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

DHKL secured final approval of a $44-50 million settlement with the City of Baltimore to improve the accessibility of Baltimore’s sidewalks and curb ramps for people with mobility disabilities

March 31, 2025

DHKL and Co-counsel DREDF reach landmark agreement with Kaiser Permanente to improve video telemedicine for Kaiser patients who are Deaf and hard of hearing. 

March 29, 2025

Final approval granted in U.S. ex rel. Terry v. Wasatch Advantage Group; payments expected early April 2025

February 28, 2025

DHKL and co-counsel win class certification on behalf of over 200,000 people challenging accessibility barriers in Los Angeles’ 559 parks

February 13, 2025

DHKL obtains preliminary approval of a $44-to-$50 million settlement with the City of Baltimore to make the City’s sidewalks and curb ramps accessible to people with mobility disabilities

January 14, 2025

DHKL, along with co-counsel, announce a $43.25 million class action settlement with Disney in ongoing pay discrimination case

November 25, 2024

DHKL, along with co-counsel, wins preliminary approval of class action settlement in its long running case against Wasatch

October 30, 2024

DHKL sues City of Los Angeles over parks that are inaccessible to people with mobility disabilities

July 26, 2024

DHKL prevails in its hard fought class action trial against Equity Residential on behalf of nearly 190,000 California tenants

April 24, 2024

DHKL and Co-Counsel Win Certification of a Class of Around 9,000 Women Alleging the Walt Disney Company Violated California’s Equal Pay Act

December 14, 2023

DHKL and Co-Counsel settle case with Alameda County to enhance community based services to people with severe mental health disabilities.

November 7, 2023

DHKL and ACLU of Hawaii file lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu for violating the constitutional rights of its houseless residents.

July 26, 2023

AC Transit Board Agrees to Transition to All-District Election System in Response to DHKL Demand Letter

July 26, 2023

Court Preliminarily Approves $4.69 Million Settlement on Behalf of Truck Drivers for U.S. Xpress

April 24, 2023

Class Notice Issued to 47,000 Members of Equity Residential Standard Late Fee Class

April 11, 2023

Court rules that Wasatch Property Management’s add-on charges for Section 8 tenants are unlawful

November 23, 2022

Mengfei Sun publishes blog post on the importance of resisting attempts by defendants to shroud class proceedings in secrecy

November 3, 2022

Court agrees that public can see Plaintiffs’ analysis of pay disparities at Nike

October 24, 2022

DHKL praised for role in securing $67 million consumer class action settlement (August 30, 2022)

October 11, 2022

DHKL and co-counsel win arbitration appeal against Uber Technologies

April 11, 2022

DHKL along with co-counsel files a motion for class certification in a gender discrimination class action on behalf of several thousand women against Nike, Inc.

January 10, 2022

DHKL wins final approval of “game changer” class action settlement requiring the City of Boston to install or upgrade an average of 1,630 curb ramps per year

November 2, 2021

DHKL wins motion to add approximately 50,000 additional California tenants to their class action challenge to Equity Residential’s excessive late fees

October 25, 2021

DHKL defeats Moneygram’s attempt to compel DHKL client to arbitration in consumer case.

July 27, 2021

DHKL, Disability Rights Maryland, the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, and Disability Rights Advocates file lawsuit against the City of Baltimore over inaccessible sidewalks and curb ramps.

June 10, 2021

Settlement Ends 70-years of Asian American Disempowerment in the City of Santa Clara

April 22, 2021

DHKL Wins Appeal Against Santa Clara in Voting Rights Case

December 30, 2020

DHKL obtains final approval of a $130 million settlement with the City of San Jose to improve the accessibility of the City’s curb ramps

September 3, 2020

DHKL, Disability Rights California and Other Co-Counsel file lawsuit against Alameda County on behalf of People with Serious Mental Illness

July 30, 2020

Court Approves Historic Settlement of Levi’s Stadium ADA Access Class Action Reached by DHKL and Co-Counsel

July 27, 2020

Foster v. Advantage: Final approval granted and checks expected to be mailed by July 7, 2020

June 9, 2020

DHKL obtains preliminary approval of a “remarkable” $130 million settlement with the City of San Jose to improve the accessibility of the City’s curb ramps

May 27, 2020

Reminder to cash re-issued checks by June 8, 2020 for Twilio Settlement Class Members

May 20, 2020

Notice re-mailed to subset in class action challenging unlawful side payments Wasatch Advantage Group charged its Section 8 tenants

May 6, 2020

DHKL and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi demand a stop to homeless sweeps in Hawaiʻi County during COVID-19

April 30, 2020

Landmark Levi’s Stadium Accessibility Settlement Preliminarily Approved

March 30, 2020

Class notice sent to Section 8 tenants of Wasatch Advantage Group in case challenging unlawful side payments.

