Significant Public Interest Lawsuits
Lawsuits Against Landlord, AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Water Damage, Plumbing Leaks, and Safety Issues Plague AHF Housing-Knock LA, June 28, 2023
Elderly, Disabled Residents Struggle With Accessibility in AHF Buildings-Knock LA, June 28, 2023
AHF has 3x Housing Code Complaints Than Other Nonprofits, November 16, 2023
AHF Settles Class-Action Tenant Case Over Squalid Living Conditions for $575,000, September 17, 2024
Catching v. Nicolas Tank Lines
$1,500,000 class action settlement on behalf of approximately 110 truck drivers for wage and hour violations. (Failure to pay overtime and provide meal/rest breaks.)
Employee v. Employer
$725,000 settlement on behalf of a long-time employee, terminated weeks after disclosing she is transgender.
Employee vs. International Company
$490,000.00 settlement on behalf of a long-term employee terminated the day after he requested medical leave.
Tenant v. Landlord
$450,000.00 settlement on behalf of tenants who were systematically harassed, evicted, and turned away from renting on the basis of their race.
Juarez v. City of Rancho Mirage
$500,000 settlement against the City of Rancho Mirage, which purchased and closed a mobile home park, dislocating 126 low-income families. The City of Rancho Mirage also agreed to issue building permits to construct 126 replacement affordable housing units but failed to do so causing a second lawsuit to enforce the settlement. A Riverside County Judge determined Rancho Mirage breached the settlement agreement. Now, the City has approved the development of over 1,000 affordable housing units.
A now vacant mobile home park has cost Rancho Mirage $11 million over the past ten years -Desert Sun, February 1, 2019
Rancho Mirage Mayor states City is "Committed to providing more affordable housing," April 8, 2024
Near Disney-planned community, lawsuits from displaced California residents, March 17, 2025
Developers Gain Approval for Major Affordable Housing Projects in Rancho Mirage, August 4, 2025
Taylor v. Sherwin View Park
$918,581 arbitration award against a mobile home park that did not engage in an interactive process with a resident with a disability.
Hussein v. Certified Transportation Services
$600,000 class action settlement on behalf of approximately 120 bus drivers for wage and hour violations.
Employee v. ABC Co.
$450,000.00 settlement on behalf of an employee terminated in retaliation for participating truthfully in a Department of Labor investigation.
Tenant v. Landlord
$180,000 for an elderly tenant who experienced a war-related PTSD episode and was subsequently told to leave the apartment complex.
Juarez v. City of Rancho Mirage
$500,000 settlement against the City of Rancho Mirage, which purchased and closed a mobile home park, dislocating 126 low-income families. The City of Rancho Mirage also agreed to issue building permits to construct 126 replacement affordable housing units but failed to do so causing a second lawsuit to enforce the settlement.
A now vacant mobile home park has cost Rancho Mirage $11 million over the past ten years -Desert Sun, February 1, 2019
Rancho Mirage promised affordable housing, but land remains empty. Now the city's being sued-Desert Sun, February 6, 2023
Judge says Rancho Mirage's failure to build affordable housing violated lawsuit settlement, April 5, 2024
Taylor v. Sherwin View Park
$918,581 arbitration award against a mobile home park that did not engage in an interactive process with a resident with a disability.
Hussein v. Certified Transportation Services
$600,000 class action settlement on behalf of approximately 120 bus drivers for wage and hour violations.
Employee v. ABC Co.
$450,000.00 settlement on behalf of an employee terminated in retaliation for participating truthfully in a Department of Labor investigation.
Tenant v. Landlord
$180,000 for an elderly tenant who experienced a war-related PTSD episode and was subsequently told to leave the apartment complex.