Cappello & Noël represents plaintiffs in employment cases including wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment.
The firm obtained a $23 million verdict in a wrongful termination case against a major Fortune 500 company and settled a sexual harassment suit against a public company and its CEO for a multiple seven-figure amount.
Awards & Verdicts | Employment Litigation Sample Cases
Verdict: $3.5 million jury verdict that found Wells Fargo Bank had violated the Unruh Civil Rights Act in a lending discrimination case
Settlement: $7.5 million settlement in a multi-district class action arising out of the defendant’s failure to honor the fixed rate of interest charged on balance transfers
Settlement: $86 million class action settlement involving alleged conspiracy among five major airlines to fix commissions paid to travel agencies
Settlement: $12.5 million settlement in a class action case arising out of the defendants’ alleged securities fraud
Settlement: $13.8 million class action case involving an alleged agreement among five major grocery chains to fix and maintain retail prices of milk sold in Southern California
Settlement: $4 million class action settlement concerning securities fraud
Settlement: Injunctive relief action under California Voting Rights Act to eliminate discriminatory at-large elections for the City of Santa Barbara
Confidential Settlement: Represented 175 cancer victims and their families for injury and wrongful death against Boeing
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION NEWS
SBRPA To File Legal Challenge To Halt Temporary Santa Barbara Rent Freeze Ordinance
Calling the City of Santa Barbara’s temporary rent freeze ordinance illegal, the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association (SBRPA) is taking legal action against the city to invalidate the freeze, according to Cappello & Noël LLP, [ More... ]
Attorney Michael Brelje Named Partner at Santa Barbara Law Firm Cappello & Noël LLP
G. Michael Brelje, an experienced civil litigation trial attorney who specializes in complex business, real estate and construction-related litigation, has been named a partner at Cappello & Noël LLP. The firm is recognized as one [ More... ]
Attorney Brian Metcalf Joins Santa Barbara Law Firm Cappello & Noël LLP
Brian Metcalf, a complex litigation and restructuring attorney, has joined the Santa Barbara law firm Cappello & Noël LLP. Metcalf’s practice includes representing corporate and individual clients in complex financial litigation, civil and business disputes, [ More... ]


