professional, and Technical Employees Antitrust Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1471, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63633 (D.N.J.) In re IBM San Jose Workers Litigation, Case No. 1-98-CV-772093 (Cal. Super. Ct., Santa Clara County) In re Lupron Drug Litigation In re Mortgages Escrow Deposit Litigation (MDL 899) In re Newhall Family Trust, Orange County (Calif.) Superior Court, Case No. A-167134; California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Civil Case No. G020135 In re Pressure Sensitive Labelstock Antitrust Litig., MDL Docket No. 1556 (M.D. Pa., filed 2003) In re Retirement Cases, 110 Cal. App.4th 426 (2003) In re San Jose IBM Workers Litigation, Case No. 1-98-CV-772093 (Cal. Super. Ct., Santa Clara County) In re Sorbates Pricing Litigation In re Tableware Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal. 2007) In re Vitamins Antitrust Litig., MDL Docket No. 1285 (D.D.C.) In re: Abbott Laboratories Omniflox Products Liability Litigation, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, MDL Docket No. 1004, All Cases, 94 C 2469 Jackson v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Case No. C04-00273 (Cal. Super. Ct., Contra Costa County) James J. Lockshaw, et al. v. Rohr, Inc., et al., California Court of Appeal Case No. G029533 Jane Doe v. John Doe Jeanty v. Verizon Communications, 2:01cv02055 (U.S.D.C. Dist. of N.J.) Jordan v. California Department of Motor Vehicles, 100 Cal. App. 4th 431 (2002) Junitha Bee, et al. v. Kavlico Corp., et al., No. BC 202587 (Cal. Super. Ct. L.A. County) Kendall v. Standard Insurance Company, 17 F. Supp. 2d 1128 (E.D. Cal. 1998) Khorrami v. Chevron Stations, Inc., SC091811 (L.A. Superior) Lea v. Pacific Bell, No. 9971366 (S.F. Super. Ct.) Linda Armas v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Case No. 8:07-CV-01379 (C.D. Cal.)
(2009)
Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., 125 S.Ct. 2074 linkLINE Commc’ns v. SBC Cal., No. 05-56023 (9th Cir.) linkLine v. SBC California, Inc., No. 03-5265 SVW (C.D. Cal) Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. Shea-Kiewit-Kenny Marte v. Chevron Corporation Long-Term Disability Plan, No. 92-15798 (9th Cir. 1993) (ERISA) Matz v. Household International Tax Reduction Incentive Plan, 265 F.3d 572 (7th Cir. 2001) McDaniel v. Chevron Corporation, 203 F.3d 1099 (9th Cir. 2000) McDonald v. Entergy Operations, Inc., 2004 WL 3398451 (S.D. Miss.) McMorgan & Company v. First California Mortgage Co., et al.; Three reported decisions: 916 F. Supp. 966 (N.D. Cal. 1995), 931 F. Supp. 699 (N.D. Cal. 1996), and 931 F. Supp. 703 (N.D. Cal. 1996) McNeff v. Bechtel-Bettis, Inc., 2004 WL 716711 (W.D. PA. 2004.) Metro East Consultants v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Case No. BC162753 (Los Angeles County Superior Court) Miller, et al. v. Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company, No. 91-4760 (N.D. Ill.) Monzon v. Verizon, 02-CV-0857S (SR) (U.S.D.C. West. Dist. of N.Y.) Morris v. Chevron Stations, Inc., BC 361380 (L.A. Superior) National Recycling, Inc., v. Waste Management, Inc., et al., No. 03-12174-NMG (D. Mass.) Nelson Santos v. McDonald's Corporation, Case No. 1-08-CV-109350 (Santa Clara Superior)
(2009)
Newman v. Standard Insurance Company, 997 F. Supp 1276 (C.D. Cal. 1990) Ocean Beach Homeowners Association v. Branagh, et al., Action No. 870149, San Francisco County Superior Court. Ogden v. Americredit Corp., 225 F.R.D. 529 (N.D. Tx. 2005) Opsal v. United Services Automobile Ass’n, 2 Cal. App. 4th 1197 (4th Dist. 1991), Review Granted, 816 P.2d 1308 (Cal. 1991), Review Dismissed, 826 P.2d 274 (Cal. 1992), Ordered Republished, 833 P.2d 1 (Cal. 1992). Pacific Bell v. California Department of Transportation, No. C-02-2500-JSW (N.D. Cal.) Pacific-Union Club v. Superior Court, 232 Cal. App. 3d 60 (1991) Partnership Placements Inc. v. Landmark Ins. Co., Los Angeles County Superior Court; California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Case No. B112272 Patelco Credit Union v. Sahni, 262 F.3d 897 (9th Cir. 2001) Paul Williams v. Balcor Pension Investors, No. 90-CIV-0726, 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19484 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 23, 1994) PDI, Inc. v. Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. People v. Cole, 38 Cal.4th 964 (2006). Phoenix Sound, Inc. d/b/a Sound Factory v. Harman International Industries, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.) Renazco v. National City Bank, C 07-05947-PJH (N.D. California) Research In Motion Ltd. v. Good Technology, Inc. (D. Del.) Reynoso v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., C-05-02161 (Contra Costa Superior) Richard Levinson v. International Business Machines Corporation, CV-08-00182 ER (SHX) (C.D. Cal.) Rosenburg, et al. v. International Business Machines, 3:06-CV-00430-PJH (N.D. Ca.) Rouse v. Eastman Chemical Company, et al. Sanchez v. Chevron Products Co., C-06-01129 (Contra Costa Superior) Sandoval v. Chevron Stations, Inc., BC367958 (L.A. Superior) Schifando v. City of Los Angeles, 31 Cal.4th 1074 (2003) Sharper Image v. Oreck Corporation Shea v. Tosco Corporation, No. 98-35588 (9th Cir. 2000) Shea-Kiewit-Kenny v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Shiell, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al., and related Employment Class Actions Silver v. General Motors Corp. (D. Md. 1999), aff'd No. 99-2121, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 17752 (4th Cir. 2000) Spivey v. The Southern Company 427 F. Supp. 2d 1144 (N.D. Ga. 2006) Stein v. Pacific Bell, No. C-00-2915-SI (N.D. Cal. April 19, 2004), appealed, No. 04-16201 (9th Cir. docketed June 14, 2004) Strunk v. Oregon Public Employee Retirement Board, 338 Or. 145 (2005) Syverson v. International Business Machines, Inc., Case No. C-03-04529 (RMW), U.S. District Court for Northern District of California, San Jose Division
(2008)
Tremblay v. Chevron Stations Inc., CV 07-6009 EDL (N.D. California) UFCW et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 3:03 CV 05278SI (N.D. Cal.) United Healthcare Workers West v. Sutter Amador Hospital, Case No. 32-RC-5600 (NLRB)
(2009)
Visa USA, Inc. v. United States, 125 S. Ct. 45 (2004) (denying certiorari) Vitt v. Electronic Data Systems Corp, Case No. 04CC00661 (Cal. Super. Ct., Orange County) Von Tonder v. Chevron Corp., No. A104870 (Cal. App.) Washington Group International, Inc. v. Skanska USA Building, Inc., et al., 03-4458 (D.N.J.) Westly v. CA Public Employees' Retirement System...,105 CA. Ap. 4th 1095 (3d Dist. 2003), mod' & reh’g den'd, 2003 CA. Ap. LEXIS 271 (3d Dis., 2/25/03), rv'w den'd, 2003 CA. LEXIS 2690(4/23/05) Kennard & Moreno, JJ., Dissenting Whittaker v. Chevron Stations, Inc., BC361820 (L.A. Superior) Williams, et al. v. Balcor Pension Investors, Inc. Yale-New Haven Hospital Center, 34-CA-10404, et al. Zurich Insurance Company v. Southern California Regional Rail Authority d.b.a. Metrolink, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Appeal No. B157582 Accounting investigation Acquisition of Arizona Medical Clinic Acquisition of minority stake
(2008)
Acquisition of Ojai Valley Community Hospital and the Acquisition of Freestanding Imaging Centers Acquisition of St. Francis Medical Center Alameda County Medical Center and SEIU 1021 Contract Negotiations
(2009)
Associates' Litigation Retreat
(2008)
Bond Counsel in Connection with Conversion of Variable Rate to Fixed Rate Bonds Bond Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Fixed and Variable Rate Bonds Bond Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Fixed Rate Bonds Bond Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Tax-Exempt Bonds Bond Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Tax-Exempt Bonds Bond Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Variable Rate Bonds Bond Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Variable Rate Bonds Bond Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Variable