About Us
California Court of Appeals
In 2019, Jerusalem won an appellate victory when he affirmed a trial court’s denial of a petition to compel arbitration in an employment class action. (See Velarde v. Tricor America, Inc., No. A153351, 2019 WL 1649314 (1st DCA, Div. 5, filed April 17, 2019), petition for review to the California Supreme Court denied.)
In a more recent case, Jerusalem and co-counsel obtained a published decision clarifying what is deemed a modification of a contract for purposes of California Labor Code § 925. (See Midwest Motor Supply Co. v. Sup. Ct. (2020) 56 Cal.App.5th 702 (Midwest).) The issue in Midwest was whether the plaintiff could void the forum-selection clause in an employment contract under § 925, which renders such a clause in an employment contract voidable by an employee if the contract containing the clause was “entered into, modified, or extended on or after January 1, 2017.” The trial court determined plaintiff could void the forum-selection clause under § 925 because Midwest modified the compensation provision of plaintiff’s employment agreement in 2017 and again in 2018, even though the forum-selection clause itself was not modified. The panel in Midwest agreed with the trial court and affirmed its ruling.
Personal Injury
Leah and Jerusalem have recovered millions for their clients and continue to diligently strive to serve their clients with unwavering commitment and the highest standard of care.
Consumer Cases
Jerusalem was co-lead counsel in the Heber case, worked on the appellate briefing on that matter, and argued the matter before the Ninth Circuit. Jerusalem was also co-lead counsel in a TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) class action involving over 700,000 class members. (See Hartranft v. TVI, Inc. et al., Case No. 8:15-cv-01081-CJC-DFM, Dkt. 101, at 4 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 18, 2019).) In one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history, Jerusalem—while at Bisnar | Chase—led his team in the Yahoo Data Breach Case. (See Yahoo! Inc. Private Information Disclosure Cases, JCCP No. 4895 (O.C. Cal. Sup. Ct. May 26, 2017.) In a certified class action involving defective products and hundreds of thousands of class members, Jerusalem was one of the lead counsel in Czuchaj v. Conair Corp., No. 3:13-cv-01901-BEN-RBB (S.D. Cal. Dec. 30,
2015).
Employment Cases
Jerusalem was co-lead counsel in a wage-and-hour class action against a defendant employer that settled for $8,750,000.00 in California superior court. The employment class action involved claims for unpaid minimum wages, unpaid overtime, meal-and-rest break violations, derivative claims for inaccurate wage statements and penalties for the late payment of wages due, and a claim under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).
Jerusalem was lead trial counsel on a certified employment class action titled, Sarah Grant, et al. v. Car Spa, Inc., Case No. RIC1310176, which was pending in Riverside Superior Court before the Honorable Sunshine Sykes. The case involved over a thousand employees, but before trial, the matter settled for the benefit of the certified class.
Jerusalem was appointed lead counsel in a wage-and-hour class action involving approximately 1,000 employees in July 2019. The case was titled Justin Dada, et al. v. CyberCoders, Inc., et al., Case No. SACV 18-01023JVS (JDEx) (Dada) and was pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Dada involved claims for unpaid minimum wages, unpaid overtime, meal-and-rest break violations, and derivative claims for inaccurate wage statements and penalties for the late payment of wages due.
Recently, Jerusalem and his co-counsel secured final approval of a $3,000,000.00 settlement involving a wage dispute between workers and the defendant employer.
Professional Memberships
Jerusalem is a member of several organizations that fight for and protect the rights of employees and consumers: the AAJ, CELA, CAOC, CAALA (Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles), and OCTLA (Orange County Trial Lawyers Association). Jerusalem is also a member of the Philippine American Bar Association.
Leah is a member of several organizations that fight for and protect the rights of employees and consumers: CELA and CAALA (Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles)