Case News
Final Approval of $1.85 Million Settlement Granted in Jensen v. California Physicians’ Service d/b/a Blue Shield of California
On June 16, 2022, the Superior Court for the County of San Francisco granted final approval of a $1.85 million, non-reversionary class action settlement in Jensen v. California Physicians’ Service d/b/a Blue Shield of California (“Blue Shield”).
Adams and Associates, Inc. ESOP Settlement
On April 13, 2022, the judgment in Foster v. Adams and Associates, Inc. (N.D. Cal. Case No. 18-02723-JSC) will become final and the settlement fund will be distributed to class members.
Western Milling ESOP Case Moves Forward
On December 13, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California denied a motion for summary judgment and denied in part a motion to dismiss by Defendants Kruse-Western, Inc., Kevin Kruse, and GreatBanc Trust Company in Zavala v. Kruse-Western, Inc., et al., No. 1:19-cv-00239-DAD-SKO.
SEIU-UHW Asks Ninth Circuit to Uphold COVID Hazard Pay for Culver City Hospital Workers
As described in a Law360 article, “A Culver City, California, hazard pay ordinance for hospital workers was not an improper giveaway to organized labor and does not conflict with federal labor law, the city and a health care workers union have argued while urging the Ninth Circuit not to block the law.” Catha Worthman and Genevieve Casey represent SEIU-UHW, who have intervened in the case to defend the legal validity of the hazard pay ordinance and are asking the Ninth Circuit to affirm the trial court’s order denying the hospital’s motion for a preliminary injunction in this appeal, Southern California Healthcare System, Inc. v. City of Culver City, Case No. 21-55788. To view the full article, click here.
Court approves $9.5 million settlement in litigation against CSC

More information on the settlement can be found at https://saovertimesettlement.com/.
District Court Approves Wawa ESOP Settlement
On April 21, 2021, the District Court granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of the class action settlement in Cunningham v. Wawa, Inc., et al.
BlackRock Settlement
On July 12, 2021, Judge Gilliam of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval (order can be found here) of a $9.65 million class action settlement in Baird v. BlackRock, et al.
Class Certified in Technical Associates ESOP
On March 2, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia granted Plaintiffs’ motion to certify the class in Gamache v. Hogue (No. 1:19-cv-00021-LAG).
Raydon ESOP Settlement
On August 26, 2020, the parties filed a motion for preliminary approval of a $2.4 million class action settlement in Woznicki v. Raydon Corporation, et al.
Wawa ESOP Settlement
On July 9, 2020, Plaintiffs John Cunningham, Benjamin DiDonato, David Ciuffetelli and John Rucki, Jr., filed a motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement on behalf of certain former employee participants in the Wawa, Inc.