Biographies

R. Craig Clark (AV), Principal

Areas of Practice:

Consumer and Employee Class Actions, Serious Injury & Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Elder Abuse & Nursing Home Cases, Insurance Bad Faith, Construction Defect, Sexual Harassment & Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination & Wrongful Termination, Product Liability.

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Admitted:

California, 1986

Utah, 1986

Education:

• University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California

  • Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 1986

• University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Bachelor of Science, 1984

    • Major: Political Science​

Biography:

Craig began his legal career as an Associate of Gray, Cary, Ames and Frye (now known as DLA Piper).  He then became a Partner of Levine, Steinberg, Miller & Clark. Following that partnership, Craig formed his own law practice. Craig has served on the Board of Governors of the California Trial Lawyers Association and the Board of Governors of the San Diego Trial Lawyers Association. He has received the Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award by the San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, and named Outstanding Alumnus by the graduating class of the School of Law at the University of San Diego.

Monique R. Rodriguez, Managing Attorney

Areas of Practice:

Wage and Hour Class Actions, Consumer Litigation, Public Interest, Immigration, and Family Law.

Admitted:

California, 2015

Education:

• Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California

  • Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 2014

  • Certificate in Law and Social Justice

• University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California

  • Bachelor of Arts, 2009

Paige Chretien, Attorney

Areas of Practice:

Wage and Hour Class Actions and Consumer Litigation.

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Admitted:

California, 2018

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Education: 

• University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California

  • Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2017

• Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

  • Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 2014

    • Major: Criminal Justice

    • Minor: Sociology

Class & Representative Action Background 

Class Actions - Lead Counsel

Aguilera v. Synergy – Settled

Alameda County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Wages, Failure to Pay Overtime Compensation, Failure to Reimburse for Business Expenses, Failure to Provide Waiting Time Penalties, Failure to Provide

Meal and Rest Breaks, Unfair Competition

Alvarado v. Lewis Operating Co. – In Litigation

Sacramento County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Wages Owed, Unfair Competition, PAGA

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Alvarez v. Hamilton Sundstrand – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

Anderson v. Oracle Corporation – Settled

San Mateo County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

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Andreas v. Lowe’s HIW – Settled

United States District Court, Nevada

Nature of the Case: Unpaid Overtime

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Androstendiol Cases – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Deceptive Advertising

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Arellano v. Kellermeyer – Settled

United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks, Failure to Itemize, Waiting Time Penalties

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Austin v. Amazon – Settled

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Overtime and Wages

Avila v. DirecTV – In Litigation

Los Angeles Superior Court

Nature of Case: Failure to Minimum Wages and Overtime, Failure to Provide Accurate Wage Statements, Failure to Pay Wages Owed, Unfair Business Practices, PAGA

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Beckman v. Arizona Canning Company – In Litigation

United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Nature of the Case: False Advertising, Unfair Competition, Consumer Legal Remedies Act

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Bello v. Proctor & Gamble – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Meal and Rest Breaks, Failure to Reimburse

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Bennie v. Lowe’s – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Provide a Day of Rest

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Budet v. AAG – Settled

Orange County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Wages Owed, Failure to Pay Overtime Compensation, Failure to Timely Pay Wages Owed Upon Employment Termination, Breach of Contract, Failure to Provide Itemized Wage Statements, Unfair Competition, PAGA

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Bulisco v. Mosaic Solutions – Settled

Orange County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Wages Owed, Provide Meal and Rest Breaks, Failure to Itemize Wage Statements, Failure to Reimburse for Business Expenses, Split Shifts, Timely Pay Upon Termination

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Butler v. Time Warner Cable – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Overtime Wages and Failure to Provide Meal and Rest Breaks

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Cabrera v. CVS – In Litigation

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Overtime Compensation, Failure to Pay Wages Owed, Failure to Furnish Accurate Wage Statements

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Campangna v. Language Line – Settled

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unreimbursed Business Expenses

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Carey v. Autozone – Settled

Clark County Superior Court, Nevada

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Overtime

Cohen v. Lowes – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Itemize Wage Statements, Unlawful Deductions

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Coleman v. Jenny Craig (Co-Counsel) – In Litigation

United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Overtime and Regular Wages, Wages owed, Meal and Rest Breaks

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Contreras v. Bank of America – Settled

San Francisco County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Overtime, Unreimbursed Business Expenses

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Corona v. Verizon – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages and Vacation Time

Cortina v North American Title Co. (Co-Counsel) – Settled

Santa Clara County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Business and Professions Code, Labor Codes

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Cota v. Countrywide Securities, et al. – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

