It cannot be denied. We are very proud of a number of our recent successes.  Some of what we consider the more notable ones are:

Employment Litigation:
Gutierrez vs. State Farm - This class action was filed because State Farm Insurance Company misclassified its claims adjusters as exempt employees who are not entitled to overtime compensation.  We challenged that position and won what is known as “summary adjudication” – a finding by the court that our legal position was correct.  State Farm ultimately paid almost $135 million to settle this case.

Bednar vs. Allstate - State Farm’s competitor, Allstate, treated its employees the same way – misclassifying its claims adjusters. The result was the same – summary adjudication of this class action resulted in a settlement of almost $120 million.

Of course, State Farm and Allstate are not the only insurance carriers who improperly misclassified their employees.  We have litigated successfully against smaller insurance companies like:

Bristol West Insurance Company (approximately $18 million payment)

CNA Insurance Company ($33 million settlement payment).

Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Company ($12.3 million)

Other Cases:

Jane Doe vs. Unnamed Private High School
By agreement, the actual names of the parties to this case are kept confidential.  Our client, a high school junior, was seduced by one of her teachers and had one sexual encounter with him.  Prior to that, the school was warned that something improper was developing, but took no action.  On the eve of trial, the school agreed to pay our client $2 million to compensate her for the emotional damage she suffered.

 Schenk vs. Jenny Craig, Inc.
This consumer class action, arising from Jenny Craig, Inc.’s failure to disclose the fact that a huge number of its participants ultimately gained back any weight they may have lost, resulted in a settlement valued at approximately $75 million.

In addition, we have successfully participated in nationwide litigation involving the mis-labeling of computer monitor screens, and the sale of defective mini-blinds.