Naccarato v. Cadable, LLC
Successfully defended Spokane business owner and his business by trying several employment- and partnership-related claims before a jury and by defeating other claims against the client at summary judgment.
Jolly et al. v. Davenport Hotels et al.
Defended Davenport Hotels in putative class action involving wage and hour-related claims.
Tsui v. Walmart, Inc.
Obtained $10,000,000 USERRA class action settlement and agreement from Walmart to pay up to 30 days of military leave annually.
Hall v. L-3 Technologies, Inc., et. al.
Obtained settlement valued at $2,000,000 in first known USERRA failure to hire discrimination class action lawsuit.
Huntsman v. Southwest Airlines
Obtained USERRA class action settlement valued at $5,800,000 in missed 401(k) contributions, $13,000,000 in unpaid sick leave, and finding from court that “Class Counsel has capably and effectively represented the Class Members’ interests.”
Waite v. Gonzaga University
Represented Gonzaga University in federal and state law discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation lawsuit that sought $5,000,000 in damages. Obtained complete defense verdict following week long jury trial.
Allman v. American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Ret. Ben. Plan, et. al.
Obtained $6,000,000 (+) settlement in USERRA pension benefit class action.
Martin v. State of Washington, et. al.
Obtained settlement valued at nearly $15,000,000 in USERRA and 42 U.S.C. 1983 class action lawsuit regarding the Washington State Patrol’s decades’ long failure to provide Veteran Preference points in the hiring/promotional process.
Zhu v. North Central ESD
Obtained $450,000 jury verdict in retaliatory failure to hire lawsuit and obtained summary judgment adjudication that the defendant violated Washington’s Public Record Act by wrongfully withholding documents.
Tuten v. United Airlines, Inc.
Co-lead counsel for plaintiff in federal USERRA class action resulting in $6.15 million settlement and with the Court stating in written opinion that “the Court is of the view that the results achieved for the Plaintiff class in this case were outstanding, worthy of being emulated by class representatives and counsel in other comparable litigation."
Hanson v. Kitsap County
Obtained jury verdict and $583,853 judgment which found that Kitsap County willfully violated the client’s rights under USERRA and obtained summary judgment adjudication, in favor of plaintiff, on a USERRA, 38 U.S.C. § 4318, pension claim – the first known result regarding such a claim in the USERRA’s history.
Koch v. CHS, Inc.
Represented putative class in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action wage and hour case against national corporation.