Lawson
Lawson v. Grubhub, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RAEF LAWSON, individually and in his Case No. 15-cv-05128-JSC capacity as Private Attorney General Representative,
ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
Plaintiff, FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
v. 10 Re: Dkt. No. 335 GRUBHUB, INC., et al.,
Defendants. 12 Raef Lawson (Lawson), on a representative basis under California’s Private Attorneys General Act, Cal. Lab. Code. § 2698 et seq., alleges Grubhub Holdings Inc. and Grubhub Inc. (Grubhub) violated California law by failing to reimburse its drivers for necessary expenditures incurred during performance of their duties, pay minimum wage, and pay overtime wages. (Dkt. No. 41 ¶ 33.) Before the Court is Grubhub’s motion for partial summary judgment. (Dkt. No. 335.) Having carefully considered the briefing, and with the benefit of oral argument on September 7, 2023, the Court DENIES Grubhub’s motion. Grubhub has not established Lawson lacks statutory standing to pursue PAGA penalties for delivery drivers who suffered Labor Code …