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Case Name | Munoz v. Pacific Maritime Association et al. | |
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Date | 08/28/2012 | |
Note | A former longshoreman with a poor attendance record, who admittedly lied to his employer about having an alcohol problem to excuse his absences, failed to establish his claim that his termination was a discriminatory action based on his alleged disabilities from a prior head injury. | |
Citation | B235771 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 39252012 CA |
PEDRO MUNOZ, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATION et al. , Defendants and Respondents. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Clifford D. Sethness and Jason M. Steele for Defendant and Respondent Pacific Maritime Association. FACTS Respondents and defendants in this matter are Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 13 (Local 13) (collectively Defendants). Munoz, on appeal, glosses over the trial court's findings and insists that, "[i]t is undisputed that Mr. Munoz was disabled. "There is no indication in the record and Munoz has offered no evidence that Defendants regarded Munoz as disabled.
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