Successes

Payne & Fears LLP obtained summary judgment on behalf of its client, a major Southern California theme park, with regard to a disability discrimination/retaliation suit brought in Orange County Superior Court and removed to U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.  The plaintiff, a former employee, alleged that she...

Payne & Fears LLP obtained summary judgment on behalf of its client, a major aerospace manufacturer, with regard to a purported whistleblower suit brought in Orange County Superior Court and removed to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.  The plaintiff, a former employee and registered nurse,...

Payne & Fears LLP represented an employer headquartered in Seattle in an action pending in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division.  The plaintiff, a male, alleged that he was constructively discharged and sexually harassed by a female who was the head of Human Resources. ...

In January 2006, Payne & Fears LLP obtained a complete dismissal of a discrimination suit brought against its client, a local hospital, in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.  The plaintiff, a surgeon formerly under contract with the hospital, claimed race, disability and sexual orientation discrimination by the...

Payne & Fears LLP attorneys successfully defended against a challenge to a jury verdict in favor of its clients, two Laguna Beach property owners.  Following a three-week trial, an Orange County jury found that the property owners did not withhold material information from the plaintiffs in connection with the sale of a multimillion dollar property.  The...