Rejecting appeal from trial verdict in favor of class of FedEx delivery drivers, finding them to be employees, misclassified by FedEx as “independent contractors” and thereby denying them protections accorded to employees by California law.

Affirming trial court entry of state-wide injunction prohibiting CalTrans from requiring employees to submit to drug tests while off duty.

Reversing summary judgment on delivery drivers’ employment status, Ninth Circuit determined that the trial court was wrong to find our clients to be “independent contractors” as a matter of law.

Follow-up protracted lawsuit to Estrada, finding FedEx continued to misclassify delivery drivers as “independent contractors,” again finding the drivers to be employees under California law.

Reversing decisions of the NLRB and holding that union’s collective bargaining agreement covered the work in dispute and that union had a valid work preservation claim in light of new technologies that would alter the way longshore work was performed.

Holding that union grievances and strike activity were immune from challenge as violations of antitrust law even if they could constitute a secondary boycott under federal labor law.

Overturning lower court’s decision adverse to Union and holding that trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to determine whether to grant relief compelling the Port to disclose public records requested by the Union.

Defeating Labor Board injunction seeking to require union to relinquish work jurisdiction.

Holding that tugboat captains were not supervisors under the National Labor Relations Act and were thus able to unionize.

Rejecting claims seeking money damages for union activity aimed at protecting union jurisdiction.

Rejecting claims seeking money damages against union and finding a lawful work preservation objective to union grievances.

Rejecting majority of claims alleging that union was in contempt of court order prohibiting strikes and other activity.

Holding that union picketing and grievances were immune from challenge under federal antitrust law and California law.

Holding that law enforcement agency was not entitled to money damages from union for activity in violation of court order.

Argued on behalf of California Employment Lawyers Association as “friend of the court” in California Supreme Court case upholding class action certification for newspaper carriers challenging their “independent contractor” classification.

Won appellate court ruling that arbitration agreement that company made its carpet installers sign was unenforceable, allowing the matter to proceed in court.