D'Sa v. Playhut, Inc. 85 Cal.App.4th 927 (2000), holding that it was unlawful to fire an employee for refusing to sign an agreement which contained a non-compete clause. This precedent setting decision added a significant measure of protection for California employees.

Beaty v. BET Holdings, Inc. 222 F.3d 607 (9th Cir. 2000), in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed the availability of attorneys fees in discrimination cases of modest value, thereby enabling victims of discrimination to secure competent counsel to vindicate their rights.

Burton v. Ralph's Food 4 Less, E029789 (Court of Appeal, State of California, 4th Appellate District—unpublished), in which the court held that it was unlawful to fire a worker in retaliation for reopening a dormant worker's compensation case, and that he could pursue his claims in a civil jury trial seeking damages for emotional distress and punitive damages, in addition to loss of earnings.

Dawson v. Aerospace Corp., B117639 (Court of Appeal, State of California, 2d Appellate District—unpublished), in which the court affirmed a substantial jury verdict, including punitive damages, won by Mr. Faber for his client, an aerospace engineer laid off in a reduction in force necessitated by adverse business conditions. Mr. Faber successfully argued that circumstantial evidence indicated that plaintiff had been selected for the layoff list, at least in small measure, due to his age. The court held that was sufficient to sustain the jury's finding of unlawful discrmination.

Other appellate victories include:

McCoy v. Superior Court, 87 Cal.App. 4th 354 (2001); Crescent Wharf and Warehouse Co. v. Barracuda Tanker Corp. 696 F.2d 703 (9th Cir. 1983); Korn v. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, 724 F.2d 1397 (9th Cir. 1984); Touhey v. Carnival Cruise Lines, 111 Cal. App. 3d 958 (1980); Ponce v. Graceous Navigation, Inc. 125 Cal. App. 3d 823 (1981); and Bernal v. Richard Wolf Instruments Corp., 221 Cal. App. 3d 1326 (1990).

Mr. Faber's considerable trial experience includes well more than 30 jury trials, together with numerous bench trials and arbitrations. The following are a few examples of his trials over the past several years:

Atrzadeh v. DAKO Corp., Santa Barbara County Superior Court No. 01036480, in which the jury awarded plaintiff $250,000 plus punitive damages, after finding that her consensual relations with a superior were instead a form of sexual harassment. The case settled for a confidential amount before the jury decided on the amount of punitive damages.

Gonzalez v. Heidelberger Co., Los Angeles County Superior Court No. VC 018445, in which the jury awarded plaintiff, an undocumented alien, $4.1 million following the loss of an arm in an industrial accident.

Van Kralingen v. Fairchild Corp. United States District Court, Central District of California, No. CV 96-4550, in which the jury awarded plaintiff $2.2 million in damages for age discrimination and wrongful termination, despite his having lied on his employment application that he had no criminal record. In fact, he had served time in prison and had multiple felony convictions.

Smith v. Federal Express Co., United States District Court, Central District of California, No. CV 02-1149, in which the jury awarded plaintiff $250,000 in emotional distress damages after her "team leader" kissed her once, and despite the fact that the company immediately fired him. The court upheld the verdict, and awarded an additional $230,000 in attorneys fees.

Miles v. Stater Bros. Markets, San Bernardino County Superior Court No. 273559, in which the jury awarded plaintiff, a warehouse clerk, $780,000 in damages for emotional distress for verbal racial and sexual harassment. The case settled for a confidential amount after the court added attorneys fees to the judgment.

Traynor v. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles County Superior Court No. KC 014325, in which the jury awarded plaintiff $490,000 in loss of earnings after determining that her termination from her job as a staff physical therapist, on grounds of insubordination, was without good cause.