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Maren E. Nelson

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Judge (Ret.)



Los Angeles County Superior Court, retired March 2024.



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Maren E. Nelson Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) Nov. 23, 2010

Rulings
Case Category Published
Williams v. Alacrity Solutions Group
affirmed
 Employment Law Apr. 23, 2025
Modification: Baker v. Pacific Oaks Education Corp.
affirmed
 Education Feb. 21, 2024
Baker v. Pacific Oaks Education Corp.
affirmed
 Education Jan. 26, 2024
Garcia v. Superior Court
petition granted
 Employment Law Jun. 21, 2022
Salazar v. See's Candy Shops
affirmed
 Employment Law May 12, 2021
Garcia v. Haralambos Beverage Co.
affirmed
 Arbitration Jan. 6, 2021
Sarun v. Dignity Health
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Nov. 14, 2019
Gonzales v. San Gabriel Transit
reversed and remanded
 Labor Law Oct. 10, 2019
Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases
affirmed in part
 Torts Jul. 12, 2019
Edwards v. Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Dec. 3, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Cherokee Johnson, individually and on behalf of other individuals similarly situated v. Mr. Stax Inc., Seven Seventy Two Company Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 18, 2024
Jorge Huizar, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. National Metal Stampings Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 23, 2024
Lorena Marron, as an individual, and on behalf of all similarly situated employees v. B.D.R. Industries Inc., Christine Castillo, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 9, 2024
Vahik Nazarpour, individually, and on behalf of all similarly situated v. Gorgee Enterprises Inc.; Petros Keshishian; San Gabriel Transit Inc.; Timmy Mardirosian; Access Services Inc.; and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 26, 2024
Robert Navarro v. Squad Security CA Inc. Employment Law judge May 31, 2024
Edwin Enriquez, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated and similarly aggrieved employees v. The Johnny Rockets Group, and Does 1 through 10 Employment Law judge Mar. 1, 2024
Ann Espinoza, Diana Fontana v. Cicon Engineering Inc. Employment Law judge Feb. 2, 2024
Kenneth Christie v. Avocado Green Brands, LLC Employment Law judge Jan. 19, 2024
Gerardo Sanchez v. Dutton Home Services Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2024
Griselda Garcia, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. RSG/AAMES Security Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 22, 2023
Clean & Sober Media, LLC; Richard Taite v. HUB International Insurance Services, Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Insurance judge Dec. 22, 2023
Alejandro Lopez and Noelia Leyva, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Waldorf Astoria Management LLC; Waldorf=Astoria Employer LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 27, 2023
Omar Pena, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Showtime Pictures Development Co., and Doe 1 through and including Doe 10 Employment Law judge Oct. 13, 2023
Jose Diaz, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act; Matthew Vigil, Diana Estrada, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Accufleet International Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 13, 2023
Carlos Enrique Perez, an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Miracle Mile Healthcare Center LLC; Miracle Mile Post Acute LLC; Westside Health Care LLC; Beverly West Healthcare LLC; Trinity Nursing Home Management Inc.; CPE HR Inc.; and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 13, 2023
Jorge Avalos, individually and as a representative of other aggrieved employees v. Unvarnished Inc., 600 Spring LLC, Scott Gillen, and Does 1 through 250, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 29, 2023
Joel Pasno, John Kuntz, and Rodella Hurtado, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Hibu Inc. Employment Law judge Sep. 29, 2023
Maria Rocha v. Young Horizons, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 18, 2023
Thomas Pena, an individual, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Ayzenberg Group Inc., Eric Ayzenberg, Adriane Zaudke, Kristen Vaik Vazquez, and Does 1 through 10 Employment Law judge Jul. 14, 2023
Sergio Lua, an individual and class representative on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated non-exempt current and former employees of defendants v. Vahe Enterprises Inc., Slauson Foods, Slauson Food & Beverage Wholesalers, Vahe Karapetian, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 7, 2023
Tichina Aujanee Scott, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. FH & HF Torrance LLC, dba Sunnyside Nursing Center, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 30, 2023
Tricia Suhartono, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. RRG Besh Inc., KJ Beck's Inc., The Besh Restaurant Corporation, KR Besh Inc., R.L. Besh Inc., RRA Besh Inc., RRC Besh Inc., RRF Besh Inc., Lucretia & Richard Inc., RLB Family Corporation, R.M. Family Corporation, RLSR Beck's Inc., R@State Inc., R@Milpas Inc., McDonald USA LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 23, 2023
Joaquin Sotelo and Eliseo Zepeda, as individuals and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. George L. Throop Co., Throop Lightweight Fill Inc., and Does 1 through 100 Employment Law judge Jun. 9, 2023
Elizabeth Ochoa, Monica Velazquez, and Crystal Fregoso, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. L Brands Inc., Limited Brands Inc., The Limited Inc., Victoria's Secret Stores LLC, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 9, 2023
Robert Vega, individually, on a representative basis, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Marathon Petroleum Logistics Services LLC, Marathon Petroleum Company, LP, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 9, 2023
