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Red Bluff Joint Union High School District board reaches initial settlement in Title IX case

Posted on November 1, 2017

Red Bluff >> The announcement was quick and succinct, but in many ways it spoke volumes. “This has been eight months of litigation,” said Red Bluff Joint Union High School District Superintendent Todd Brose. On Wednesday night, when Brose and

Fire Department Settles Sexual Harassment Suit

Posted on July 25, 2005

San Francisco Chronicle

The city of San Francisco has tentatively agreed to a $400,000 settlement of a lawsuit brought by a firefighter who said on-the-job drinking at the Fire Department fueled a sexual harassment campaign against her. Kristen Odlaug, 41, a six-year employee

UC Settles Suit by Davis Wrestling Coach

Posted on January 20, 2007

Sacramento Bee

The University of California has agreed to pay $725,000 to its former wrestling coach at the Davis campus to settle a lawsuit alleging retaliation against the coach for championing the rights of female wrestlers. Michael Burch, who was head wrestling

Title IX Firing Dispute Settled

Posted on January 20, 2007

Davis Enterprise

The case of a former UC Davis wrestling coach who sued the university for retaliation under Title IX has been settled out of court, just days before a trial was set to begin. Michael Burch — who coached the Aggie

UC Davis Settles Former Wrestling Coach’s Lawsuit For $725,000

Posted on January 20, 2007

San Francisco Chronicle

The University of California announced Friday it has agreed to pay $725,000 to a settle a lawsuit by a former UC Davis head wrestling coach who said the university had retaliated against him for his support of a sex-discrimination complaint

EMPLOYMENT LAW Wrongful Termination

Posted on February 23, 2007

Verdicts & Settlements Supplement to the Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal

SETTLEMENT: $725,000 CASE/NUMBER: Michael Burch v. The Regents of the University of California, et al. / S040038WBS COURT/DATE: USDC Eastern / November 30, 2006 JUDGE: William B. Shubb ATTORNEYS: Plaintiff — Dan M. Siegel (Siegel & Yee, Oakland); Kristen Galles

Jury awards former ‘Dogs coach $5.85 million

Posted on July 10, 2007

The Fresno Bee

Panel finds unanimously on majority of questions in discrimination suit. The jury’s monetary award to Vivas was broken down as follows: Past non-economic losses: $2,625,000 Future non-economic losses: $875,000 Past economic losses: $550,000 Future economic losses: $1,802,069 Total: $5,852,069 Spectators

Fresno State suit is settled for $3.5M

Posted on October 12, 2007

The Fresno Bee

Fresno State has agreed to pay Diane Milutinovich $3.5 million to settle the former associate athletic director’s sexual discrimination lawsuit against the university, lawyers for both sides announced Thursday afternoon. The deal also calls for the university to honor Milutinovich,

EMPLOYMENT LAW Wrongful Termination

Posted on February 1, 2008

Verdicts & Settlements Supplement to the Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal

Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Verdicts & Settlements Supplement to the Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal February 1, 2008 VERDICT: $19,074,673 RESULT DATE: Dec. 6, 2007 CASE/NUMBER: Stacy Johnson-Klein v. The Board of Trustees of the

Fresno State settles with softball coach for $605k

Posted on July 11, 2008

The Fresno Bee

Tackling a contentious and expensive gender-discrimination complaint for the fourth time in a year, Fresno State announced Friday that it has reached a settlement with softball coach Margie Wright. The settlement’s cost is $605,000, raising the pending bill to Fresno

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