Yeomans
Yeomans v. World Financial Group
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TRICIA YEOMANS, et al., Case No. 19-cv-00792-EMC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE
WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP Docket No. 24 INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., et al., 11 Defendants. 12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs bring a putative class action against Defendants World Financial Group Insurance Agency Inc. (a California corporation), World Financial Group Inc. (a Florida corporation), and Does 1 to 100 (collectively “Defendants”), alleging violations of the California Labor Code, the California Business and Professional Code, and California Wage Orders (and asserting a claim of unjust enrichment) based on Defendants’ purported misclassification of Plaintiffs as independent contractors, as opposed to employees. Defendants move the Court to transfer the case to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia based on forum selection clauses in the parties’ various contracts. …