Karen Lopez, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Seterus Inc., IBM Lender Business Process Services Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Contracts judge May 26, 2023
Marcos Garnica v. Socal Retail Services Inc., et al. Employment Law judge May 5, 2023
Karen Zavala, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. The Lake Post Acute LLC, Renew Health Group LLC, Assembly Health Group LLC, Tulare Lake Post Acute LLC, Tulare River Post Acute LLC, Twin Oaks Post Acute LLC, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 28, 2023
Victor Garza, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, and on behalf of the general public v. Renkow Mechanical Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 21, 2023
Brandy Gomes and Jamar Spencer, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated, and as aggrieved employee pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA"), and on behalf of the State of California and other aggrieved employees v. Kura Sushi USA Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 14, 2023
Matua Kisini v. Valassis Communications Inc., Valassis Sales & Marketing Services Inc., Harland Clarke Holdings, Deborah Dwight, Desiree Eisaman, Frank Patano, and Does 1-100 Employment Law judge Apr. 7, 2023
Hugo Sosa, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Jetstream Ground Services Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 30, 2022
Sonja Pollard, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated, and as an aggrieved employee pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA") v. The Ligature Inc., Taylor Communications Inc., Taycal, Taylor Corporation, Which Will Transact Business in California As Minnesota Taylor Corporation, and Does 1 through 10 inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 30, 2022
Jonathan Giannoulis, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and Deshon Allen, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. DirectTV LLC Employment Law judge Sep. 9, 2022
Marissa Cardenas, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Global Building Services Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 1, 2022
Scott Osko, David Becerra, David, David Beaudoin, and Michael Lang, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. The Elite Group Property Inspection Service Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 10, 2022
Carlos Mosquera, Juan Rodriguez v. PAC Anchor Transportation Inc. Employment Law judge Mar. 12, 2021
Mary Ruth Hughes, an individual; and Kevin Shenkman, an individual, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Autozone Parts Inc.; Autozone Inc.; Autozone.Com Inc.; and Does 1-20 Contracts judge Mar. 6, 2020
Douglas Kerr, as the Conservator for Matthew Szitkar-Kerr, an individual, for himself and for all other similarly situated California residents v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company, and Does 1 to 50, inclusive Contracts judge Feb. 8, 2019
Berkes Crane Robinson & Seal LLP v. The City of Los Angeles Taxation judge Dec. 22, 2017
Eva Echeverria v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Law judge Sep. 29, 2017
Title Court Published
Maren E. Nelson Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) Nov. 23, 2010
Case Category Published
Williams v. Alacrity Solutions Group
affirmed
 Employment Law Apr. 23, 2025
Modification: Baker v. Pacific Oaks Education Corp.
affirmed
 Education Feb. 21, 2024
Baker v. Pacific Oaks Education Corp.
affirmed
 Education Jan. 26, 2024
Garcia v. Superior Court
petition granted
 Employment Law Jun. 21, 2022
Salazar v. See's Candy Shops
affirmed
 Employment Law May 12, 2021
Garcia v. Haralambos Beverage Co.
affirmed
 Arbitration Jan. 6, 2021
Sarun v. Dignity Health
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Nov. 14, 2019
Gonzales v. San Gabriel Transit
reversed and remanded
 Labor Law Oct. 10, 2019
Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases
affirmed in part
 Torts Jul. 12, 2019
Edwards v. Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Dec. 3, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Cherokee Johnson, individually and on behalf of other individuals similarly situated v. Mr. Stax Inc., Seven Seventy Two Company Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 18, 2024
Jorge Huizar, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. National Metal Stampings Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 23, 2024
Lorena Marron, as an individual, and on behalf of all similarly situated employees v. B.D.R. Industries Inc., Christine Castillo, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 9, 2024
Vahik Nazarpour, individually, and on behalf of all similarly situated v. Gorgee Enterprises Inc.; Petros Keshishian; San Gabriel Transit Inc.; Timmy Mardirosian; Access Services Inc.; and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 26, 2024
Robert Navarro v. Squad Security CA Inc. Employment Law judge May 31, 2024
Edwin Enriquez, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated and similarly aggrieved employees v. The Johnny Rockets Group, and Does 1 through 10 Employment Law judge Mar. 1, 2024
Ann Espinoza, Diana Fontana v. Cicon Engineering Inc. Employment Law judge Feb. 2, 2024
Kenneth Christie v. Avocado Green Brands, LLC Employment Law judge Jan. 19, 2024
Gerardo Sanchez v. Dutton Home Services Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2024
Griselda Garcia, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. RSG/AAMES Security Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 22, 2023
Clean & Sober Media, LLC; Richard Taite v. HUB International Insurance Services, Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Insurance judge Dec. 22, 2023
Alejandro Lopez and Noelia Leyva, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Waldorf Astoria Management LLC; Waldorf=Astoria Employer LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 27, 2023
Omar Pena, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Showtime Pictures Development Co., and Doe 1 through and including Doe 10 Employment Law judge Oct. 13, 2023
