Verdicts and Settlements

The Kletter Law Firm has achieved successful results for hundreds of clients through trials, settlement and administrative hearings. While many settlement agreements require the amount paid to be confidential, the following results are representative of our cases.

EMPLOYMENT

$5,500,000 SETTLEMENT, wage and hour class action (2009). Drivers of White Cap Construction Supply, a company owned by Home Depot, were consistently being denied their overtime wages and meal breaks. The case settled only after we aggressively advocated for the class through a long fought battle that eventually resulted in class certification by the San Francisco Superior Court. The parties reached settlement shortly after class certification.

Undisclosed SETTLEMENT, defamation, breach of contract and wages (2009). A high-profile technology company and its CEO engaged in a public disparagement campaign against their founder and former CEO and breached the conditions of his separation agreement. The parties reached a favorable settlement after Kletter Law Firm successfully defeated an Anti-SLAPP motion in the early stages of litigation.

$1,250,000 SETTLEMENT, wage and hour class action (2009). The hourly employees for Boudin Bakeries, a nationally known bakery based in San Francisco, were being denied their meal and rest breaks.

$750,000+ SETTLEMENT, misclassification of several store managers who were improperly denied overtime wages.

$700,000 SETTLEMENT, age, race and gender discrimination (2010). A female African-American employee over the age of 40 was discriminated against by her employer, a high-profile investment banking firm. The employee suffered unequal pay, ongoing discrimination and wrongful termination based on her protected status. The parties reached settlement in early litigation.

$600,000+ SETTLEMENT, Partnership dissolution dispute.

$600,000 SETTLEMENT, age, race and gender discrimination (2010). A female, African-American, employee over the age of 40 was discriminated against by her employer, a high-profile investment banking firm. The employee suffered unequal pay, ongoing discr

$500,000+ SETTLEMENT, gender discrimination (2007). A female employee was discriminated against and suffered adverse employment action by her employer, a high-profile investment banking firm. The parties reached a settlement pre-litigation.

$500,000+ SETTLEMENT, national and religious discrimination (2009). Two Yemenite Muslim employees were wrongfully terminated because of national origin and religious bias by their supervisor. The parties reached a settlement shortly before arbitration and received an arbitration award at attorneys' fees.

$325,000 SETTLEMENT, race discrimination (2009). A female African-American employee was terminated from her job as a health care provider because of racial bias on the part of her supervisor. The parties reached settlement after Peretz & Associates successfully defeated a motion for summary judgment filed by the employer.

$180,000 SETTLEMENT, age and race discrimination (2011). A male African-American employee was terminated from his job after a campaign by his supervisors to force him to quit by demoting our client and forcing him to work under an abusive supervisor.

$125,000 SETTLEMENT, breach of employment contract (2005). An attorney-employee was denied bonus payout pursuant to her employment agreement with a law firm. The parties reached settlement pre-litigation.

$100,000+ SETTLEMENT, restaurant employee was misclassified and denied overtime.

$100,000 SETTLEMENT, pregnancy discrimination (2010). A pregnant, female employee was discriminated against and suffered adverse employment action by her employer, a Fortune 500 credit company, after she announced her pregnancy. The parties reached settlement pre-litigation.

LANDLORD-TENANT

$600,000 SETTLEMENT, wrongful eviction and negligence (2007).  Multiple tenants were forcibly evicted because of a fire caused by the landlord's negligence.  After extensive litigation, the parties settled on the eve of trial.

$145,000 SETTLEMENT, wrongful eviction of a tenant in San Francisco

ELDER ABUSE

$165,000 SETTLEMENT, physical elder abuse and negligence (2009). A female, 86 year old who suffered from Alzheimer Syndrome was physically abused by her nursing care facility when they broke her arm and failed to treat her. The parties settled at the close of discovery and weeks before trial.