The Law Offices of

Joseph M. Lovretovich

 

Los Angeles County Office

5941 Variel Avenue

Woodland Hills CA 91367

LA Office Location Information

 

Phone: 818-610-8800

Fax 818-610-3030

 

 

Orange County Office

 

2140 W Chapman Avenue

Orange, CA 92868

Orange County Office Location

 

Phone: 714-456-9176  

 

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The Law Offices of Joseph M. Lovretovich is located in Woodland Hills, Ca, and serves all of California, including Los Angeles and the Southern California communities of the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley and Antelope Valley. We represent clients from the cities of Thousand Oaks, Bakersfield, Woodland Hills, Encino, Chatsworth, Van Nuys, Simi Valley, Northridge, Valencia, Santa Clarita, Palmdale, Lancaster, Anaheim, and Irvine as well as the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange and San Diego.

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Disability Discrimination

Pregnancy Discrimination & FMLA

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Sexual Harassment

Wage & Hour Issues

Misclassification

Fraudulent Inducement of Employment

Workers Compensation

Disability & Life Insurance Claims

Personal Injury

Fleming vs. Parametric Technology Corporation – $1,600,000

Verdict for sales representative terminated in advance of the vesting of awarded stock options.

Padilla vs. Heckenlively – $750,000.00

Plaintiff suffered a severe fracture of the tibia plateau as a result of a head-on collision caused by a box in the roadway that blew out of defendant's truck.

Colmenares v. Braemar Country Club

Successful appeal in the California Supreme Court establishing that the definition of disability in the State of California is broader than the federal standard under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Dee v. Vintage Petroleum

Successful appeal to the 2d District Court of Appeal establishing that a single racial remark is sufficient to state a claim for racial and/or ethnic harassment.

O'Hare v. MBIA

Successful appeal voiding pre-employment mandatory arbitration agreement.

Neale v. ATC/VANCOM – $210,000

Settlement during trial for a bicyclist run off road by bus on the third day of trial after witness admitted to fabricating evidence.

Stevenson V. Moore

Settlement for a wrongful death of children in day care.

Macias v. Castillo – $315,000

Settlement for wrongful death of children in care of day care.

Witmer v. Rockwell Corporation – $270,000

Verdict for 28 year employee laid off in violation of company policy regarding reductions in force.

Hackmon v. City of Los Angeles – $400,000

Verdict for employee who was denied an accommodation for his diabetic condition as an electrician for the City of Los Angeles.

Aguilar v. Ayala – $370,000

Judgment for plaintiff against his insurance agent for failure to place policy of automobile insurance.

Silva v. Peterson – $125,000

Judgment for plaintiff against his attorney for legal malpractice for failure to timely file a complaint.

Taylor v. Ethan Allen – $163,000

Verdict for employee who was defamed with false poor employment evaluations in retaliation for her complaints against her supervisors.

Lee v. Grant – $180,000

Verdict for commissions on work in progress when employee was forced out of work to prevent her from completing work and earning commissions.

$2,000,000 settlement for doctor against disability insurer

$1,500,000 settlement for sexual orientation discrimination

$550,000 settlement for mechanic for gender discrimination

$525,000 settlement for failure to pay commissions

$475,000 for ethnic discrimination

$400,000 settlement for victim of sexual harassment

$375,000 for age discrimination case

$300,000 settlement for disabled worker where employer failed to provide assistive technology

$275,000 settlement for whistleblower complaining about violation of state regulations

$250,000 settlement for woman employee in supermarket who was subjected to sexual harassment by her manager

$225,000 settlement for legal malpractice arising out of injury resulting in onset of RSD.

$225,000 settlement for client with bipolar disorder terminated from employment

$200,000 settlement for legal malpractice claim for client with RSD

$175,000 settlement for director of nursing at convalescent hospital subject to termination in violation of age discrimination

$165,000 settlement for worker fired for complaining about violations of federal

$100,000 settlement for plaintiff in claim that changes in employee classification was act of discrimination based upon disability