Berger

Berger v. Antonyan Miranda CA4/1

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 17, 2026D084941California3,965 words

Opinion

Opinion

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Michele Berger appeals a judgment in favor of her former employer, defendant Antonyan Miranda, LLP (hereafter, Antonyan Miranda, or the Firm), after a jury found that the Firm did not violate the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.) when it terminated Berger’s employment. She claims the trial court erred by allowing the Firm to redact an exhibit that the court had previously admitted into evidence in its unredacted form. We do not decide whether the court erred by permitting the redaction because, even if we assume error, Berger has not established prejudice. The judgment is affirmed. II

BACKGROUND

In January 2017, the law firm of Antonyan Miranda hired Berger to

serve as its Director of Operations.1 The Director of Operations position oversaw and managed the Firm’s finance department and administrative personnel. In May, the Firm terminated Berger’s employment for the stated reason of poor performance. After her termination, Berger filed the present lawsuit against the Firm. In the operative first amended complaint, Berger alleged she had suffered kidney failure the year before she began working for the Firm, which placed…

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