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Bulletin: AKG’s response to the Trump v. Hawaii decision.
We, the lawyers of Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP, have dedicated our professional lives to ending discrimination. We are appalled and dismayed that the Supreme Court of the United States has failed to stand up to bigotry and racism perpetrated and encouraged by the current occupant of the White House. The decision in Trump v. Hawaii, permitting the United States to ban citizens from predominately Muslim countries, will be a permanent shameful stain on the Court and on our country. It stands with the Dred Scott decision which authorized state ordered racial segregation, and Korematsu, which upheld forced relocation and detention of citizens of Japanese origin. It constitutes a blow to basic dignity and human rights. We join in the dissent of Justice Sotomayor, and we share the outrage at the majority of the Supreme Court putting its stamp of approval on blatant racism. Ultimately, the judgment of history will find our current regime and a majority of the current Supreme Court to be morally bankrupt and to have failed our fellow human beings in their time of greatest need. In the weeks and months ahead, we at Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP will redouble our efforts to bring an end to discrimination and bigotry.
Defamation Lawsuit Against Actor Robert Knepper by Longtime Hollywood Costume Supervisor
On February 28, 2018, AK+G’s Marvin Krakow, Gail Glick, and Christopher Lee filed suit in the Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of Susan Bertram, a Costume Supervisor, against Robert Knepper, an actor known for his roles in “Prison Break”, “iZombie”, and “Homeland”. Ms. Bertram’s Complaint alleges that Knepper sexually assaulted her in 1991, when she worked on a film titled “Gas Food Lodging” and that Knepper defamed her when he issued public statements that the sexual assault allegations were false.
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EQUAL PAY CLASS ACTION AGAINST VICE MEDIA
On February 13, 2018, AK+G’s Michael Morrison and Jessica Choi filed a class action against Vice Media Inc. and Vice Media LLC (collectively "Vice") on behalf of a former employee of Vice, and others similarly situated, alleging violations of California, New York, and federal statutes requiring equal pay between men and women.
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Race Discrimination Claim Against SGPD
J. Bernard Alexander, III and Amelia Alvarez of AKG, along with co-counsel Paul W. Nguyen of Shield Litigation, LLP and Tom Yu of Law Office of Tom Yu, APC, filed suit today against the San Gabriel Police Department on behalf of five veteran Asian-American police officers for failure to promote and hostile work environment.
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Steenhoek (Bachelorette) Sexual Harassment Case v. Warner Bros.
AK+G’s Michael Morrison and Jessica Choi represent Plaintiff Becky Steenhoek, a former employee on the popular "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" television series. The firm filed a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit on behalf of Ms. Steenhoek against Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., NZK Productions, Inc., as well as Executive and Cast Producers, in the Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC681491 on October 30, 2017.
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Margulies v. Legends Football League class notice
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The California Court of Appeal denied DirecTV’s appeal of a judgment in favor of Noel Salinda, a program traffic specialist, for disability discrimination. Bernard Alexander and Tracy Fehr of AK+G, along with co-counsel Supreeta Sampath, represented Ms. Salinda.
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Bernard Alexander and Tracy Fehr won their appeal of a grant of summary judgment against the City of Montebello on March 14, 2016.
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AK+G achieved over $11.5 million in verdicts and settlements in 2015.
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Marvin Krakow achieved a jury verdict of over $1 million for a Chief Nursing Officer fired for standing up to sexual harassment.
Gail Glick was quoted in an article on the front page of the business section in the New York Times on August 19, 2015 in an article entitled “Data-Crunching Is Coming to Help Your Boss Manage Your Time”. AKGLLP’s client Myrna Arias was featured in the article in connection with her GPS tracking privacy lawsuit.
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AKGLLP’s Mike Morrison was quoted in the Long Beach Press Telegram on August 18, 2015 in an article regarding a class action suit the firm is pursuing on behalf of employees of the Westin Long Beach Hotel.
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Lozano v. The Regents of the University of California, a case on which Bernard Alexander and Brett Beeler of AKGLLP began trial on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in the Los Angeles Superior Court, was discussed at length on the front page of the Los Angeles Daily Journal on the same date in an article entitled “Case of Lover Who Spied on Medical Records Hurtles Toward Trial.”
Gail Glick, along with co-counsel James Clark of the Tower Legal Group in Sacramento, is pursuing a discrimination and harassment case against UPS on behalf of an intellectually disabled worker. The case, entitled Marcelus Hines v. United Parcel Service, Inc., (Sacramento Superior Court Case number 34-2015-00183020) was filed on August 13, 2015.
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Press Release May 19, 2015: Case involving employee fired for disabling tracking app on her cell phone when she was not working captures national media attention.
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The Los Angeles Daily Journal quoted AK+G partner, Bernard Alexander, about the trial of the Pao v. Kleiner Perkins case.
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Read about AK+G’s recent settlement successes.
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Read about AK+G’s 2014 Successes.
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Class action against Donald Sterling and his Beverly Hills Properties.
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AKG appeal affirms jury verdict for single mother.
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Class Settlement of $9.5 million for truck drivers.
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Bernard Alexander achieves jury verdict of $3.5 million for three police officers.
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