Sarah A. Moore

Motion for summary judgment granted for private university client upholding dismissal of former medical student who engaged in racially intolerant and anti-Semitic speech, where he alleged the dismissal violated his First Amendment free speech rights under Education Code Motion for summary judgment granted for private university client where a former tenured professor-plaintiff alleged wrongful termination, age discrimination, defamation, and breach of contract claims following his dismissal for violation of the sexual harassment policy. Successfully opposed Title IX petition for writ of mandate for private university where former tenured professor-plaintiff claimed his due process rights had been violated. Motion for summary judgment granted for Bay Area university client in a state employment dispute where a former professor-plaintiff alleged various claims including wrongful termination, harassment, retaliation, discrimination on the basis of marital status, race and gender. Successful motion to quash for lack of jurisdiction for out-of-state university, which was upheld on appeal. California student-plaintiff who was denied entry into out-of-state’s university’s graduate program sued, claiming California jurisdiction because the university solicited and accepted students from California, including plaintiff in another program. Court agreed that there was no jurisdiction on these grounds or because “harm” was felt by student-plaintiff in California. Secured complete dismissal of state employment case against non-profit hospital client by way of demurrer. Former employee-plaintiff’s alleged breach of contract, and discrimination based on age, sex and disability sued. Court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint without leave to amend because plaintiff failed to demonstrate that she timely exhausted her administrative remedies, and no equitable tolling existed. Assisted in securing a complete defense arbitration award on behalf of a technology-based glass processing company against the company’s former CEO, following a week long employment arbitration in which the CEO alleged breach of employment contract, fraud, and various wage and hour-based claims. The claimant sought in excess of $400,000 in damages, plus penalties, interest and attorney’s fees. Negotiated favorable resolutions of multiple wage and hour class actions for security and technology companies.