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• June 1, 2009 -- Legislation to clarify workers' compensation law has passed off the Assembly floor by an 80-0 vote. The legislation sponsored by Assemblymember Mariko Yamada was prompted by Boxer & Gerson's work on behalf of the son of Taneka Talley, who was initially denied death benefits because of a racially motivated crime. The bill now heads to the State Senate.
• 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.

• 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.

• 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

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• 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 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.
• February 4, 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.
• 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 9, 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.

• 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.

• 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
• March 8, 2007 -- City of Emeryville to pay $3.6 to settle suit filed by veteran employee, Desert Television (CBS 2/Palm Springs)
• March 8, 2007 -- Emeryville pays out $3.6 million to settle discrimination suit, KTVN (Channel 2/Reno)
• March 8, 2007 -- City of Emeryville to pay $3.6 to settle suit filed by veteran employee, KESQ (Channel 3/Palm Springs)
• February 2, 2007 -- Families allege neglect, fraud at rest home: Lakeside Park facility retaliated against residents with Alzheimer’s or dementia, lawsuit says, Oakland Tribune. Quynh Tran
• 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

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