DHKL, along with co-counsel, have reached a $15.5 million settlement in a Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) lawsuit (Abrishamcar v. Oracle) in San Mateo Superior Court on behalf of the State of California and the named plaintiffs, two former California sales employees of Oracle America, Inc.

April 9, 2025

Attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, Valerian Law and Dardarian Ho Kan & Lee announced they have reached a $15.5 million settlement agreement in a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuit (Abrishamcar v. Oracle) in San Mateo Superior Court on behalf of the State of California and the named plaintiffs, two former California sales employees of Oracle America, Inc. (“Oracle”). The plaintiffs have filed a motion for approval with the Court.

The lawyers represented the named plaintiffs, in a lawsuit which was filed in September 2015 under California’s PAGA law seeking penalties based on allegations that the technology company violated certain California Labor Code sections with respect to the company’s sales compensation plans and sales commission practices in Fiscal Years 2015 to 2018.

Oracle denies the allegations and maintains that its policies, agreements, contracts and practices were lawful.

The plaintiffs are represented by Michael D. Palmer and Eli Watkins of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight; Xinying Valerian and Dan L. Gildor of Valerian Law, P.C.; and Laura L. Ho, James P. Kan and Ginger L. Grimes of Dardarian Ho Kan & Lee.

 

A copy of the full press release is available here.