Bill Murphy

Background

About Bill Murphy

REPRESENTATIVE CASES - Employment: • Mazalin v. Safeway Inc.(E.D. California 2012) 2012 WL 439597, E.D.Cal, February 09, 2012 (NO. CIV S-10-1445 KJM)[summary judgment for employer against plaintiff with 29+ years of seniority alleging termination based on age and sex] • California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Hines v. Department of Corrections et al, Marin County Superior Court 1997 [defense verdict for after 5-month jury trial on a conspiracy, retaliation claim]). • Civil Rights – Defense of Government Employees - Willson v. Cagle (N.D. Calif. 1988) 711 F.Supp. 1521 [successful defense of US Government employee in Bivens action]. • Sex Harassment (e.g, Wilson v. Safeway, Contra Costa Superior Court 1995 [plaintiff demand defense settlement offer jury verdict • ERISA/COBRA (Draper v. Baker Hughes Incorporated (E.D. Cal. 1995) 892 F. Supp. 1287 [judgment for former employee on miscalculation of applicable COBRA premium by employer]). • Fair Credit Reporting Act (Comeaux v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.(9th Cir. 1990) 915 F.2d 1264)[FCRA judgment against employer]). • Race Discrimination/ADA Issues (Green v. Safeway Inc.(N.D. Calif. 1998) 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19910 [summary judgment for employer in ADA/Title VII - PFB]). • Employment/intellectual property cases (World Courier, Inc. v. Barone et al.(U.S. District Court, Northern District of California No. C-06-3072-THE)[secured TRO and preliminary injunction based on misappropriation of customer and pricing data]. REPRESENATIVE CASES – Commercial Litigation: • Jackson v. Safeway Inc.(N.D. Calif. 2016) 2016 WL 5907917 [summary judgment in favor of defendant in TCPA class action; robo calls reminding pharmacy patients to get flu shots exempt from TCPA consent requirements]; • Kentwool Corporation v. Netsuite, Inc.(N.D. Calif. 2015) 2015 WL 693552 [case involving alleged breach of cloud computing agreement and misrepresentation].