Explore 7 pretext for adverse employment action court cases in California. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Transit Authority in Wrongful Termination Case
Black v. L.A. County Metropolitan Transp. Authority, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee of the Los Angeles...
Employee fails to prove wrongful termination and discrimination claims
Dennis v. Monsanto Co., decided by California Court of Appeal on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former Monsanto employee, sued for wrongful termination and di...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Disney in Retaliation Case
Willis v. The Walt Disney Company, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued Disney for wrongful terminatio...
Retaliation Claim Fails: Whistleblower Must Show Protected Activity Preceded Adverse Action
Patz v. City of San Diego, decided by California Court of Appeal on August 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former police officer, sued the City of San Diego for wrongfu...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Wrongful Termination Case
Holland v. Silverscreen Healthcare, Inc., decided by California Supreme Court on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Holland, sued Silverscreen Healthcare, Inc. for wr...
Court Affirms Defamation Ruling Against Online Statements
Gogal v. Deng, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 22, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Gogal, sued the defendant, Deng, for defamation after Deng posted allegedly f...
Retaliation claim fails due to legitimate, non-pretextual termination reason
Rodriguez v. Packers Sanitation Services, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee of Packers Sanitation Servic...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 7 pretext for adverse employment action cases from courts in California. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding pretext for adverse employment action cases in California include: calctapp (6 cases), cal (1 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 6, Plaintiff Win: 1.