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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
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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
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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
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Final approval granted in U.S. ex rel. Terry v. Wasatch Advantage Group; payments expected early April 2025
February 28, 2025
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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
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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
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DHKL, along with co-counsel, announce a $43.25 million class action settlement with Disney in ongoing pay discrimination case
November 25, 2024
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DHKL, along with co-counsel, wins preliminary approval of class action settlement in its long running case against Wasatch
October 30, 2024
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DHKL sues City of Los Angeles over parks that are inaccessible to people with mobility disabilities
July 26, 2024
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DHKL prevails in its hard fought class action trial against Equity Residential on behalf of nearly 190,000 California tenants
April 24, 2024
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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
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DHKL and Co-Counsel settle case with Alameda County to enhance community based services to people with severe mental health disabilities.
November 7, 2023
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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
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AC Transit Board Agrees to Transition to All-District Election System in Response to DHKL Demand Letter
July 26, 2023
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Court Preliminarily Approves $4.69 Million Settlement on Behalf of Truck Drivers for U.S. Xpress
April 24, 2023
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Class Notice Issued to 47,000 Members of Equity Residential Standard Late Fee Class
April 11, 2023
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Court rules that Wasatch Property Management’s add-on charges for Section 8 tenants are unlawful
November 23, 2022
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Mengfei Sun publishes blog post on the importance of resisting attempts by defendants to shroud class proceedings in secrecy
November 3, 2022
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Court agrees that public can see Plaintiffs’ analysis of pay disparities at Nike
October 24, 2022
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DHKL praised for role in securing $67 million consumer class action settlement (August 30, 2022)
October 11, 2022
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DHKL and co-counsel win arbitration appeal against Uber Technologies
April 11, 2022
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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
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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
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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
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DHKL defeats Moneygram’s attempt to compel DHKL client to arbitration in consumer case.
July 27, 2021
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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
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Settlement Ends 70-years of Asian American Disempowerment in the City of Santa Clara
April 22, 2021
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DHKL Wins Appeal Against Santa Clara in Voting Rights Case
December 30, 2020
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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
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DHKL, Disability Rights California and Other Co-Counsel file lawsuit against Alameda County on behalf of People with Serious Mental Illness
July 30, 2020
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Court Approves Historic Settlement of Levi’s Stadium ADA Access Class Action Reached by DHKL and Co-Counsel
July 27, 2020
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Foster v. Advantage: Final approval granted and checks expected to be mailed by July 7, 2020
June 9, 2020
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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
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Reminder to cash re-issued checks by June 8, 2020 for Twilio Settlement Class Members
May 20, 2020
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Notice re-mailed to subset in class action challenging unlawful side payments Wasatch Advantage Group charged its Section 8 tenants
May 6, 2020
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DHKL and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi demand a stop to homeless sweeps in Hawaiʻi County during COVID-19
April 30, 2020
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Landmark Levi’s Stadium Accessibility Settlement Preliminarily Approved
March 30, 2020
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Class notice sent to Section 8 tenants of Wasatch Advantage Group in case challenging unlawful side payments.
March 13, 2020
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Sunnyvale voters approve 6-district election system
March 3, 2020
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DHKL obtains final approval of settlement with American Airlines providing millions in refunds for wrongly charged checked bag fees.
May 6, 2019
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Judge denies Nike’s attempt to dismiss women’s class and collective action discrimination claims.
February 26, 2019
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Three more Sunnyvale residents join voting rights challenge to City of Sunnyvale’s Council election system.
January 18, 2019
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Update: Deadline for filing claim against American Airlines extended to November 26, 2018!
October 23, 2018
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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
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DHKL files sex discrimination class and collective action against Nike.
August 10, 2018
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City of Santa Clara enjoined from holding at-large elections for any City Council member.
July 24, 2018
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Victory! Santa Clara ordered to immediately begin implementing district-based elections for the November 2018 City Council elections
July 23, 2018
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DHKL wins preliminary approval of settlement with American Airlines for checked bag fee refunds.
July 20, 2018
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Court finds that the City of Santa Clara violates the voting rights of Asian Americans.
