G.R. v. MAG INSTRUMENT INC.
CASE DISCRIPTION:
Plaintiff, G.R., a gay man sued his employer, Mag Instruments, Inc. for sexual harassment and discrimination in the work place based on his sexual orientation.
JURISDICTION: Riverside County Superior Court
CASE TYPE: Personal Injury - Discrimination based on sexual orientation.
TRIAL JUDGE: The honorable Charles D. Field
JURY VERDICT: $909,783.00
PLAINTIFFS AGE : 34 at the time of trial
OCCUPATION: Warehouseman
PLAINTIFFS ATTORNEY:
Edward Jesse Hegel of
The Law Offices of Lunetto and Hegel
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS:
Mark Atwood and Patrick C. Mullin of
Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & Krupman
POST TRIAL SETTLEMENT:
The case settled in the post trial phase by confidentiality agreement.
Shortly after the case, California Government Code section 12948 was amended to give homosexuals the same equal rights and protections against discrimination in the work place as those afforded to heterosexuals..
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Lunetto & Hegel
Attorneys at Law
2000 East Fourth Street
Suite 120
Santa Ana, California 92705
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