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Class Actions

RBGG Once Again Ranked In First Tier for Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice and Civil Rights by “Best Law Firms”

November 2, 2015

Posted in Appellate Practice, Awards, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, Government Enforcement

RBGG’s Alexander in Law360: Defendants Can’t Use HIPPA to Deny Discovery

August 14, 2015

Posted in Class Actions, Feature on Homepage Tagged Class Actions, Health Care, HIPPA, Privacy

Impact Fund Webinar: Pleading and Certifying Class Action Claims for Injunctive Relief

June 22, 2015

Posted in Class Actions Tagged Class Actions

Court Issues Preliminary Injunction in Case Against Monterey County Jail

April 15, 2015

Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, Victories

Jeffrey Bornstein, Leading White Collar Defense and Government Enforcement Lawyer, Joins RBGG

April 12, 2015

Posted in Antitrust and Unfair Competition, Appellate Practice, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, Government Enforcement, Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property Tagged White Collar Criminal Defense

Judge Grants Class Certification to Monterey County Jail Plaintiffs

February 2, 2015

Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Prison Healthcare, Prison Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights

DJ Names Gay Grunfeld as One of California’s “Top 100” Lawyers for 2014

September 10, 2014

Posted in Awards, Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Awards, DJ Top 100

Reports by Neutral Experts Condemn Monterey County Jail as Violent and Unconstitutional

April 29, 2014

Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, Disability Rights, Prison Healthcare, Prison Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights, Public Safety

Judge Approves $950,000 Settlement for Truckers and Laborers of Ghilotti Brothers Inc. for Unpaid Wages

April 23, 2014

Posted in Class Actions, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage, Victories Tagged Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Unpaid wages

Article by Grunfeld and Sallomi Highlights “Construction’s Wage and Hour Woes”

November 15, 2013

Posted in Class Actions, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Construction Industry, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Unpaid wages

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Rosen and Galvan Author DJ Article on Limits of Inadvertent Disclosure
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DJ Names Jenny Yelin a Top Labor and Employment Lawyer for 2026
Federal Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Settlement Agreement to Resolve Medical and Dental Care Claims in Class Action on Conditions at San Diego County Jail
RBGG Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of SF Public Defender Manohar Raju in Appeal of Contempt Fines
Ells and Grunfeld Once Again Named to DJ’s LIst of Top Women Lawyers in California
Disability and Patient Advocacy Groups File Federal Lawsuits in New York and Illinois for Landmark National Campaign Against Assisted Suicide Laws
RBGG’s Lisa Ells Ranked by Chambers USA for Appellate Law
ACLU Report Co-Authored by RBGG Illustrates Human Toll of ICE’s Unprecedented Transfer of Immigrant Detainees to Alaska Prison

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