Jose Diaz, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act; Matthew Vigil, Diana Estrada, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Accufleet International Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 13, 2023
Carlos Enrique Perez, an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Miracle Mile Healthcare Center LLC; Miracle Mile Post Acute LLC; Westside Health Care LLC; Beverly West Healthcare LLC; Trinity Nursing Home Management Inc.; CPE HR Inc.; and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 13, 2023
Jorge Avalos, individually and as a representative of other aggrieved employees v. Unvarnished Inc., 600 Spring LLC, Scott Gillen, and Does 1 through 250, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 29, 2023
Joel Pasno, John Kuntz, and Rodella Hurtado, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Hibu Inc. Employment Law judge Sep. 29, 2023
Maria Rocha v. Young Horizons, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 18, 2023
Thomas Pena, an individual, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Ayzenberg Group Inc., Eric Ayzenberg, Adriane Zaudke, Kristen Vaik Vazquez, and Does 1 through 10 Employment Law judge Jul. 14, 2023
Sergio Lua, an individual and class representative on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated non-exempt current and former employees of defendants v. Vahe Enterprises Inc., Slauson Foods, Slauson Food & Beverage Wholesalers, Vahe Karapetian, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 7, 2023
Tichina Aujanee Scott, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. FH & HF Torrance LLC, dba Sunnyside Nursing Center, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 30, 2023
Tricia Suhartono, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. RRG Besh Inc., KJ Beck's Inc., The Besh Restaurant Corporation, KR Besh Inc., R.L. Besh Inc., RRA Besh Inc., RRC Besh Inc., RRF Besh Inc., Lucretia & Richard Inc., RLB Family Corporation, R.M. Family Corporation, RLSR Beck's Inc., R@State Inc., R@Milpas Inc., McDonald USA LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 23, 2023
Joaquin Sotelo and Eliseo Zepeda, as individuals and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. George L. Throop Co., Throop Lightweight Fill Inc., and Does 1 through 100 Employment Law judge Jun. 9, 2023
Elizabeth Ochoa, Monica Velazquez, and Crystal Fregoso, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. L Brands Inc., Limited Brands Inc., The Limited Inc., Victoria's Secret Stores LLC, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 9, 2023
Robert Vega, individually, on a representative basis, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Marathon Petroleum Logistics Services LLC, Marathon Petroleum Company, LP, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 9, 2023
Karen Lopez, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Seterus Inc., IBM Lender Business Process Services Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Contracts judge May 26, 2023
Marcos Garnica v. Socal Retail Services Inc., et al. Employment Law judge May 5, 2023
Karen Zavala, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. The Lake Post Acute LLC, Renew Health Group LLC, Assembly Health Group LLC, Tulare Lake Post Acute LLC, Tulare River Post Acute LLC, Twin Oaks Post Acute LLC, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 28, 2023
Victor Garza, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, and on behalf of the general public v. Renkow Mechanical Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 21, 2023
Brandy Gomes and Jamar Spencer, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated, and as aggrieved employee pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA"), and on behalf of the State of California and other aggrieved employees v. Kura Sushi USA Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 14, 2023
Matua Kisini v. Valassis Communications Inc., Valassis Sales & Marketing Services Inc., Harland Clarke Holdings, Deborah Dwight, Desiree Eisaman, Frank Patano, and Does 1-100 Employment Law judge Apr. 7, 2023
Hugo Sosa, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Jetstream Ground Services Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 30, 2022
Sonja Pollard, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated, and as an aggrieved employee pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA") v. The Ligature Inc., Taylor Communications Inc., Taycal, Taylor Corporation, Which Will Transact Business in California As Minnesota Taylor Corporation, and Does 1 through 10 inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 30, 2022
Jonathan Giannoulis, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and Deshon Allen, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. DirectTV LLC Employment Law judge Sep. 9, 2022
Marissa Cardenas, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Global Building Services Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 1, 2022
Scott Osko, David Becerra, David, David Beaudoin, and Michael Lang, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. The Elite Group Property Inspection Service Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 10, 2022
Carlos Mosquera, Juan Rodriguez v. PAC Anchor Transportation Inc. Employment Law judge Mar. 12, 2021
Mary Ruth Hughes, an individual; and Kevin Shenkman, an individual, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Autozone Parts Inc.; Autozone Inc.; Autozone.Com Inc.; and Does 1-20 Contracts judge Mar. 6, 2020
Douglas Kerr, as the Conservator for Matthew Szitkar-Kerr, an individual, for himself and for all other similarly situated California residents v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company, and Does 1 to 50, inclusive Contracts judge Feb. 8, 2019
Berkes Crane Robinson & Seal LLP v. The City of Los Angeles Taxation judge Dec. 22, 2017
Eva Echeverria v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Law judge Sep. 29, 2017
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