July 13, 2018
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DHKL Wins Class Certification Against the Forty-Niners and City of Santa Clara
July 12, 2018
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The class action lawsuit against Lumber Liquidators related to formaldehyde emissions from its Chinese-Manufactured Laminate Flooring Products has settled.
June 29, 2018
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DHKL wins class certification in Werner Trucking Case
February 28, 2018
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DHKL wins class certification on behalf of California tenants challenging Equity Residential’s late fees
October 23, 2017
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DHKL obtains final approval of $200 million settlement with City of Long Beach
October 17, 2017
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Settlement Checks from Sprig’s second payment have been mailed to eligible Class Members
August 25, 2017
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DHKL wins class certification on behalf of truck drivers in Ayala v. U.S. Xpress.
July 28, 2017
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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
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DHKL announces $200 million class action settlement in Ochoa v. City of Long Beach
April 11, 2017
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DHKL files voting rights lawsuit for Asian American voters against the City of Santa Clara
March 30, 2017
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Settlement checks from Sprig’s first payment have been mailed to eligible Class Members.
November 3, 2016
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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
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Bank of America Enhances Accessibility of Mortgage Documents Under a Settlement Reached by DHKL in Structured Negotiation
May 4, 2016
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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
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Settlement Notices Have Been Mailed in Garcia v. PPG
April 19, 2016
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Landmark class action settlement in Willits v. City of Los Angeles
March 17, 2016
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Settlement Checks Distributed to Janitors Following Final Approval in Vasquez, et al. v. USM, Inc.
February 10, 2016
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DHKL Obtains Dismissal of Prior Conviction for Pro Bono Client Repeatedly Denied Employment Following Criminal Background Checks
March 1, 2016
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Rite Aid Provides Talking Prescription Drug Labels Under an Agreement with DHKL Clients Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
February 18, 2016
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DHKL and DRA Settle Landmark Accessibility Case with Kaiser Permanente for Patients Who Are Blind or Low Vision
February 2, 2016
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Employee and Consumer Organizations Urge 9th Circuit to Find Uber’s Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable
January 19, 2016
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DHKL Defends Arbitration Ruling Before 9th Circuit in Uber Background Check Cases
January 11, 2016
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$5 Million Settlement Granted Final Approval in Talamantes v. PPG Industries, Inc., 13-cv-4062
January 6, 2016
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DHKL Appointed Interim Lead in Uber Background Check Cases
October 22, 2015
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$5 Million Settlement in Talamantes v. PPG Industries, Inc., 13-cv-4062 (N.D. Cal.) Preliminarily Approved
October 16, 2015
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Humana Offers Talking Prescription Labels
September 30, 2015
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DHKL Files Independent Contractor Misclassification Lawsuit Against Sprig, Inc.
September 25, 2015
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Class Certification Granted in Ochoa v. Long Beach
September 17, 2015
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DHKL to serve as Interim Class Counsel In Werner Case
September 9, 2015
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CBS’ 60 Minutes Features Lumber Liquidators Class Action
August 17, 2015
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Firm Defeats Uber’s Motion to Compel Arbitration
June 9, 2015
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Landmark $1 Million USM/Ross Janitor Settlement Claim Deadline is 9/15/15
May 18, 2015
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Lumber Liquidators Suspends Chinese-made Laminate Flooring
May 7, 2015
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$1.4 Billion Willits Settlement Announced
April 1, 2015
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Lumber Liquidators Claim Expansion
March 10, 2015
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Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement in Konica Minolta
March 4, 2015
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Individualized Notices & Claim Forms Sent to Current & Former Employees of Manpower, Inc.
