Excerpt: ... process of building a modern, multifamily residential apartment complex and mixed-use project comprised of two 28-story towers and a below grade parking garage (the "Project"). (FAC, '1 2.) As a result of groundwater intrusion and flood events, SJSC was forced to halt and/or delay construction of the SJSC Towers Project and incur substantial groundwater flood related mitigation, remediation, and restoration/repair costs. (ld. at 3, 5, 42, & 51-5...

Excerpt: ...ton: (1) Failure to provide rest breaks and meal periods (Lab. Code SS 226.7, 512, and 1198); (2) Failure to pay all wages earned for all hours worked (Lab. Code SS 510, 1194, 1197, and 1198); (3) Failure to provide accurate wage statements (Lab. Code S 226); (4) Waiting time penalties (Lab. Code SS 201-203); (5) Unfair Competition (Bus. & Prof. Code S 17200, et seq.); and (6) Civil penalties/PAGA (Labor Code S 2698, et seq). The parties reached ...

Excerpt: ...on January 17, 2023, sets forth the following causes of acton: (1) Failure to Pay All Minimum Wages; (2) Failure to Pay All Overtime Wages; (3) Failure to Provide Rest Periods and Pay Missed Rest Period Premiums; (4) Failure to Provide Meal Periods and Pay Missed Meal Period Premiums; (5) Failure to Maintain Accurate Employment Records; (6) Failure to Pay Wages Timely During Employment; (7) Failure to Pay All Wages Earned and unpaid at Separation...

Excerpt: ...t Thuy Cung ("Cung"). (Complaint, 4-5, 13.) Cung applied for and received a credit account with Bank of America, N.A. ("BOA"). (ld. at 5, 7.) Cung's contract with BOA was an installment contract. (ld. at '1 10 & Ex. 1.) Due to Cung's nonpayment of the account, BOA charged-off and sold the account to SLS. (ld. at "1 6, 8.) The last activity on the account occurred within the four years prior to the filing of the Complaint. (ld. at '1 9.) Specifica...

Excerpt: ...lainant Osman Yunus Guracar ("Guracar"). (Complaint, 4-6.) Guracar applied for and received a credit account with Bank of America, N.A. ("BOA"). (ld. at 5, 7.) Guracar's contract with BOA was an installment contract. (ld. at 10 & Ex. 1.) Due to Guracar's non-payment of the account, BOA charged-off and sold the account to SLS. (ld. at 6, 8.) The last activity on the account occurred within the four years prior to the filing of the Complaint. (ld. ...

Excerpt: ... Rama Krishna Prasad Kethineni, Bamboo Solutions, Inc., HireTechForce, Inc., BoxsterTech, Inc., TechGlobalSystems, Inc., Reves Global Services, Inc. f/k/a iBridge, Inc. (collectively, "Defendants"). On December 3, 20221, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint against Defendants, which sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Intentional Misrepresentation/Fraud; (2) Fraudulent Concealment; (3) Civil Conspiracy, (4) Breach of C...

Excerpt: ... 2023, sets forth causes of achon for: (1) Violation of Cal. Labor Code SS 510 and 1198 (Unpaid Overtime); (2) Violation of Cal. Labor Code SS 226.7 and 512, subd. (a) (Unpaid Meal Period Premiums); (3) Violation of Cal. Labor Code S 226.7 (Unpaid Rest Period Premiums); (4) Violation of Cal. Labor Code SS 1194, 1197, and 1197.1 (Unpaid Minimum Wages); (5) Violation of Cal. Labor Code SS 201, 202, and 203 (Final Wages Not Timely Paid); (6) Violati...

Excerpt: ...ts forth the following causes of action: (1) Failure to Pay All Minimum Wages; (2) Failure to Pay All Overtime Wages; (3) Rest Period Violations; (4) Meal Period Violations; (5) Wage Statement Violations; (6) Failure to Reimburse for Necessary Business Expenses; (7) Waiting Time Penalties; (8) Failure to Timely Pay Wages During Employment; (9) Unfair Competition; and (10) PAGA Penalties. The parties reached a settlement. Plaintiffs Erlinda Reyes ...

Excerpt: ...ious wage and hour violations. The Complaint, filed on August 1, 2019, sets forth claims for: (1) Violation of California Labor Code SS 510 and 1198 (unpaid overtime); (2) Violation of California Labor Code SS 226.7 and 512(a) (failure to provide meal periods); (3) Violation of California Labor Code S 226.7 (failure to provide rest periods); (4) Violation of California Labor Code SS 1194, 1197 and 1197.1 (unpaid minimum wages); (5) Violation of C...

Excerpt: ...CS's Head of People Operations and Plaintiff's manager. (ld. 5-6.) Plaintiff alleges Hu and Beisel are joint employers with CS. (ld. 4-6.) The Complaint, filed on April 4, 2023, alleges causes of acton for: (1) Discrimination Based on Pregnancy; (2) Failure to Accommodate; (3) CFRA Interference; (4) CFRA Retaliation; (5) Discriminaton Based on Sex; (6) Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy; (7) Retaliation; (8) Failure to Prevent Dis...

Excerpt: ...vil Penalties Under the Private Attorneys General Act (Labor Code SS 2698, et seq.). Defendant C2 Educational Systems, Inc. ("Defendant") now moves for an order compelling Plaintiff to arbitrate her individual PAGA claim and staying her representative PAGA claim. Plaintiff opposes the motion. II. LEGAL STANDARD "The FAA [Federal Arbitration Act], which includes both procedural and substantive provisions, governs [arbitration] agreements involving...

Excerpt: ...Plaintiff 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, "Rivian") are a prospective elect...

