Michael Laurenson, a partner in Gordon & Rees' San Francisco Employment Group, received a defense verdict on behalf of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) following a two-week jury trial. The plaintiff, formerly a psychiatrist at San Francisco General Hospital, alleged his employment termination was in retaliation for complaints he made after a patient he had discharged committed suicide. Mr. Laurenson presented UCSF witnesses who testified the decision to terminate the plaintiff was made several months before his first complaint. The jury agreed.

The Gordon & Rees Employment group has successfully defended the University of California in matters of alleged harassment, job retaliation, wrongful termination, and discrimination. This is the 5th consecutive jury trial win for the Employment Group over the last few years.