Cotter v. CSK Auto Inc, d.b.a. O’Reilly Auto Parts – In Litigation

Santa Clara County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses, Unfair Competition

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Daniels, et al. v. Philip Morris, et al. – Settled

California Supreme Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Business Practices, Unlawful Marketing of Cigarettes to Children

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Daprizio v. Harrah’s – Settled

United States District Court, Nevada

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Overtime and Wages

Davies v. Wells Fargo – Settled

San Francisco County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Meal and Rest Breaks

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Decarr v. Harvest Management – Settled

Santa Clara County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Overtime and Meal and Rest Breaks

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Del Valle v. LA Fitness – Settled

Orange County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks, Reimburse Expenses, Split Shifts

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Devahl v. BJs Restaurant – Settled

Orange County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses

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Estrella v. Freedom Debt Relief – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unlawful Business Practices

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Evans v. Walmart (Co-Counsel) – In Litigation

United States District Court, Nevada

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Overtime

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Fjeld v. Penske – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks, and failure to Itemize Wage Statements

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Fontes v. Heritage Propane – Settled

United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Nature of the Case: False Advertising, Unfair Competition

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Friedlander v. Hot Topic – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses, Failure to Provide Meal and Rest Periods, Failure to Pay Overtime, Unfair Competition

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Friend v. Wellpoint – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Overtime, Missed Meal Periods

Fulcher v. Guess – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Reimburse for Business Expenses, Unpaid Meal and Rest Breaks, Unpaid Overtime

Fuller v. So. Cal. Discount Tire – Settled

Santa Clara County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Travel Time

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Fuzell v. Hallmark Marketing Corporation – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Time, Unreimbursed Expenses

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Gandara v. Nestle Purina – Settled

United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Consumers Legal Remedies Act

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Gray v. Bank of America – Settled

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

Gruender v. First American Title Company – Settled

Orange County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

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Gonzalez v. L and R Auto Parks – In Litigation

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Wages Owed, Failure to Pay Overtime Compensation, Failure to Furnish Timely and Accurate Wage Statements, Unfair Business Practices, PAGA

Harrington v. Professional Security Consultants – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Waged Owed, Unfair Competition, PAGA

Hernandez v. Zumiez – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Time, Missed Meal and Rest Breaks

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Hill v. Chicos – Settled

San Mateo County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses

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Hoffman v. Legoland – In Litigation

San Diego County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Wages Owed, PAGA, Unfair Business Practices

Holdway v. Ken Small Industries – Settled

Kern County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Wages Owed, Failure to Pay Overtime Compensation, Failure to Furnish Timely and Accurate Wage Statements, Unfair Business Practices

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Holt v. Kaiser – Settled

Alameda County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks, Failure to Furnish Timely and Accurate Wage Statements

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Hudson v. Pacific Bell – In Litigation

Sacramento Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Minimum Wages and Overtime, Failure to Provide Compliant Meal and Rest Periods, Failure to Provide Accurate Wage Statements, Failure to Pay Wages Owed, Unfair Business Practices, PAGA

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Johnson v. Metlife (Co-Counsel) – Settled

United States District Court, for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Wages, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

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Jones v. Wal-Mart (Co-Counsel) – In Litigation

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Wages Owed, Overtime, Failure to Itemize

Pay Statements

Juarez v. Kmart (Lead Co-Counsel) – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Overtime, Failure to Provide Meal and Rest Breaks, Off-the-Clock Work

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Kendrick v. Borders Books – Bankrupt

Orange County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

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Kim v. American Tire Depot, Inc. – In Litigation

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Furnish Accurate Wage Statements, Failure to Provide Rest Periods, PAGA

Kramer v. Uber – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Overtime, Failure to Pay Meal and Rest Breaks, Off-the-Clock Work, PAGA

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Lambert v. Frazee Paint – Settled

Orange County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses

Lee v. Vivint – Settled

San Diego County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Minimum Wages and Overtime Compensation, Failure to Pay Wages Owed, Failure to Furnish Accurate Wage Statements, Failure to Provide Meal and Rest Periods, Unlawful Deduction of Wages, Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses, Unfair Competition.

