press releases
2012
- January 1, 2012 -- Boxer & Gerson LLP announces that Dennis A. Popalardo, Jr has been admitted to the partnership.
2011
- December 15, 2011 -– Michael Gerson awarded inaugural Barry J. Williams Lifetime Achievement Award winner
- December 13, 2011 –- Office Hosts Boxer Gerson LLP/Hanna, Brophy et al Oakland Toys for Tots Drive
- November 23, 2011 -- Bert Arnold and Arjuna Farnsworth of Workers' Compensation Practice Group invited Panelists at CAAA Monterey program
- November 09, 2011 -- Boxer & Gerson LLP partner, Maria Sager, as a 2011 Labor Week panel participant, invited to Memorandum of Understanding signing at Consulate General of Mexico on November 9 in San Francisco
- October 11, 2011 -- Maria Sager, of the Workers’ Compensation practice group, invited to present by Mexican Consulate in San Francisco
- September 14, 2011 -- Frank D. Russo, former CAAA President, Chief of Staff to Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, and Counsel to Speaker of the Assembly Willie Brown, joins firm as Of Counsel
- July 31, 2011 -- Boxer & Gerson LLP "Super Lawyers" for 2011 named
- June 15, 2011 -- Senior Litigation Partner John Anton, with co-counsel, settled PG&E Hunter's Point collapse case for $1.3 Million
- June 1, 2011 -- Moira Stagliano of the Workers' Compensation practice group was named a Certified Specialist by the State Bar of California
- May 1, 2011 -- Senior Litigation Partner John Anton settled a case for $500K after a favorable jury verdict in Contra Costa County
- March 8, 2011 -- Arjuna H. Farnsworth of the Workers' Compensation practice group was named a Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation by the State Bar of California
- February 7, 2011 -- Boxer & Gerson attorney Gary Lee appointed to California State Bar's Workers' Compensation Law Section Executive Committee
- January 1, 2011 -- Oakland Mayor's Community Toy Drive
2010
- October 11, 2010 -- Boxer & Gerson LLP partner Julius Young and Jake Jacobsmeyer announce their video collaboration as "The Comp Guys"
- July 15, 2010 -- Boxer & Gerson LLP "Super Lawyers" for 2010 named"
2009
- November 23, 2009 -- Julius Young's "WorkersComp Zone" blog wins Top Blog of the Year 2009 award
- October 22, 2009 -- $200,000 judgment upheld against Albertsons for denying cashier's bathroom break
- October 14, 2009 -- Taneka's Law signed by Governor
- September 4, 2009 -- Taneka's Law goes to Governor
- July 9, 2009 -- "Taneka's Law" Passes to Senate Floor for vote.
- June 1, 2009 -- Assembly Bill 1093, "Taneka's Law," passes off Assembly floor.
- February 27, 2009 -- Boxer & Gerson's work on behalf of the son of Taneka Talley, who was initially denied death benefits because of a racially motivated crime, has prompted legislation sponsored by State Assemblymember Mariko Yamada to clarify workers' compensation law. The bill is currently headed to the floor of the Assembly.
- February 4, 2009 -- Attorney Michael Gerson filed a request with the State Workers' Compensation Board for a hearing on behalf of the family of a BART worker killed on the job after the family had waited nearly four months. Gerson's actions and the media attention it generated resulted in a quick resolution of the case.
- January 4, 2009 -- The family of an African American woman who was stabbed to death at a Dollar Tree store in Fairfield settled a workers' compensation claim against the retailer, which initially refused to pay benefits because the killing was allegedly racially motivated. The family was represented by Boxer & Gerson attorney Moira Stagliano.
2008
- September 15, 2008 -- Boxer & Gerson attorney Julius Young's workers' comp blog has been named one of the Top 25 Blogs by the LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center.
- May 5, 2008 -- Boxer & Gerson attorneys John Anton and Gary Roth secured a settlement well in excess of $1 million for an employee of a San Francisco cabinet shop who was injured when his arm was sucked into a dust collection system.
- May 5, 2008 -- Boxer & Gerson partner Julius Young has been named a consultant to Matthew Bender & Co. effective November 2007.
- May 5, 2008 -- Michael Gerson, a partner at Boxer & Gerson, LLP, has been named to the California Workers' Compensation Law Advisory Commission effective 2007.
2007
- October 17, 2007 -- BART hit with $1.27 million jury verdict for race discrimination and workplace retaliation
- July 10, 2007 -- Boxer & Gerson attorney Julius Young appointed to California State Bar's Workers' Compensation Law Section Executive Committee
- March 8, 2007 -- City of Emeryville settles discrimination suit for $2.3 million on eve of trial - Boxer & Gerson attorneys win additional $1.3 million in attorneys fees.
