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Class Actions

Supreme Court Dismisses Prison Overcrowding Appeal

October 15, 2013
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, Victories

Court Preliminarily Approves Ghilotti Brothers Inc. Settlement

October 7, 2013
Posted in Class Actions, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Unpaid wages

Corte Aprueba Preliminarmente la Reconciliación en el caso de Ghilotti Brothers Inc.

October 7, 2013
Posted in Class Actions, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Unpaid wages

Trial on Mental Health Care in California Prisons Focuses National Attention on Poor Care and Violent Treatment

October 7, 2013
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

9th Circuit Rules for RBGG Clients and Rebukes the State of California in ADA Case

October 7, 2013
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, Victories Tagged Constitutional Rights, Disability Rights, Prisoner Rights

RBGG Attorneys Obtain Damages and Injunctive Relief for Mostly Latino Laborers at Ghilotti Brothers, Inc. with Court Approval Pending

August 10, 2013
Posted in Class Actions, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Unpaid wages

Ghilotti Truck Driver Class Action Members: August 8 Last Day to Return Claim Form

July 29, 2013
Posted in Class Actions, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law

Three Judge Court Orders California to Comply With Prison Overcrowding Order

June 20, 2013
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, Prison Healthcare, Prison Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights, Public Safety

Federal Court Conditionally Certifies Class Action for Spanish-Speaking Employees of Leading Marin County Construction Firm for Unpaid Wages and Denial of Work Breaks

April 26, 2013
Posted in Class Actions, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Unpaid wages

Mental Health Care in California Prisons Still in Crisis – Overcrowding, Dangerous and Inhumane Conditions and Severe Staffing Shortages Persist Two Years after Supreme Court Ruling

March 18, 2013
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, Prison Healthcare, Prisoner Rights, Public Safety

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