F13G Office of the General Counsel TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: REPORT OF NEW LITIGATION For Meeting of July 17, 2008 The attached chart summarizes information concerning new litigation filed.
NEW LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS Report Period: 4/11/08 6/4/08 Regents Meeting July 2008 Plaintiff Location Nature of Dispute Alleged by Plaintiff Forum Employment Cases Crawford, Angela (Clinical Nurse) UCD Race Discrimination and Harassment; Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; Disability and Medical Condition Discrimination; Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodations; Failure to Engage in an Interactive Process in Determining Reasonable Accommodations; Negligent Retention and Hiring; Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress. Sacramento County Superior Court English, Gerald (Applicant for Employment) UCB Age/Racial Discrimination Alameda County Superior Court Fischer, Betsy UCD Retaliation; Failure to Prevent Discrimination and Harassment Yolo County Superior Court Nguyen, Gloria (Medical Student) UCD Breach of Contract; Sexual Harassment Alameda County Superior Court Schacht, Paula (Administrative Assistant) UCSD Damages and Injunctive Relief for Employment Discrimination and Retaliation San Diego County Superior Court
Professional Liability Cases Alvarez, Joshua Ray, a minor; Jose Alvarez Guardian ad Litem UCLA Medical Malpractice Bowen, Judy UCD Damages: Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice Sacramento County Superior Court Briggs, Kay UCD Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Dental Malpractice Medical Malpractice Celich, Jason UCLA Personal Injury, General Negligence, Professional/Medical Malpractice Sacramento County Superior Court Falker, Henry UCD Medical Negligence Sacramento County Superior Court Feld, Earl UCD Medical Malpractice; Loss of Consortium Sacramento County Superior Court Hoops, Cannon, a minor; Dorene Hoops Guardian ad Litem UCD Damages: Negligence, Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Sacramento County Superior Court Karimi, Nariman UCLA Damages: Negligence, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress, Negligent Hiring, Training and Supervision, Unfair Business Practice Knogge, Michael P. UCI General Negligence; Lack of Informed Consent; Medical Battery; Intentional Misrepresentation; Negligent Misrepresentation; Negligent Failure to Screen Orange County Superior Court Mullen, John UCSD Medical Malpractice: Medical Negligence; San Diego County Superior Court 2
Negligence-Res Ipsa Loquitor; Negligence - Respondeat Superior O Connell, Ryan UCSF Damages: Medical Malpractice San Francisco County Superior Court Pedraza, Georgette UCSD Damages: Medical Malpractice, Corporate Negligence, Lack of Informed Consent, Loss of Consortium Potts, William UCSD Medical Malpractice; Medical Negligence; Loss of Consortium San Diego County Superior Court San Diego County Superior Court Richards, Paul UCD Medical Malpractice; Loss of Consortium Sacramento County Superior Court Sanden, Abbie Maria and Annie Theresa UCD Damages: Breach of Contract, Breach of the Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing San Francisco County Superior Court Sjule, Gladys (Decedent), Gerald Sjule, Daniel Sjule, David Sjule, Paul Sjule UCI Damages Orange County Superior Court Van den Noort, Stanley, M.D. UCI Professional Negligence; Loss of Consortium; Products Liability Orange County Superior Court Wilson, Dorothy and Jerry Wilson UCI Personal Injuries Medical Malpractice Orange County Superior Court Other Cases Casey, Amy; Casey, Carolina, and Casey, Tess UCSC Personal Injury, Premises Liability Alameda County Superior Court Daniels, Charlotte UCSF Petition for Writ of Mandate CEQA; Planning and Zoning Laws and Municipal Codes; and California Code 14671.2 San Francisco County Superior Court 3
Doe, Lilly UCI Personal Injury, Invasion of Privacy Santa Clara County Superior Court General Nanotechnology LLC and Victor B. Kley LLNL Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Statutory, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Common Law, Breach of Written Contract, Breach of Confidence, Conversion, Trespass to Chattel, Tortious Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith, Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress, and Tortious Breach of Contract Alameda County Superior Court LA Event Connection UCLA Defamation, Libel, Slander, False Light, Tortious Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage, Negligent and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Legaspi, Alejandria UCLA Personal Injury: General Negligence; Premises Liability Passi, Siman-Tov UCB Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Yolo County Superior Court Payton, Rodney UCB Personal Injury, General Negligence, Premises Liability Alameda County Superior Court Quality First Woodworks, Inc. UCLA Cross-complaint for breach of contract and indemnity related to subcontractor stop notice claim for unpaid contract balance. Los Angeles Superior Court Singer, Mary UCLA Personal Injury, Premises Liability, General Damages Tornheim, David UCSF Writ of Mandate brought pursuant to California Environment Quality Act San Francisco County Superior Court Ullett, Nick UCSD Personal Injury, Premises Liability San Diego County Superior Court 4
Public Employment Relations Board ( PERB ) Unfair Practices Alleged by Charging Party AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) SF-CE-860-H UCLAMC Unilaterally changing the terms and working conditions of security officers without giving the union notice. PERB AFSCME SF-CE-858-H Salem LA-CE-1037-H CUE (Coalition of University Employees) SA-CE-274-H CUE SA-CE-273-H Systemwide Interfering with Union activities. PERB UCLAMC University ignored employee s grievance. PERB UCD Failure to provide information. PERB UCD Failure to provide documents. PERB CUE SF-CE-857-H Systemwide Alleged violation of CUE-UC labor agreement. PERB CUE SA-CE-272-H UCD Interference with CUE representation; failure to produce information. PERB 176458.1 5