Legal Opinion

Huerta v. Kava Holdings, Inc.

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided November 14, 2018No. B277164; B281303PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUNNING, J.**

*76INTRODUCTION

Defendant Kava Holdings, Inc., dba Hotel Bel-Air (defendant) terminated two restaurant servers after they were involved in an altercation during work. One of the fired employees, plaintiff Felix Huerta, sued defendant on a variety of legal theories, most of which were dismissed before or during trial. The trial court granted defendant's motion for nonsuit as to plaintiff's claim for retaliation under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq. ), and allowed the jury to decide plaintiff's FEHA causes of action for harassment based on a…

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