- January 25, 2007 -- New Lawsuit Alleges Mistreatment of Dementia Patients in Oakland Care Home.
- January 8, 2007 -- Boxer & Gerson expands its personal injury practice -- Hires New Orleans veteran litigator Gary Roth
media coverage
2009
- October 17, 2009 -- Racial killing leads to new law - S.F.
- October 16, 2009 -- Judgment upheld by State Appellate Court for Boxer & Gerson client
- October 16, 2009 -- Albertson's clerk denied break gets $200,000 -- S.F. Chronicle
- October 14, 2009 -- Governor Signs Workers' Comp Law – The Daily Journal
- October 12, 2009 -- Taneka's Law Eliminates Ambiguity Over Definition of Personal Relationship as Basis for Denying Workers' Comp Claim — Workers' Compensation Law Center
- September 2, 2009 -- Yamada's Workers' Comp Bill Clears Assembly
- June 1, 2009 -- Calif. Assemblymember Mariko Yamada on "Taneka's Law."
- March 4, 2009 -- Workers Comp Insider: Taneka's Law Back in December we blogged the sad story of Taneka Talley, who was stabbed to death while working as a clerk for Dollar Tree. Her assailant, Tommy Joe Thompson, singled her out simply and solely because she was black.
- February 5, 2009 -- BART to pay death benefits to worker's family CONCORD -- After months of insisting it needed more documentation, BART agreed Wednesday to pay death benefits to the widow and son of a safety inspector who was hit from behind by a train in October, 2008 as he walked along the tracks in Concord.
- February 4, 2009 -- S.F. Chronicle: BART widow waits, and waits, for benefits. CONCORD -- It's still unclear why a BART train struck James Strickland from behind as the safety inspector walked down the tracks in Concord in October. But no one disputes that he died of work-related injuries.
- January 12, 2009 -- Workers Comp Zone: One of the more embarrassing recent episodes in California workers' comp has come to a close. Dollar Tree Stores has agreed to pay the death claim in the case of Taneka Talley.
- January 10, 2009 -- S.F. Chronicle: Dollar Tree settles with family over benefits for slain worker. FAIRFIELD -- The family of an African American woman who was stabbed to death at a Dollar Tree store in Fairfield has settled a workers' compensation claim against the retailer, which initially refused to pay benefits because the killing was allegedly racially motivated.
2008
- December 9, 2008 -- San Francisco Chronicle - Dollar Tree offers to pay in full in slaying - FAIRFIELD — Dollar Tree, facing a public furor for denying death benefits to the young son of a slain African American employee in Fairfield, said Monday that it has offered to pay the full amount allowed by California's workers' compensation law.
- December 5, 2008 -- S.F. Chronicle Editorial: Shame on Dollar Tree. "Do the right thing for the right reasons," Dollar Tree instructs its employees, as part of its succinct statement of corporate values. Those values seem to have been lost on the company's top executives.
2007
- July 31, 2007 -- Doctors Targeted for Liability. The Recorder. Matthew Hirsch Boxer & Gerson partner Jean Hyams is quoted in this article about doctors with close ties to employers being named as defendants in employment discrimination suits. Hyams' recent success in settling an employment discrimination suit against the City of Emeryville and a psychiatrist for more than $3 million was cited in the story as well as a current suit she filed against an employer-designated physician who allegedly sent someone back to work after a jobsite injury.
- March 22, 2007 -- Council hears discrimination Claims: Emeryville employees say they have been passed up for promotions, East Bay Daily News. Doug Oakley.
- March 9, 2007 -- Emeryville settles discrimination lawsuit for $3.6 million, San Francisco Chronicle. Henry K. Lee
- March 9, 2007 -- Emeryville settles suit for $2.3M: Longtime planning technician claimed racial discrimination, Oakland Tribune. Cecily Burt
- March 8, 2007 -- Emeryville settles discrimination lawsuit, East Bay Business Times. Anne-Marie Hogarth
- January 24, 2007 -- Lawyer's port in the storm: Attorney lost his home, legal infrastructure, and many clients because of Katrina, so he came to the Bay Area to start anew, Contra Costa Times. Marton Dunai
- January 19, 2007 -- Dementia patients mistreated, suit says: Elder abuse, fraud alleged at rest home near Lake Merritt, San Francisco Chronicle. Henry K. Lee
- January 18, 2007 -- Saying goodbye to New Orleans: Plaintiffs' attorney settles in Oakland after the Katrina exodus, Daily Journal. William-Arthur Haynes
