PRESS RELEASE Date: January 7, 2020
HSRD Attorneys File Class Action Lawsuit Against Airline Caterer Sky Chef
HSRD partners Randy Renick and Cornelia Dai filed the case on behalf of Sky Chef employees, in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, December 11. The suit alleges that the employees have been underpaid for their overtime hours since January 1, 2019, and are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay. The suit alleges that the Sky Chefs actions are a "systematic, widespread and flagrant violations of these laws."
HSRD Attorneys Fight to Save Affordable Housing - Claim Short Term Rental Companies Violate the LA Home Sharing Ordinance
HSRD attorneys Randy Renick and Nancy Hanna filed a complaint with the LA Department of City Planning on December 18, 2019. They claim short-term rental platforms, including AirBnb, VRBO, and others - have not complied with the LA Home-Sharing Ordinance, and continue to drain LA's supply of affordable housing.
HSRD Obtains Preliminary Injunction, Stopping Garden Grove from Illegally Leasing 102 Acres to For-Profit Developer
December 17, 2019, Judge Mary Strobel of the Los Angeles Superior Court granted a preliminary injunction preventing the City of Garden Grove from illegally leasing the Willowick Property, currently a municipal golf course, to a for-profit developer until the City complies with the Surplus Land Act. The Willowick Property is a 102-acre greenfield owned by the City of Garden Grove but located in the City of Santa Ana.
HSRD Attorneys Represent Disneyland Cast Members in a Class-Action Lawsuit Against the Walt Disney Co. - the Suit Claims Disney Fails to Pay a Living Wage
The class action lawsuit was filed by Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP partners Cornelia Dai and Randy Renick and Richard McCracken of McCracken, Stemerman & Holsberry, LLP in Orange County Superior Court Friday December 7, on behalf of five resort workers. The suit accuses Disney of "unlawful conduct and unfair business practices" and claims that Disney workers are entitled to a base salary of $15/hr.
HSRD Client Dina Almeida Speaks Out About Challenges Involved and Determination to Prevail in #MeToo Claim Against Powerful Media Entity
Dina Almeida on NPR:
Willowick Golf Course Sale Put on Hold -- Voice of OC, 10-21-19
Willowick Golf Course Sale Put on Hold
Federal Judge Denies Olympusat, Inc. and CEO Tom Mohler's Motion to Dismiss in Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit Brought by Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP
Multiple Lawsuits Filed Against Top Faith TV Distribution Company also Allege Sexual Harassment, Battery, Defamation and Retaliation
HSRD Attorneys Stop Illegal Sale by Garden Grove of 102 Acre Greenfield to For-Profit Developers
On Monday, October 7, 2019, HSRD attorneys Tanya Sukhija-Cohen and Brian Olney filed a lawsuit on behalf of the non-profit Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development (OCCORD) against the Cities of Garden Grove and Santa Ana. The lawsuit sought to stop the illegal sale of the Willowick Golf Course, a 102 acre greenfield owned by Garden Grove and located in Santa Ana, and force the Cities to comply with the Surplus Land Act. The Cities were rushing ahead with plans to sell the property to for-profit developers in violation of the Act. The Act requires Cities to prioritize unneeded public land for use as parks and affordable housing. Garden Grove and Santa Ana are both experiencing an affordable housing crisis and each is considered "park poor."
HSRD Attorneys Represent Actresses in Class Action Sexual Harassment and Fraud Complaint Against James Franco
HSRD Attorneys Dan Stormer and Tanya Sukhija-Cohen, along with the NY law firm Valle Kane & Vignini LLP, filed in LA Superior Court, October 3, 2019 on behalf of lead plaintiffs Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal. The complaint names as defendants Franco and his business associates Vince Jolivette and Jay Davis, along with their production companies and now defunct Studio 4 acting school. Tither-Kaplan and Gaal maintain, as stated in the complaint, that Studio 4 "created and maintained a pipeline of young, impressionable women who were funneled to Franco and his 'boys' with the intent to exploit them financially and sexually."
