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2008

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.

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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 : City settles discrimination suit for $3.6 million , San Francisco Chronicle.
March 9, 2007 -- Emeryville settles suit for $2.3M: Longtime planning technician claimed racial discrimination, Oakland Tribune.
January 19, 2007 -- Dementia patients mistreated, suit says; Elder abuse, fraud alleged at rest home near Lake Merritt, San Francisco Chronicle. By Henry K. Lee.

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