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Employment Law
Retaliation
Disability Discrimination

Philip Carr, Timothy Dacus, Kevin Cotter, Peter Landelius, Kevin Ree, Kevin Riley, Josh Sewell, Vincent Stroway, James Wallace, Jason Zapatka v. City of Los Angeles / Marvin Brent v. City of Los Angeles

Published: May 3, 2014 | Result Date: Jan. 21, 2014 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: BC466319; BC434486 Settlement –  $5,900,000

Court

L.A. Superior Central


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Douglas D. Winter
(McNicholas & McNicholas LLP)

Gregory W. Smith
(Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith LLP)

Christopher Brizzolara
(Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith)

Matthew S. McNicholas
(McNicholas & McNicholas LLP)

Alyssa Kim Schabloski
(Gladius Law, APC)


Defendant

Michael N. Feuer
(Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney)

Gary G. Geuss


Facts

Philip Carr and others sued the City of Los Angeles for various Labor Code violations.

Contentions

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiffs were all California motor officers employed by the County of Los Angeles. The plaintiffs argued there was a ticket quota in violation of California vehicle code section 41600, et seq., and that when they refused to follow it, they were retaliated against.

Result

The parties settled for $5.9 million.


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