Case Studies
Lamorinda has provided a variety of services to both plaintiff and defense counsel in relation to various employment and wage and hour lawsuits. The Partial Case List below outlines cases in which Dr. Cristina Banks has provided deposition and/or trial testimony. Refer to the Case Study List for links to descriptions of 10 selected cases.
Case Study List
- Defendant ADA Discrimination - Denny's Restaurants
- Defendant Misclassification - Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Defendant Misclassification - FedEx Kinko's
- Defendant Misclassification - RadioShack Corporation
- Defendant Missed Meal and Rest Breaks - KFC U.S. Properties, Inc.
- Defendant Off-The-Clock Work - Anonymous
- Defendant On-Duty Meal Periods - Anonymous
- Defendant Tip Pooling - Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, LLC.
- Plaintiff Missed Meal and Rest Breaks - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Plaintiff Gender Discrimination - Anonymous
Partial Case List
- Adams v Home Depot USA
- Amberson v. Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc.
- Archila v. KFC US Properties, Inc.
- Benson & Benson v. U-Haul International Inc.
- Coldiron v. Pizza Hut Inc.
- Collins v. Aaron Brothers Inc.
- Cook v. Denny's Inc.
- Cutler v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Drenckhahn v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
- Dubrow v. Pep Boys
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Denny's Inc.
- Fernandez v. Victoria's Secret Stores Inc.
- Fresco v. Canadian Imperial Bank
- Fulawka v. Bank of Nova Scotia
- Garcia v. Oracle Corporation
- Goldman v. RadioShack Corporation
- Hashimoto v. Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister
- Hines v. CSK Auto Inc. (Kragen)
- Huck v. Pfizer Inc.
- Huizar v. Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc. (Carl's Jr.)
- Jenkins v. Stater Brothers & Barnhard v. Stater Brothers
- Jones v. International Coffee & Tea LLC (Coffee Bean)
- Kelly v. Dayton Hudson Corporation DBA Target Stores
- Knoch v. Safeway Inc. and The Vons Companies Inc.
- Linares v. Discount Tire Co.
- Lopez v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
- McCracken v. Canadian National Railway Company
- Metzler v. Food 4 Less Holdings Inc.
- Moreno v. Miller Brands Inc.
- Myart v. Autozone Inc.
- Mynaf v. Taco Bell Corporation
- O'Hara v. Factory 2-U Stores Inc.
- Ohrling v. AMR Corporation (American Eagle Airlines)
- Perez v. RadioShack Corporation
- Pryor v. KBR Inc. (Kellogg Brown and Root)
- Puchalski v. Taco Bell Corporation
- Puffer v. Allstate Insurance Co.
- Ramos v. Safeway Inc.
- Raniwala v. Michaels Stores Inc.
- Reyna v. Anheuser-Busch Inc.
- Salvas v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Savaglio v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Scanlan v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company
- Scherrer v. Group Voyagers Inc.
- Shafer v. Rent-A-Center Inc.
- Swearingen v. Penske Auto Centers LLC
- Tucker v. Casual Male Retail Group Inc.
- Vargas v. Catalina Restaurant Group (Carrows)
- Walker v. OfficeMax Inc.
- Whiteway v. FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Services Inc.
- Whittaker v. Concentrex Inc.
- Wiegele v. FedEx Ground
- Williams v. H&R Block Financial Advisors Inc.