25 Cited authorities

  1. Blank v. Kirwan

    39 Cal.3d 311 (Cal. 1985)   Cited 3,012 times
    Holding that the standard for a failure to state a claim is whether "the complaint states facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action"
  2. Hughes v. Pair

    46 Cal.4th 1035 (Cal. 2009)   Cited 953 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that discomfort, worry, anxiety, upset stomach, concern, and agitation did not establish severe emotional distress
  3. Miklosy v. Regents of University of California

    44 Cal.4th 876 (Cal. 2008)   Cited 457 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that when "alleged wrongful conduct ... occur at the worksite, in the normal course of the employer-employee relationship ... workers' compensation is a plaintiff exclusive remedy for any injury that may" result
  4. Reno v. Baird

    18 Cal.4th 640 (Cal. 1998)   Cited 581 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that FEHA's provisions regarding employment discrimination applied only to employers, in contrast to provisions regarding harassment which did apply to individuals as well as employers
  5. Nazir v. United Airlines, Inc.

    178 Cal.App.4th 243 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009)   Cited 400 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that all materials submitted by plaintiff to DFEH, including two intake questionnaires, may be considered for purposes of determining whether plaintiff had exhausted his administrative remedies
  6. Janken v. GM Hughes Electronics

    46 Cal.App.4th 55 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996)   Cited 534 times
    Holding that "[t]he intentional infliction of emotional distress claim fails" where "[t]he factual allegations . . . plead claims of discrimination" but not more
  7. Shoemaker v. Myers

    52 Cal.3d 1 (Cal. 1990)   Cited 459 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "no employee has a vested contractual right ... beyond the time or contrary to the terms and conditions fixed by law"
  8. Lawler v. Montblanc North America, LLC

    704 F.3d 1235 (9th Cir. 2013)   Cited 210 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding a Plaintiff states a prima facie case for a violation of FEHA where " [Plaintiff] is a member of a protected group; [Plaintiff] was subjected to harassment because [Plaintiff] belonged to this group; and the alleged harassment was so severe that it created a hostile work environment"
  9. Schneider v. TRW, Inc.

    938 F.2d 986 (9th Cir. 1991)   Cited 387 times
    Holding that it was not an abuse of discretion to retain pendent claims after about thirty-two months
  10. Goodman v. Kennedy

    18 Cal.3d 335 (Cal. 1976)   Cited 604 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that defendant attorney owed no duty to third parties who relied on faulty advice the attorney gave his clients "in the absence of any showing that the legal advice was foreseeably transmitted to or relied upon by plaintiffs or that plaintiffs were intended beneficiaries of a transaction to which the advice pertained"