Successes

Payne & Fears LLP won a complete defense verdict for its clients, an employer and an individual supervisor, in a race harassment and retaliation case in Los Angeles County Superior Court.  In White v. Corinthian Colleges Inc., et. al., the plaintiff alleged that her employer and supervisor had subjected her...

Payne & Fears LLP won a wrongful termination case by obtaining summary judgment for its clients, a publicly-traded employer and an individual manager, in Los Angeles County Superior Court. In Santoria Bell v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc. et al., the plaintiff alleged that Payne & Fears’ clients had harassed and discriminated...

Payne & Fears LLP obtained an order granting summary judgment in favor of its client, a nationwide retail department store, in a public accommodations lawsuit alleging claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the California Disabled Persons Act, and the Unruh Civil Rights Act. Under California law, prevailing plaintiffs in...

Payne & Fears LLP won a wrongful termination case by obtaining summary judgment for its client, a nationwide retail department store, in Los Angeles County Superior Court.  The plaintiff, a former manager, alleged that his employer violated the Fair Employment and Housing Act and the California Family Rights Act by...