February 12, 2015
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USM Preliminary Approval
February 10, 2015
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City of Bellflower Agrees to Settle California Voting Rights Act Case
January 16, 2015
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DHKL & Lozeau Drury File Class Action Lawsuit Against Lumber Liquidators
January 12, 2015
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Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement in Nielsen
January 12, 2015
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Caremark Begins Offering Talking Prescription Labels to Blind Customers
January 5, 2015
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The Court Grants Final Approval Order in Welch v. Genentech
December 18, 2014
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Court Grants Final Approval Settlement in Ricoh
December 17, 2014
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DHKL & Browne Labor Law File Class Action Complaint Against Handybook
October 30, 2014
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Ricoh – class action preliminary approval
September 5, 2014
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EQR Complaint Filed
September 3, 2014
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Enforced Arbitration Amicus brief
August 4, 2014
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MALDEF files suit against Bellflower
July 14, 2014
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Palmdale Victory
May 28, 2014
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Kohl’s – DHKL appointed Class Counsel
May 16, 2014
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Court Awards Final Approval in Wells Fargo
March 5, 2014
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SimplexGrinnell – Order Approving PSJ
March 5, 2014
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Wellpoint Settlement
February 12, 2014
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Order Denying Ross MTD
January 21, 2014
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City of Anaheim Signs Settlement Agreement
January 8, 2014
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Safeway Website Accessibility
December 30, 2013
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ABC Unified – Victory
November 20, 2013
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Aramark – Final Approval Order
November 18, 2013
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Wells Fardo – Preliminary Approval Order
November 15, 2013
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Western Dental
October 23, 2013
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Genentech Class Action Filed
October 3, 2013
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Vemulapati – Final Approval
September 10, 2013
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CFD – Preliminary Approval
September 10, 2013
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SF Navigatour class notice
September 9, 2013
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USM Class Action Filed
September 5, 2013
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Aramark Class Action Settlement
July 18, 2013
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Weight Watchers Settles
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Vemulapati update
June 21, 2013
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Konica Minolta – change of venue defeated
March 29, 2013
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Chicago Fire
May 7, 2013
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Siebel II
May 1, 2013
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ABC Unified case filed
April 10, 2013
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Court approves settlement in Downs v. U.S. Foodservice
September 4, 2012
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Southern Wine and Spirits Notice Mailed
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Suit Filed Against City of Anaheim
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Wal-Mart Starts Pilot Program
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Raniere v. Citigroup Amicus Filed
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Ruling on FLSA Rule 23 Cases
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Oracle Settlement Approved
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Farmers Branch Victory
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Genentech Settlement Class Notice
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Lufkin Cert Petition Denied
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Autozone Settlement
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Watts v. Sysco Settlement Approved
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City of Chicago Lawsuit Filed
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Rite Aid Amicus Briefs Filed
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Time Warner Suit Filed
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Kag West Amicus Filed
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City of Farmers Branch Brief Filed
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Wal-Mart Amicus Brief Filed
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American Cancer Society Settlement
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Brinker Brief Filed
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Dardarian DOJ Testimony re Accessible ATMs
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Oracle Class Notice Sent
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Hallissey v. AOL Cy Pres
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Salazar v Butterball Amicus
November 1, 2010
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Foley v. JetBlue Filed
August 30, 2010
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Best Buy Press Release
March 31, 2010
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Lufkin Final Judgment
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Amicus – Parker v. Nutri-System
January 7, 2010
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MLB.com Settlement
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Bautista-Perez v. Eric Holder Class Certification
July 13, 2009
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CVS Settlement
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Target and Staples Settlements
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California Lawyer magazine names Ho attorney of the year
March 1, 2009
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James Kan on the Impact of Brinker on Wage and Hour Claims
October 1, 2008
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Chili’s Verdict
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Rite Aid’s Website and Point-of-Sale Improvements Praised by Blind Community Leaders
May 1, 2008
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National Credit Reporting Companies Announce Landmark Initiative
April 23, 2008
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Sutter Health Adopts Sweeping Plans to Improve Accessibility Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
April 18, 2008
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Starbucks Ordered to Repay Baristas Over $100 Million
March 20, 2008
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7-Eleven’s Upgrade of Point of Sale Equipment Praised by Blind Community
March 18, 2008
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Installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals Will Aid Blind, Visually Impaired Community
June 20, 2007
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RadioShack Announces Point of Sale, Web Site Initiative for Customers with Visual Impairments
June 13, 2007
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E-Loan to Pay $13.6 Million to California Mortgage Loan Consultants
January 16, 2007
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Safeway Installs New Equipment
October 31, 2006