October 25, 2018, Sacramento, CA – Today, Pamela Lopez filed an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss in Sacramento County. The motion is in response to a defamation lawsuit by former state Assemblyman Matt Dababneh. Lopez is represented by Jean Hyams of the Bay Area workers’ rights law firm, Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP. The motion argues […]
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Sexual Assault and Harassment Victims Represented by LVBH Name California Legislator as Perpetrator
DECEMBER 4, 2017, 11:00 AM. SACRAMENTO, CA. Pamela Lopez, a Sacramento lobbyist, filed a report today with the California Assembly Rules Committee formally naming Assembly Member Matt Dababneh as the legislator she reported had masturbated in front of her after he followed her into a bathroom at a Las Vegas party venue where most of […]
Leslie Levy Wins Prestigious Fay Stender Award
In recognition of more than three decades of work in the field of social justice, on October 5, 2017, Leslie Levy was given the prestigious Fay Stender Award. The award, which was established by the California Women Lawyers in 1982, recognizes a “feminist attorney who, like Fay Stender, is committed to the representation of women, disadvantaged […]
$1.25 Million Settlement Paid to Oakland Raiderettes in Wage Theft Class Action Lawsuit
Cheerleaders were paid far less than minimum wage while working for the departing Oakland franchise Oakland, CA – May 10, 2017 — Today, the proceeds from a $1.25 million settlement was distributed to nearly 100 women who worked as cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders, known as the Raiderettes from 2010 to 2014. This class action […]
Sexual Harassment Victim Outraged by UC Settlement with Harasser
Oakland, CA – Today, Tyann Sorrell, a victim of sexual harassment, issued a statement expressing outrage at the deal the University of California struck with her harasser, former UC Berkeley Law School Dean Sujit Choudhry. Ms. Sorrell was an Executive Assistant to the Dean and brought charges against him for repeatedly and inappropriately kissing, hugging […]
“Big Law” Sued by Top Female Attorney for Discrimination
San Francisco, CA – Chicago-based attorney Traci Ribeiro filed suit against her employer, the San Francisco-based litigation firm of Sedgwick LLP, alleging that she has been subjected to years of systemic gender discrimination in compensation and promotion to equity partner. The complaint contains allegations by Traci Ribeiro that she has endured and witnessed flagrant gender […]