March 13, 2020

Sunnyvale voters approve 6-district election system

March 3, 2020

DHKL obtains final approval of settlement with American Airlines providing millions in refunds for wrongly charged checked bag fees.

May 6, 2019

Judge denies Nike’s attempt to dismiss women’s class and collective action discrimination claims.

February 26, 2019

Three more Sunnyvale residents join voting rights challenge to City of Sunnyvale’s Council election system.

January 18, 2019

Update: Deadline for filing claim against American Airlines extended to November 26, 2018!

October 23, 2018

DHKL obtains final approval of $113 million with City of Portland to build thousands of accessible curb ramps throughout its pedestrian right of way.

September 27, 2018

DHKL files sex discrimination class and collective action against Nike.

August 10, 2018

City of Santa Clara enjoined from holding at-large elections for any City Council member.

July 24, 2018

Victory! Santa Clara ordered to immediately begin implementing district-based elections for the November 2018 City Council elections

July 23, 2018

DHKL wins preliminary approval of settlement with American Airlines for checked bag fee refunds.

July 20, 2018

Court finds that the City of Santa Clara violates the voting rights of Asian Americans.

July 13, 2018

DHKL Wins Class Certification Against the Forty-Niners and City of Santa Clara

July 12, 2018

The class action lawsuit against Lumber Liquidators related to formaldehyde emissions from its Chinese-Manufactured Laminate Flooring Products has settled.

June 29, 2018

DHKL wins class certification in Werner Trucking Case

February 28, 2018

DHKL wins class certification on behalf of California tenants challenging Equity Residential’s late fees

October 23, 2017

DHKL obtains final approval of $200 million settlement with City of Long Beach

October 17, 2017

Settlement Checks from Sprig’s second payment have been mailed to eligible Class Members

August 25, 2017

DHKL wins class certification on behalf of truck drivers in Ayala v. U.S. Xpress.

July 28, 2017

DHKL reaches settlement with City of Seattle to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build thousands of accessible curb ramps throughout its pedestrian right of way.

July 18, 2017

DHKL announces $200 million class action settlement in Ochoa v. City of Long Beach

April 11, 2017

DHKL files voting rights lawsuit for Asian American voters against the City of Santa Clara

March 30, 2017

Settlement checks from Sprig’s first payment have been mailed to eligible Class Members.

November 3, 2016

Victory for Female Paramedics Challenging Discriminatory Impact of Chicago’s Physical Abilities Test: DHKL Obtains Reversal and Directed Judgment from 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

September 19, 2016

Bank of America Enhances Accessibility of Mortgage Documents Under a Settlement Reached by DHKL in Structured Negotiation

May 4, 2016

DHKL Files Objection to Proposed Uber Wage and Hour Settlement that Improperly Seeks to Remove the Court’s Protections from Putative Class Members Nationwide

April 22, 2016

Settlement Notices Have Been Mailed in Garcia v. PPG

April 19, 2016

Landmark class action settlement in Willits v. City of Los Angeles

March 17, 2016

Settlement Checks Distributed to Janitors Following Final Approval in Vasquez, et al. v. USM, Inc.

February 10, 2016

DHKL Obtains Dismissal of Prior Conviction for Pro Bono Client Repeatedly Denied Employment Following Criminal Background Checks

March 1, 2016

Rite Aid Provides Talking Prescription Drug Labels Under an Agreement with DHKL Clients Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision

February 18, 2016

DHKL and DRA Settle Landmark Accessibility Case with Kaiser Permanente for Patients Who Are Blind or Low Vision

February 2, 2016

Employee and Consumer Organizations Urge 9th Circuit to Find Uber’s Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable

January 19, 2016

DHKL Defends Arbitration Ruling Before 9th Circuit in Uber Background Check Cases

January 11, 2016

$5 Million Settlement Granted Final Approval in Talamantes v. PPG Industries, Inc., 13-cv-4062

January 6, 2016

DHKL Appointed Interim Lead in Uber Background Check Cases

October 22, 2015

$5 Million Settlement in Talamantes v. PPG Industries, Inc., 13-cv-4062 (N.D. Cal.) Preliminarily Approved

October 16, 2015

Humana Offers Talking Prescription Labels

September 30, 2015

DHKL Files Independent Contractor Misclassification Lawsuit Against Sprig, Inc.

September 25, 2015

Class Certification Granted in Ochoa v. Long Beach

September 17, 2015

DHKL to serve as Interim Class Counsel In Werner Case

September 9, 2015

CBS’ 60 Minutes Features Lumber Liquidators Class Action

August 17, 2015

Firm Defeats Uber’s Motion to Compel Arbitration

June 9, 2015

Landmark $1 Million USM/Ross Janitor Settlement Claim Deadline is 9/15/15

May 18, 2015

Lumber Liquidators Suspends Chinese-made Laminate Flooring

May 7, 2015

$1.4 Billion Willits Settlement Announced

April 1, 2015

Lumber Liquidators Claim Expansion

March 10, 2015

Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement in Konica Minolta

March 4, 2015

Individualized Notices & Claim Forms Sent to Current & Former Employees of Manpower, Inc.