Leggins v. Pacific Bell – In Litigation

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Working 7 or More Consecutive Days

Lizarraga v. CBC Restaurant Corp. – Settled

Orange County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

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Lydon v. Paramount Pictures Corporation – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

Markell v. Excalibur Pizza – Settled

Sacramento County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses, Unfair Competition, PAGA

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Meco v. International Medical Research (and related cases) - Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Product Adulteration, Illegal Sale of Drugs

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Medina v. rePlanet – In Litigation

Alameda County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: PAGA

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Mendez v. Walmart – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid Overtime and Meal and Rest Breaks

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Mendoza v. HIT Mobile – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Overtime Compensation, Failure to Pay Wages Owed, Failure to Furnish Accurate Wage Statements, Forfeiture of Wages, Unfair Business Practices, PAGA

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Mendoza v. Nordstrom – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Working 7 or More Consecutive Days, Split Shifts

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Minor v. Barnes & Noble – Settled

Alameda County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, PAGA Claim for Paying With Out of State Check

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Mitre v. Smart & Final – Settled

Santa Clara County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses

Murry v. Kellogg – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Misclassification, Certified for Unitemized Wage Statements

Ogura v. Thrifty (Rite-Aid) – In Litigation

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Provide Rest Breaks, PAGA

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Outland v. Macys (Co-Counsel) – Settled

San Francisco County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

Owen v. Robinson’s May – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Vacation Accrued

Padilla v. Kraft – Settled

Orange County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

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Pearce v. SBC – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

Permenter v. Pace Supply Corp. – In Litigation

Santa Clara County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: PAGA

Perry v. San Joaquin Valley Colleges – Settled

Riverside County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Wages Owed, Failure to Pay Overtime Compensation, Unfair

Competition

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Quinlan v. Lyft – Dismissed

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Minimum Wages and Overtime Compensation, Failure to Furnish Accurate Wage Statements, Failure to Provide Meal and Rest Periods, Failure to Pay all Wages Owed, Failure to Reimburse Necessary Business Expenses, Unfair Competition, PAGA

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Ramirez v. Wells Fargo – Settled

Alameda County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks, Off-the-Clock Work

Ramos v. Infinity Insurance Co. – Dismissed

9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Nature of the Case: Unlawful Business Practices, California Insurance Code, Breach of Implied

Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, Consumer Legal Remedies, Declaratory Relief

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Richie v. Blue Shield – Settled

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Nature of the Case: Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses, Failure to Pay Overtime Compensation, Unfair Competition

Rodriguez v. Pacific Bell Telephone Company – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Overtime and Meal and Rest Breaks

Rondone v. Orchard Supply Hardware – Settled

Santa Clara County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Overtime and Meal and Rest Breaks

Rose v. Lincare – Settled

San Francisco County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

Rosenloev v. 24 Hour Fitness – Settled

Orange County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Split Shifts, Commission Theft, Failure to pay Missed Meal Periods, Off-the-Clock Work

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Salazar v. Wells Fargo – Settled

United States District Court, Nevada

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Overtime

Schroeder v. Sherwin Williams – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses, Unfair Competition

Scott v. Pro’s Choice Beauty – Settled

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Unpaid time, Unreimbursed Expenses

Smith v. AT&T – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

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Smith v. US Borax – Settled

Kern County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

Sparks v. ADP – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

Spiegler v. Anthem Blue Cross – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Breach of Contract, Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, Forfeiture of Wages, Secret Underpayment of Wages, Unfair Competition, PAGA

Standridge v. inVentiv – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses

Stanley v. Toys R. Us – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses

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Stout v. Einstein Noah – Settled

Alameda County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Failure to Pay Wages, Including Minimum Wage, Failure to Pay Overtime Wages, Failure to Provide Accurate Itemized Wage Statements, Unfair Business Practices

Stowe v. Pep Boys – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses

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Sundjaja v. AIG – Settled

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

Tan v. Sutter – Settled

Alameda County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Business Practices, Failure to Pay Overtime, Provide Meal and Rest

Breaks, Itemize Wage Statements, PAGA

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Tarango v Ajilon Communications – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

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Thomas v. Avis Budget – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

Thomason v. Toyota Motor Sales – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Deceptive Business Practices

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Thrash v. Chevron (Co-Counsel) – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Business Practices, Failure to Pay Wages Owed and Overtime.

Trujillo v. Party City – Settled

Santa Clara County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

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Valenzuela v. Affiliated Computer Systems – Settled

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Failure to Pay Wages When Due Through Debit Card

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Valles v. International Business Machines Corporation – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Misclassification

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Viloria v. Stewart Title Company – Settled

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

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Vuong v. Wells Fargo (Co-Counsel) – Settled

San Francisco County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Overtime, Meal and Rest Breaks

Wright v. Home Depot – Settled

Orange County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unfair Competition, Meal and Rest Breaks

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Ziencina v. Retail Assistance Corporation – Settled

Orange County Superior Court

Nature of the Case: Unpaid Business Expenses, Unpaid Travel Time