Justice Department Resolves Sex Discrimination Claim against California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
On April 16, 2014, the Justice Department stated that it had taken part in a settlement contract that, if the court approved it, will answer claims that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) victimized a staff member due to his gender in breach of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. In […]
Hallie Von Rock Runs for Ronan
Aiman-Smith & Marcy is sponsoring Hallie Von Rock to represent us in the Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015. Hallie is taking this opportunity to raise funds for childhood cancer by supporting the Ronan Thompson Foundation. The Ronan Thompson Foundation is a non-profit organization fighting to find a cure for neuroblastoma. The Foundation is fundraising to […]
Sixty-Six-Year-Old Man Given $26 Million in Age Discrimination Claim against Staples
On February 27, 2014, in what a lawyer stated was the biggest reward of its type in Los Angeles legal history, a sixty-six-year-old man was given $26 million by a jury that decided he was victimized and harassed based on his age by his supervisors at Staples. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury considered for […]
PG&E Employee Collects $1 Million in Santa Cruz Wrongful Termination Claim
On December 16, 2013, a forty-four-year-old ex-PG&E power line worker was given over $1 million in a civil claim subsequent to making safety complaints and being dismissed in 2012. Live Oak resident Matthew Niswonger was employed by PG&E for nearly eight years. His crew was demanded to restore a broken electrical pole on Hihn Road […]
What is Securities Fraud?
Securities are any investment form, such as stocks, bonds, or mutual funds. A stock, for example, represents a piece of ownership in a company. As a partial owner, the stockholder is entitled to any profits derived from the company, i.e. dividends. Those profits are based on a percentage of the total company owned. These securities […]