Practice area: Wage & Hour Class Actions
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy represents employees whose employers have failed to comply with state and federal laws regarding the minimum wage, overtime pay, meal and rest breaks, and unreimbursed business expenses.
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy is currently representing employees in the following cases:
Cynthia Sotelo, et al. v. MediaNews Group, Inc., et al.
Alameda County Superior Court - Case No. HG06287184
The firm currently represents a class of Hispanic newspaper carriers whose labor is exploited by the ANG Newspaper Group, a conglomerate news-media company. The class seeks damages for violations of the California Labor Code and Unfair Competition Laws.
In re: Wachovia Securities, LLC, Wage and Hour Litigation
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy has been designated co-Lead Plaintiffs' Counsel by a federal judge in a collection of lawsuits against Wachovia Securities, LLC, on behalf of over 10,000 current and former stock brokers who were not paid in accordance with state and federal law.
To see details of the recent settlement of this case, click here.
In re: AXA Wage and Hour Litigation
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy has been appointed co-Lead Plaintiffs' Counsel by a federal judge in a collection of lawsuits against the AXA family of insurance companies, on behalf of over 7,000 current and former financial sales representatives who were not paid in accordance with state and federal law.
LaParne, et al. v. Monex, et al.
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy represents current and former sales representatives in a federal lawsuit against Monex, a commodities trading company based in Southern California, for failure to pay overtime, failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and other violations of state and federal law.
A settlement has been reached in this case. If the settlement is approved by the Court, class members who submit valid and timely claim forms will receive a cash payment. Class Counsel's Application for Attorneys' Fees and supporting papers are posted below, as required by the settlement agreement:
Documents:
- Application and Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Plaintiffs' Application for Reasonable Attorneys' Fees, Costs and Enhancement Awards
PDF, 186K - Declaration of Justin T. Berger in Support of Application for Attorneys' Fees PDF, 114K
- Declaration of John M. Kelson in Support of Application for Attorneys' Fees PDF, 100K
- Declaration of Alexander G. Van Broek in Support of Application for Attorneys' Fees PDF, 74K
- Proposed Order Granting Plaintiffs' Application for Attorneys' Fees and Costs and Enhancement Awards PDF, 70K