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
$70 Million Settlement Now Final For Central Coast Property Owners in Oil Pipeline Spill Easement Class Action Against Sable Offshore Corp. And Subsidiary
A $70 million settlement for private property owners with easements for the oil pipeline formerly owned by Plains All American is now final. The appeal period for the class action settlement expired on October 17, [ More... ]
Lawsuit claims Santa Barbara school officials failed to protect students from sexual predators
A TV news segment discusses a lawsuit filed against the Santa Barbara Unified School District, Santa Barbara Charter School, and County Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido with attorney Barry Cappello. The lawsuit, filed September 20, [ More... ]
$19 Million Jury Award for Passport 420 in Insurance Bad Faith Case Against Starr Insurance related to Jet Seizure and Michael Avenatti Misconduct
A Santa Barbara County jury found that Starr Indemnity & Liability Company acted in bad faith and with malice and oppression when it refused to pay an insurance claim submitted by Passport 420, LLC, its [ More... ]