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Employment Law / Class Action:
A $100,000,000+ Win!
Marron Lawyers won a major victory in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California in Roosevelt Kairy et al. v. SuperShuttle International, Inc. et al. (Case number). The plaintiffs, current and former drivers of SuperShuttle vans had sued under California law, claiming that they had been misclassified as independent contractors, and seeking damages under various Labor Code sections as well as the Unfair Competition Law. They later amended their complaint to add federal Fair Labor Standards Act claims. The Marron Lawyers class action team, led by Steve Rice, persuaded the court to dismiss all of the California causes of action, effectively reducing the plaintiffsı claims by $120 - $130 million.
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Case Dismissed and Attorney Fees Awarded
Ronald Chavez, of Marron Lawyers, won a summary judgment against 19 former independent contractor/franchisee airport shuttle van drivers. The driversı franchise contracts were terminated because they engaged in conduct that materially and unfavorably reflected upon the operation and reputation of our transportation client during a demonstration at Los Angeles International Airport. Plaintiffs alleged that the termination of their contracts violated California franchise laws, that they were fraudulently induced to enter into the contacts, and that the termination violated their constitutional rights. The plaintiffs collectively sought damages in excess of $2 million. The court not only dismissed the complaint in its entirety, but awarded attorney fees to our client. We are currently collecting those fees for our client.
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An Arbitratorıs Order Saves our Client $50,000 in Costs
The Colorado arbitrator agreed with Ronald Chavez and Victoria Wood, of Marron Lawyers, that the arbitration should proceed under the American Arbitration Associationıs commercial rules, where each side bears its own costs. Last year, a group of 23 former and current taxi drivers, several of whom had formed their own company in competition with our client, filed a demand for arbitration claiming discrimination, harassment, retaliation in violation of U.S.C. § 1981 and state law causes of action. The claimants filed a motion to have the arbitration governed under the AAA employment rules, rather than the AAA commercial rules in accordance with signed independent contractor agreements. Had the arbitrator granted claimantsı motion, our client would have had to pay the arbitration costs for the claimants, which will amount to approximately $50,000. Now, if the claimants want to proceed, they will have to pay their own costs up front.
Personal Injury / Insurance Defense / Maritime Law:
A $125,000+ Summary Judgment
Marron Lawyers, recently won a summary judgment against a personal injury plaintiff, who is a film actress and was claiming over $125,000 in special damages for cervical fusions and other medical treatment. Plaintiff was a guest on the clientıs sailboat. Plaintiffıs injuries occurred during a regatta when the client slipped and fell backwards when he was assisting another crewmember during a sailing maneuver, and the clientıs and plaintiffıs heads collided. Ronald Chavez and Jerry Burger persuaded the judge in Beverly Hills Superior Court that the mere occurrence of an injury or accident at sea does not constitute maritime negligence, that there was no evidence the crew was untrained or the vessel was unseaworthy, and therefore the client did not breach his duty of care to plaintiff under maritime law.
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