Rate Bonds Bond Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Variable Rate Bonds Bond Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Variable Rate Bonds Bond Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Variable Rate Bonds Bond Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Variable Rate Bonds Bond Default Borrower’s Counsel in Connection with Conversion to Fixed Rate of Variable Rate Certificates of Participation Buyout Diligence Chapter 11 cases Chapter 11 Trustee Community Hospitals of Central California dba University Medical Center Creating Economic Opportunities for Women Crowley Maritime Corporation Disposition of MedPartners Group Practice Management Division East Bay Community Recovery Project Fiduciary Counsel Fiduciary Counsel Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Investigation General Representation General Representation General Representation General Representation Individual Smoking and Health Cases Industrywide Labor Negotiations Investment by Key Principal Partners Joint Ventures Labor Arbitration Involving Work Jurisdiction Issue Labor Arbitrations involving Steelworkers and PACE Labor Arbitrations Involving the IBEW and CWA Labor Negotiations Leveraged Dividend Recapitalization Molecular Diagnostic Patent Portfolio NLRA Matters Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Ampex Corporation Outsourcing
(2009)
Patent Portfolio Patent Portfolio Patent Prosecution Patent Prosecution Patent Prosecution Patent Prosecution Patent Prosecution Patent Prosecution Patent Prosecution Patent Prosecution Patent Prosecution Patent Prosecution Religious Discrimination
(2006)
Reorganization of the Company and acquisition of 50% Interest in Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc. Respirator/Safety Device Litigation Review of Corporate Practice of Medicine Laws; Corporate Structure Review of Corporate Practice of Medicine Laws; Corporate Structure Sale and Wind-Down Sigma Micro Appeal Special Finance Counsel in Connection with the Issuance of Tax-Exempt Bonds Special Finance Counsel in Connection with the Issuance of Tax-Exempt Bonds Temecula Joint Venture Underwriter’s Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Fixed and Variable Rate Bonds Underwriter’s Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Fixed and Variable Rate Bonds Underwriter’s Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Fixed and Variable Rate Bonds Underwriter’s Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Fixed Rate Bonds Underwriter’s Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Fixed Rate Bonds Underwriter’s Counsel in Connection with Issuance of Fixed Rate Bonds Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with Offering of Tax-Exempt Bonds Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with Offering of Tax-Exempt Bonds Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with Offering of Tax-Exempt Bonds Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with Offering of Tax-Exempt Bonds Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with the Offering of Tax-Exempt Bonds Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with the Offering of Tax-Exempt Bonds Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with the Offering of Tax-Exempt Bonds Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with the Offering of Tax-Exempt Bonds Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with the Offering of Tax-Exempt Bonds Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with the Offering of Tax-Exempt Bonds Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with the Offering of Tax-Exempt Bonds Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with the Offering of Tax-Exempt Bonds in Off-Balance Sheet Financings Underwriter's Counsel in Connection with the Offering of Variable Rate Bonds Unfair Labor Practice Litigation before the National Labor Relations Board Unocal Acquisition Various (Western Council of Engineers, SEIU 1021)
(2009)
Zultys Technologies
