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JEFFERSON v. CAL. DEPT. OF YOUTH AUTHORITY

No. S097104.

121 Cal.Rptr.2d 391 (2002)

28 Cal.4th 299

48 P.3d 423

Mary J. JEFFERSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AUTHORITY et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

July 1, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Leo James Terrell, Leo James Terrell and Rebecca J. Riley, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, Andre E. Jardine and Anastasia M. Baumeister, Glendale, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David S. Chaney, Assistant Attorney General, Angela Sierra and Silvia M. Diaz, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Respondents.

Hill, Farrer & Burrill, Suzanne J. Holland and Warren J. Higgins, Los Angeles, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

BROWN, J.

In this case, we consider whether a compromise and release executed in a workers' compensation proceeding, that expressly releases "all claims and causes of action" relating to an injury and that includes an attachment establishing the parties' intent to include civil claims within the scope of the release, bars a civil action under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov.Code, § 12900...

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