Court
Certifies 118,000 Member Class in Case Filed Against
Albertsons, Inc., Lucky Stores, Inc. and Sav-on Drug Stores
Released on
= January 4, 2005, 1:41 pm
Press Release
Author = Robert A. Cantore
Industry = Law
Press Release
Summary = Today, a judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court certified
a class of approximately 118,000 members in a lawsuit bought by
Joanne Kay Ward and others against Albertsons, Inc., Lucky Stores,
Inc. (since merged into Albertsons) and Sav-on Drug Stores for plaintiffs’
claim that the three companies routinely fail to pay terminating
employees in a timely fashion as required by California law.
Press Release
Body = LOS ANGELES (Jan. 4, 2005) - This morning, the Los Angeles
Superior Court (Hon. Morris B. Jones, Judge) certified a class of
approximately 118,000 members in a lawsuit bought by Joanne Kay
Ward and others against Albertsons, Inc., Lucky Stores, Inc. (since
merged into Albertsons) and Sav-on Drug Stores. The lawsuit arises
out of plaintiffs’ claim that the three companies, now all
part of Albertsons, Inc., routinely fail to pay terminating employees
in a
timely fashion as required by California law. Plaintiffs seek so-called
waiting time penalties (one day of pay for every day of delay, up
to a maximum of 30 days’ pay) for the violations. With the
class certification, plaintiffs will now be able to seek such penalties
on behalf of the entire 118,000 member class whose employment at
one of these chains terminated on or after September 29, 1996.
Plaintiffs are
represented in the lawsuit by Robert A. Cantore (who argued this
morning for plaintiffs), Joseph L. Paller Jr. and Robert Stock of
Gilbert & Sackman, a law firm specializing in labor and employment
law.
Defendants are
represented by Lawrence J. Gartner (who argued for defendants),
Naomi Young and Wendy E. Stanford of Baker & Hostetler.
For further
information, please call Robert A. Cantore at 323-938-3000 Ext.
310
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Contact Details
= Robert A. Cantore
Gilbert & Sackman, ALC
6100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700
Los Angeles, California 90048
(323) 938-3000 x310
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