Litigation

Elizabeth A. Moreno achieves results for clients. A few examples of those successful client results are listed here.

Pregnancy Discrimination
Ms. Moreno successfully defended a law firm against a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. Plaintiff employee claimed that she was refused extra time following her pregnancy leave to work part time in order to bond with her baby. The judge found for the defendants.

Defamation Slander
Ms. Moreno successfully defended an insurance agent in a defamation and slander action. Plaintiff claimed that his insurance agent defamed him and caused his publicly traded health supplement corporation to fail. Plaintiff demanded $15 million before trial. Defendants offered $3 million, which was the cost to take the action to trial. After a two month trial, the Jury awarded only $1 million, which all went to plaintiff’s costs and attorney fees.

Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment
Ms. Moreno successfully defended an ethnic origin and religious discrimination claim on behalf of an employer law firm. Plaintiff claimed that she was discriminated against because she was not Jewish and that she was refused the day off to observe a Persian holiday. The court granted defendants Motion for Summary Adjudication and shortly thereafter the case settled in the very low five figures.

Ethnic Origin Discrimination
Plaintiff sued his employer for ethnic origin discrimination claiming that he was discriminated against because he was Persian. Ms. Moreno successfully had the lawsuit dismissed because plaintiff refused to respond to discovery.

Unfair Competition Class Action
Plaintiff, as a representative class member, brought an unfair competition class action lawsuit against a 1200 employee valet parking company alleging that the employer was taking the employees tips. Ms. Moreno successfully defeated the action from being certified as a class action. Shortly thereafter, the case settled for very little.