Legal Opinion
Leek v. Cooper
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 15, 2011No. C061510; No. C063152PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BLEASE, J.
This is a pleading case masquerading as a summary judgment case. Employees of a corporate-owned car dealership sued the corporation and its sole shareholder, alleging causes of action for age discrimination and violation of California’s Moore-Brown-Roberti Family Rights Act (Gov. Code, § 12945.1 et seq.; hereafter Family Rights Act). The trial court granted the shareholder’s motions for summary judgment on the ground that only the corporation as the employer could be held liable for discrimination, and an alter ego theory was not pleaded in the complaint. The court further…
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