Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
Mar. 13, 2025
LA judge chastises both sides, doubts plaintiff in suit against city, utility
LA judge leans toward granting summary judgment to city, LADWP in workplace harassment case, criticizes both sides' briefs, doubts plaintiff's claims, especially sexual harassment.




A judge said she was strongly inclined to grant summary judgment to the City of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power on Wednesday in a case alleging workplace harassment and retaliation, but chastised counsel on both sides for submitting overly lengthy and unclear briefings before taking the matter under submission.
"The Labor Code has very specific requirements," Superior Court Judge Barbara A. Meiers said. "The person, for example, who claims to be re...
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