Excerpt: ...vices, Inc. (“Def endant”) on July 21, 2022. The complaint alleged a single cause of action under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”). Several months later, on November 17, 2022, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint adding several class claims. Defendan t removed the action to federal court on December 16, 2022. On September 14, 2023, Plaintiff filed the operative second amended complaint (“SAC”), which alleges ...

Excerpt: ...uses of action f or: (1) Violation of Labor Code §§ 510, 558, and 1194; (2) Violation of Labor Code §§ 226.7 and 512; (3) Violation of Labor Code § 2802; (4) Violation of Labor Code § 226; (5) Violation of Business and Professions Code §§ 17200, et seq.; and (6) Violation of Labor Code §§ 2698, et seq. (“PAGA”). The parties reached a settlement. Plaintiff Marie Rebelo Showalter (“Plaintiff”) moved for preliminary approval of the...

Excerpt: ...n for: (1) Fail ure to Pay Minimum Wages [Cal. Lab. Code §§ 204, 1194, 1194.2, and 1197]; (2) Failure to Pay Overtime Compensation [Cal. Lab. Code §§ 1194 and 1198]; (3) Failure to Provide Meal Periods [Cal. Lab. Code §§ 226.7, 512]; (4) Failure to Authorize and Permit Re st Breaks [Cal. Lab. Code § 226.7]; (5) Failure to Indemnify Necessary Business Expenses [Cal. Lab. Code § 2802]; (6) Failure to Timely Pay Final Wages at Termination [C...

Excerpt: ...s General Act of 2004 (Labor Code §§ 2698, et seq.) (“PAGA”). On June 7, 2023, the court entered a Stipulation to Permit Filing of Consolidated Complaint; Order (“Stipulation”), which granted Plaintiff leave to file a consolidated complaint. The Stipulation states that Plainti ff filed a putative wage and hour class action, Sima Adami v. Prime Now LLC (Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 21CV379287), in addition to her PAGA re...

Excerpt: ...) (“First Action”); and (2) Kenneth Nguyen v. Port Plastics, Inc. (Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 22CV394403) (“Second Action”). The Representative Action Complaint filed in the First Action on February 15, 2022, set forth a single cause of action for Civil Penalties Pursuant to Labor Code §§ 2699, et seq. (“PAGA”) based on underlying wage and hour violations. The Class Action Complaint filed in the Second Action on F...

Excerpt: ...Company's (“Evanston ”) (collectively with Underwriters, the “18/19 Tower Insurers”), Continental Casualty Company's (“Continental”), Allied World Specialty Insurance Company's (“Allied World”), and Endurance Risk Solutions Assurance Company's (“Endurance”) (collectively with Continental and Allied World, the “19/20 Tower Insurers”) alleged refusal to pay plaintiff Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (“Zoom”) money that is...

Excerpt: ...endant Satellite Healthcare, Inc. (“Defendant”) on September 30, 2021. Soliman then filed a First Amended Class Action Complaint (“FAC”) on January 25, 2022, which set forth causes of action for: (1) Failure to Pay Lawful Wages; (2) Failure to Provide Lawful Meal Periods or Compensation in Lieu Thereof; (3) Failure to Provide Lawful Rest Periods or Compensation in Lieu Thereof; (4) Failure to Reimburse Employee Expenses; (5) Failure to P...

Excerpt: ... (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a Complaint alleging causes of action for: (1) Failure to Pay Minimum Wage (Lab. Code § 1194 and IWC Wage Orders); (2) Failure to Pay Overtime (Lab. Code §§ 510, 1194); (3) Failure to Provide Authorized Meal Periods (Lab. Code §§ 226.7, 512, IWC Wage Orders); (4) Failure to Provide Authorized Rest Periods (Lab. Code §§ 226.7, 512, IWC Wage Orders); (5) Failure to Pay All Wages Upon Discharge (Lab. C...

Excerpt: ... and related st atutory penalties on behalf of all non -exempt registered nurses working at Regional Medical Center from October 22, 2019, to the present. The Class Action Complaint for Damages (“Complaint”), filed on October 23, 2020, sets forth causes of action for: (1) Failure to Provide Meal Periods or Compensation in Lieu Thereof [Cal. Lab. Code §§ 512, 226.7 and Wage Order 5 -2001]; (2) Failure to Provide Rest Periods or Compensation...

Excerpt: ...r Penalties Pursuant to Labor Code § 2699, et seq. for violations of Labor Code §§ 201, 202, 203, 226(a), 226.7, and 2802. Defendant moved to compel arbitration of Plaintiff's individual PAGA claim and dismiss Plaintiff's representative PAGA claim. Plaintiff opposed the motio n. On May 18, 2023, the court denied Defendant's motion to compel arbitration. Defendant appealed the court's order. Subsequently, the parties reached a settlement of the...

Excerpt: ..., Case No. 21CV 384527) (“First Action”); (2) Kathleen O'Brien v. Cerida Investment Corp., et al. (Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 21CV384529) (“Second Action”). The Representative Action Complaint filed in the First Action on July 20, 2021, sets forth a sing le cause of action for Violation of the Private Attorneys General Act (Labor Code §§ 2698 et seq.). The Class Action Complaint filed in the Second Action on July 20, ...

Excerpt: ...lleges causes of action for: (1) Failure to Reimburse Expenses Pursuant to Labor Code § 2802; (2) Violation of Business & Professions Code § 16600 and Labor Code § 432.5; (3) Violation of Business & Professions Code § 17200; (4) Penalties Pursuant to Labor Code §§ 2699, et seq. (“PAGA”). Now before the court is defendant loanDepot.com, LLC's (“Defendant”) motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff Betty Sha's (“Plaintiff”) indivi...