February 12, 2015

USM Preliminary Approval

February 10, 2015

City of Bellflower Agrees to Settle California Voting Rights Act Case

January 16, 2015

DHKL & Lozeau Drury File Class Action Lawsuit Against Lumber Liquidators

January 12, 2015

Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement in Nielsen

January 12, 2015

Caremark Begins Offering Talking Prescription Labels to Blind Customers

January 5, 2015

The Court Grants Final Approval Order in Welch v. Genentech

December 18, 2014

Court Grants Final Approval Settlement in Ricoh

December 17, 2014

DHKL & Browne Labor Law File Class Action Complaint Against Handybook

October 30, 2014

Ricoh – class action preliminary approval

September 5, 2014

EQR Complaint Filed

September 3, 2014

Enforced Arbitration Amicus brief

August 4, 2014

MALDEF files suit against Bellflower

July 14, 2014

Palmdale Victory

May 28, 2014

Kohl’s – DHKL appointed Class Counsel

May 16, 2014

Court Awards Final Approval in Wells Fargo

March 5, 2014

SimplexGrinnell – Order Approving PSJ

March 5, 2014

Wellpoint Settlement

February 12, 2014

Order Denying Ross MTD

January 21, 2014

City of Anaheim Signs Settlement Agreement

January 8, 2014

Safeway Website Accessibility

December 30, 2013

ABC Unified – Victory

November 20, 2013

Aramark – Final Approval Order

November 18, 2013

Wells Fardo – Preliminary Approval Order

November 15, 2013

Western Dental

October 23, 2013

Genentech Class Action Filed

October 3, 2013

Vemulapati – Final Approval

September 10, 2013

CFD – Preliminary Approval

September 10, 2013

SF Navigatour class notice

September 9, 2013

USM Class Action Filed

September 5, 2013

Aramark Class Action Settlement

July 18, 2013

Weight Watchers Settles

Vemulapati update

June 21, 2013

Konica Minolta – change of venue defeated

March 29, 2013

Chicago Fire

May 7, 2013

Siebel II

May 1, 2013

ABC Unified case filed

April 10, 2013

Court approves settlement in Downs v. U.S. Foodservice

September 4, 2012

Southern Wine and Spirits Notice Mailed

Suit Filed Against City of Anaheim

Wal-Mart Starts Pilot Program

Raniere v. Citigroup Amicus Filed

Ruling on FLSA Rule 23 Cases

Oracle Settlement Approved

Farmers Branch Victory

Genentech Settlement Class Notice

Lufkin Cert Petition Denied

Autozone Settlement

Watts v. Sysco Settlement Approved

City of Chicago Lawsuit Filed

Rite Aid Amicus Briefs Filed

Time Warner Suit Filed

Kag West Amicus Filed

City of Farmers Branch Brief Filed

Wal-Mart Amicus Brief Filed

American Cancer Society Settlement

Brinker Brief Filed

Dardarian DOJ Testimony re Accessible ATMs

Oracle Class Notice Sent

Hallissey v. AOL Cy Pres

Salazar v Butterball Amicus

November 1, 2010

Foley v. JetBlue Filed

August 30, 2010

Best Buy Press Release

March 31, 2010

Lufkin Final Judgment

Amicus – Parker v. Nutri-System

January 7, 2010

MLB.com Settlement

Bautista-Perez v. Eric Holder Class Certification

July 13, 2009

CVS Settlement

Target and Staples Settlements

California Lawyer magazine names Ho attorney of the year

March 1, 2009

James Kan on the Impact of Brinker on Wage and Hour Claims

October 1, 2008

Chili’s Verdict

Rite Aid’s Website and Point-of-Sale Improvements Praised by Blind Community Leaders

May 1, 2008

National Credit Reporting Companies Announce Landmark Initiative

April 23, 2008

Sutter Health Adopts Sweeping Plans to Improve Accessibility Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

April 18, 2008

Starbucks Ordered to Repay Baristas Over $100 Million

March 20, 2008

7-Eleven’s Upgrade of Point of Sale Equipment Praised by Blind Community

March 18, 2008

Installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals Will Aid Blind, Visually Impaired Community

June 20, 2007

RadioShack Announces Point of Sale, Web Site Initiative for Customers with Visual Impairments

June 13, 2007

E-Loan to Pay $13.6 Million to California Mortgage Loan Consultants

January 16, 2007

Safeway Installs New Equipment

October 31, 2006