EMPLOYMENT

​Representative Cases​​

Los Angeles Superior Court (Ret.) California Court of Appeal (Ret.)

Hon. John Zebrowski

• After a change in management at a major real estate development/management company, disputes arose over sums owing on a large  executive incentive contract. Issues of contract interpretation, appraisal methodology, accounting per contract terms.
  
  
• Executive compensation dispute involving interest in real estate development; issues of specific performance, accounting, appraisal methodology, indemnification, contract interpretation, etc.
  
  
• Case regarding liabilities of employees departing insurance brokerage firm; issues of trade secret, successor employer liability, contract construction, employment, liquidated damages, non-compete clauses, etc.
  
  
• Dispute over executive compensation contract tied to stock performance; issues of damages, valuation by regression analysis, legal ethics, breach of contract, etc.
  
  
• Corporate control dispute involving ousted executive; claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, trade libel and disparagement, etc.
  
  
• Many cases involving claims of misappropriation of trade secrets and/or violation of covenants not to compete, often involving voluntarily departing or terminated employees.​
  
  
• Several cases involving wage and hour and related claims, some class actions.
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• Dispute over executive compensation contract tied to stock performance; issues of damages, valuation by regression analysis, legal ethics, breach of contract, etc.
  
  
• Dispute arising out of executive employment contract for company providing assistance to hospitals regarding Medicare and other payment collections. Issues of contract interpretation, accounting, breach, wrongful termination, constructive termination, etc.
  
  
• Claim by executive employ terminated without cause in RIF that stock option expiration dates had been misrepresented by employer, causing in-the-money options to expire unexercised per the terms of the option plan. Issues of negligent misrepresentation, indemnity, calculation of damages, comparative fault, etc.