Excerpt: ...o license Old DivX' s codec software. (Complaint, ¶ 1.) In 2013, Plaintiff and Old DivX allegedly amended the contract so Plaintiff could purchase a perpetual license to the Old DivX decoder software. (Id. at ¶ 2.) Plaintiff subsequently paid the perpetual license fee. ( Ibid.) Plaintiff alleges that it continued using, and reporting its use of, the perpetually licensed Old DivX software for the next eight years without any issues or disputes. ...

Excerpt: ...n September 29, 2021, Pl aintiff designs, manufactures, and sells electric cars, electric vehicle powertrain components, as well as scalable energy generation and storage products. (FAC, ¶ 36.) Plaintiff sells successful electric vehicles and is poised to enter the pickup truck market, with over 500,000 reservations for its highly anticipated Cybertruck. (Ibid.) Defendants Rivian Automotive, Inc. and Rivian Automotive, LLC (collectively, “Rivi...

Excerpt: ...) Arvind Srin ivasan v. ZL Technologies, Inc., et al. (Case No. 20CV373027); (3) Arvind Srinivasan v. ZL Technologies, Inc. (Case No. 20CV373149); (4) ZL Technologies, Inc., et al. v. Arvind Srinivasan (Case No. 21CV378097); (5) Arvind Srinivasan v. ZL Technologies, Inc . (Case No. 21CV382329). and As is relevant here, ZL Technologies, Inc., et al. v. Arvind Srinivasan (Case No. 21CV378097) (“Defamation Case”) is a defamation action filed by...

Excerpt: ... (“Cypress”) agreed that KFEI would serve as a nonexclusive distributor of Cypress products to Japanese companies and their affiliates. On November 25, 2019, KFEI filed a complaint against Cypress, alleging claims for: (1) Breach of Contract; and (2) Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing. On September 10, 2021, KFEI filed a First Amended Complaint against Cypress, which set forth the following causes of action: (1) Breach of...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff”). Plai ntiff's original Complaint, filed on September 30, 2019, set forth the following causes of action: (1) Breach of Contract; (2) Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; (3) Intentional Misrepresentation; (4) Promise Without Intent to P erform; (5) Fraudulent Omission; (6) Breach of Fiduciary Duty; (7) Quasi -Contract Based on Unjust Enrichment; (8) Violation of California Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200; (9) I...

Excerpt: ...h the following causes of action: (1) Violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 510 and 1198 (Unpaid Overtime); (2) Violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 226.7 and 512(a) (Unpaid Meal Period Premiums); (3) Violation of Cal. Labor Code § 226.7 (Unpaid Rest Period Premiums); (4) Violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 1194, 1197 and 1197.1 (Unpaid Minimum Wages); (5) Violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 201, 202 and 203 (Final Wages Not Timely Paid); (6) Violation of ...

Excerpt: ...��), filed on Nove mber 4, 2021, sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses (Labor Code § 2802); (2) UCL Violations (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200 -17204); and (3) PAGA Penalties (Labor Code § 2698 et seq.). The parties have reache d a settlement. Plaintiff Valerie Boyer (“Plaintiff”) moved for preliminary approval of the settlement. On August 30, 2023, the court continued the motion for preli...

Excerpt: ... causes of action: (1) V iolations of Unfair Competition Law (Cal. Bus & Prof. Code §§ 17200, et seq.) (“UCL”); and (2) Violations of California Consumers Legal Remedies Act (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1750, et seq.) (“CLRA”). In the Complaint, Plaintiff alleges Defendant unlawfully charg ed him 20 cents for recycled grocery bags when he used his WICs Electronic Benefit Transfer card (“EBT”) or voucher to purchase groceries, in violation ...

Excerpt: ... (1) Violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681b(b)(2)(A) (Fair Credit Reporting Act); (2) Violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681d(a)(1) and 1681g(c) (Fair Credit Reporting Act); (3) Violation of California Civil Code § 1786 et seq. (Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act); (4) Violation o f California Civil Code § 1785 et seq. (Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act); (5) Failure to Provide Meal Periods (Lab. Code §§ 204, 223, 226.7, 512 and 1198); (...

Excerpt: ...sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Failure to Pay Minimum Wages; (2) Failure to Pay Overtime Wages; (3) Failure to Provide Meal Periods; (4) Failure to Permit Rest Breaks; (5) Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses; (6) Failure to Provide Accurate Itemized Wage State ments; (7) Failure to Pay Wages Timely During Employment; (8) Failure to Pay All Wages Due Upon Separation of Employment (9) Violation of Business and Professions Code §...

Excerpt: ...; and (2) David Hernandez v. Burdick Painting (Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 20CV366446) (“Second Action”). Both cases are putative class actions arising out of alleged wage and hour violations. The Class Action Complaint filed in the First Action on Febr uary 21, 2020, sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Failure to Pay All Wages; (2) Failure to Pay Reporting Time Pay in Violation of California Labor Code §§ 218, 1...

Excerpt: ...4401) (“F irst Action”); and (2) Kenneth Nguyen v. Port Plastics, Inc. (Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 22CV394403) (“Second Action”). The Representative Action Complaint filed in the First Action on February 15, 2022, set forth a single cause of action for Civil Penalties Pursuant to Labor Code §§ 2699, et seq. (“PAGA”) based on underlying wage and hour violations. The Class Action Complaint filed in the Second Action...

Excerpt: ...nder Labor Code §§ 26 98 et seq. (“PAGA”). On November 30, 2022, the court entered an Order Deeming Case Complex and Staying Discovery and Responsive Pleading Deadline. On December 5, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Proof of Service of Summons, stating that the summons and complaint was served on Defendant's registered agent on December 2, 2022. The minute order from a Case Management Conference on April 19, 2023, states that the court lifts the s...