Legal Opinion
Sheridan v. Touchstone Television Productions, LLC
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 20, 2015No. B254489PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WILLHITE, J.
Touchstone Television Productions, LLC (Touchstone), hired actress Nicollette Sheridan to appear in the television series Desperate Housewives, a show created by Marc Cherry. Sheridan sued Touchstone under Labor Code section 6310, 2 alleging that Touchstone fired her in retaliation for her complaint about a battery allegedly committed on her by Cherry. The trial court sustained Touchstone’s demurrer to the complaint on the basis that Sheridan failed to exhaust her administrative remedies by filing a claim with the Labor Commissioner. The sole issue on appeal is whether…
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