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Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation

Sep. 7, 2017

Plaintiff met with lawyer before signing up with company he later sued

Grubhub’s legal team went on the attack Wednesday in a bench trial in which the company is accused of misclassifying a driver as an independent contractor instead of an employee.

SAN FRANCISCO — Grubhub Inc.’s legal team went on the attack Wednesday in a bench trial in which the company is accused of misclassifying a driver as an independent contractor instead of an employee.

Michele L. Maryott, a partner with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP who is representing the food delivery company, laid out a line of questioning suggesting that the plaintiff, former Grubhub driver Raef Lawson, signed up to work for the ...

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