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Maria S. Bee

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Office of the Oakland City Attorney

Oakland , CA

Phone: (510) 238-3814

UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall; Berkeley CA



Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
In Re: Monsanto Class Action Settlement Environmental Law Plaintiff Nov. 4, 2022
Anne Kirkpatrick v. The City of Oakland, California Civil Rights Defendant Jul. 22, 2022
City of Oakland v. Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Banking Plaintiff Apr. 1, 2022
The People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P.; Purdue Pharma Inc.; The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.; Cephalon Inc.; Johnson & Johnson; Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. n/k/a Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceutica n/k/a Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Endo Health Solutions Inc.; Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Actavis PLC; Actavis Inc.; Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. n/k/a Actavis Inc.; Watson Laboratories Inc.; Actavis LLC; Actavis Pharma Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharma Inc.; and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Business Law Plaintiff Feb. 11, 2022
City of Oakland, a Municipal Corporation, and The People of the State of California, acting by and through Oakland City Attorney Barbara J. Parker v. BP P.L.C., a public limited company of England and Wales, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, ConocoPhillips, a Delaware corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, a public limited company of England and Wales, and Does 1 through 10 and Related Case Environmental Law Plaintiff Feb. 22, 2019
Daryelle Lawanna Preston v. City of Oakland, and Deanna Santana Employment Law Defendant Nov. 14, 2015
James Taylor, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. / Jimmy Rider v. City of Oakland, et al. / Darnell Foster, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. / Tyrone Moore, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. / Jeffrie Miller, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. / David Ward, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. Constitutional Law Defendant Dec. 8, 2012
Estate of Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney v. United States of America, Frank Doyle, Walter Hemje, John Reikes, Stockton Buck, John Conway, et al. Civil Rights Defendant Oct. 22, 2002
Case Name Topic Role Published
In Re: Monsanto Class Action Settlement Environmental Law Plaintiff Nov. 4, 2022
Anne Kirkpatrick v. The City of Oakland, California Civil Rights Defendant Jul. 22, 2022
City of Oakland v. Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Banking Plaintiff Apr. 1, 2022
The People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P.; Purdue Pharma Inc.; The Purdue Frederick Company Inc.; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.; Cephalon Inc.; Johnson & Johnson; Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. n/k/a Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceutica n/k/a Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Endo Health Solutions Inc.; Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Actavis PLC; Actavis Inc.; Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. n/k/a Actavis Inc.; Watson Laboratories Inc.; Actavis LLC; Actavis Pharma Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharma Inc.; and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Business Law Plaintiff Feb. 11, 2022
City of Oakland, a Municipal Corporation, and The People of the State of California, acting by and through Oakland City Attorney Barbara J. Parker v. BP P.L.C., a public limited company of England and Wales, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, ConocoPhillips, a Delaware corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, a public limited company of England and Wales, and Does 1 through 10 and Related Case Environmental Law Plaintiff Feb. 22, 2019
Daryelle Lawanna Preston v. City of Oakland, and Deanna Santana Employment Law Defendant Nov. 14, 2015
James Taylor, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. / Jimmy Rider v. City of Oakland, et al. / Darnell Foster, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. / Tyrone Moore, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. / Jeffrie Miller, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. / David Ward, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. Constitutional Law Defendant Dec. 8, 2012
Estate of Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney v. United States of America, Frank Doyle, Walter Hemje, John Reikes, Stockton Buck, John Conway, et al. Civil Rights Defendant Oct. 22, 2002