Excerpt: ...2) Arvind Srinivasan 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); and (5) Arvind Srinivasan v. ZL Technologies, Inc. (Case No. 21CV382329). On August 29, 2022, the court (Hon. Patricia M. Lucas) entered an Order Re: Pretrial and Trial Dates, which set the date for completion of written disc...

Excerpt: ...plaint alleging a single cause of action under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004. (Complaint, 2 & 21 On April 20, 2021, defendants Food Management Partners, Inc., Buffets, LLC, and FMP-Ovation Payroll, LLC (collectively "Defendants") notified this court that they filed a petition for chapter 11 bankruptcy. On October 11, 2022, Spencer Skeen ("Skeen"), Tim Johnson, and Jesse Ferrantella, attorneys with the law firm of Ogletree, Deakins, Na...

Excerpt: ...wing causes of action: (1) Failure to Pay Minimum Wages (Labor Code SS 1194, 1197, 1197.1, 1198, 1199); (2) Failure to Reimburse Work Related Expenses (Labor Code S 2802); (3) Failure to Provide Timely Rest Periods and/or Pay Rest Period Premiums (Labor Code S 226.7 and S 12 of IWC Wage Order No. 5); (4) Failure to Provide Timely Meal Periods and/or Pay Meal Period Premiums (Labor Code SS 226.7, 512, and S 11 of IWC Wage Order No. 5); (5) Failure...

Excerpt: ...ment in a blockchain project known as the Internet Computer Protocol, which is operated by defendant Dfinity USA Research LLC ("Dfnity USA"). On May 8, 2023, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Williams and Dfinity USA (collectively, "Defendants"), setting forth causes of acton for: (1) Tortious Interference with Contract; (2) Tortious Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage; (3) Breach of Fiduciary Duty; (4) Conversion; (5) Trespass to ...

Excerpt: ... Plaintiff 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, "Rivian") are a prospective elec...

Excerpt: ...omplaint for Declaratory Relief, Injunctive Relief, and Damages ("FAC"), filed on April 13, 2020 in federal district court, plaintiff Maria Consuelo Griego ("Plaintiff") seeks statutory damages against defendants The Tehama Law Group, P.C. ("Tehama"), Kes Narbutas ("Narbutas"), Cypress Asset Recovery Services, LLC ("Cypress"), Jeff Fernandez ("Fernandez"), Eric Wilson, Matthew Wright, and Patelco Credit Union ("Patelco"). 1 (FAC, 3 & 10-15.) Plai...

Excerpt: ...tatutory Damages ("Complaint"), filed on December 4, 2018, plaintiff Pamela Shereé Chambers ("Plaintiff") seeks statutory damages against defendant Crown Asset Management, LLC ("Defendant") arising from its routne practice of sending initial written communications in smaller than 12-point type. (Complaint, '1 1.) The Complaint sets forth a single cause of action under the CFDBPA. On December 27, 2022, the court granted Plaintiff's motion for cla...

Excerpt: ...auses of achon for: (1) Failure to Pay Minimum Wages; (2) Failure to Pay Wages and Overtime Under Labor Code S 510; (3) Meal-Period Liability Under Labor Code S 226.7; (4) Rest-Period Liability under Labor Code S 226.7; (5) Failure to Pay Vacation Wages; (6) Failure to Comply with Labor Code SS 245 and 246; (7) Reimbursement of Necessary Expenditures under Labor Code S 2802; (8) Failure to Comply with Labor Code S 2751; (9) Violation of Labor Cod...

Excerpt: ... ("Hightower") against defendants Compass Group USA, Inc. and Levy Premium Foodservice Limited Partnership ("Levy"), erroneously sued as Lew Premium Foodservice, Inc., (collectively, "Defendants") and arises out various alleged wage and hour violations. The operative First Amended Complaint, filed on December 10, 2019, sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Failure to Pay All Wages Owed Including Overtime; (2) Unlawful Deductions; (3) Fai...

Excerpt: ...nc. ("Defendant") in an amount exceeding $10,000,000 between September 2017 and September 2018. (Second Amended Complaint ("SAC"), 4-15.) The products included the Fortinet FortiGate models FG- 201E, FG-500E, FG-600D, FG-1500D, FG-3200D, and FG-3S50E; Fortinet Fortswitch models FSW-248D, FSW-248D-FPOE, FSW-248E-FPOE, FSW-448D, FSW-448D-FPOE, and FSW-1024D; and network management software including FortiManager, FortiAnalvzer, and FortAuthenticato...

Excerpt: ...pment LLC ("La Encina"), a California development company. La Encina hired Group One to construct five homes in San Jose but the contract was terminated prior to the completion of the project. On November 28, 2017, Group One filed a complaint for breach of contract and to foreclose a mechanics lien in the amount of approximately $985,000. On February 5, 2018, La Encina filed a Cross-complaint, which alleged claims for: (1) Breach of Contract; (2)...

Excerpt: ...2020, sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Failure to Pay All Wages; (2) Rest Period Violations; (3) Meal Period Violations; (4) Wage Statement Violations; (5) Waiting Time Penalties; (6) Unfair Business Practices; (7) PAGA Penalties for Failure to Pay All Wages; (8) PAGA Penalties for Rest Period Violations; (9) PAGA Penalties for Meal Period Violations; (10) PAGA Penalties for Wage Statement Violations; and (11) PAGA Penalties for Wai...

Excerpt: ...l Period Compensation; (4) Failure to Provide Rest Period Compensation; (5) Failure to Indemnify Necessary Business Expenditures; (6) Wage Statement Violations; (7) Waiting Time Penalties; (8) Private Attorney General Act (Labor Code SS 2699, et seq.) (9) Declaratory Relief; and (10) Unfair Competition in Violation of Cal. Business and Professions Code SS 17200, et seq. On April 13, 2022, the court entered an order dismissing Plaintiff's first th...