Published Opinions by Highman, Highman, and Ball - employment law, sex discrimination, race discrimination, age discrimination, sex harassment, race harassment, age harassment, wrongful terminations

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Published precedent decisions in which we were involved include:

Ho v. Ikon Office Solutions, 143 F.Supp.2d 1163 (U.S. District Court, N.D. California 2001) -- Addressed jurisdiction of federal district court over wrongful termination lawsuit against nationwide corporation headquartered in another state.

Donato v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 230 B.R. 418 (U.S. District Court, N.D. California 1999) -- Addressed rights of a person who was in bankruptcy proceeding to continue with a Title VII discrimination lawsuit in U.S. District Court.

Sargent v. Litton Systems, 841 F.Supp. 956 (U.S. District Court, N.D. California, 1994) -- Addressed requirement of the employer to make reasonable accommodations for a disabled employee.

Stalberg v. Western Title Insurance Company, 27 Cal.App.4th 925 (California State Court of Appeal, 6th District, 1994) -- Addressed statute of limitations and equitable tolling issues.

Stalberg v. Western Title Insurance Company, 230 Cal.App.3d 1223 (California State Court of Appeal, 6th District, 1991) -- Addressed implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing violations as applied to an insurer, as well as statute of limitations issues.

Dosier v. Burns International Security Services, 729 F.Supp. 695 (U.S. District Court, N.D. California, 1990 ) -- Addressed federal law preemption issues in employment case involving allegations of sex discrimination and breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

Frommoethelydo v. Fire Insurance Exchange, 42 Cal.3d 208 (California Supreme Court, 1986) -- Addressed bad faith insurance issues.

Alexander v. City of Menlo Park, 787 F.2d 1371 (U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1986) -- Addressed due process bumping rights of governmental employees.

Dosier v. Miami Valley Broadcasting Corp., 656 F.2d 1295 (U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1980) -- Explored effects of class action discrimination settlement on right of individual member of class to thereafter litigate his own individual Title VII discrimination/retaliation claims in federal court.