North Edwards Water District (the District) selected Clark Bros., Inc. (Clark) as its
general or direct contractor on a public works project to build an arsenic removal water
treatment plant. Clark hired subcontractor Crosno Construction (Crosno) to build and
coat two steel reservoir tanks. The subcontract contained a "pay-when-paid" provision
that stated Clark would pay Crosno wit

This case presents an issue of first impression: Do
employees lose standing to pursue a claim under the Labor Code
Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA; Lab. Code, § 2698
et seq.)1
if they settle and dismiss their individual claims for
Labor Code violations? We conclude the answer is no.
Settlement of individual claims does not strip an aggrieved
employee of stan

Bonnie Ducksworth and Pamela Pollock are customer service
representatives at Tri-Modal Distribution Services. Tri-Modal promoted
others but, for decades, never promoted them. Ducksworth and Pollock
believed this was due to discrimination against African-Americans. They
sued.
In addition to her discrimination claim, Pollock also sued about sexual
harassment. Tri-Modal�s ex

¶1 Viersen Oil and Gas Co. appeals a decision of the district court denying prevailing party fees after Plaintiff Robert Waits dismissed his claims. On review, we affirm the decision of the district court.

BACKGROUND

¶2 This is the third time this case has reached the appellate courts. It springs from a compensation dispute between Waits and Vierson. In early 2011, Waits was fire

¶1 The Complainant, State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association (Complainant), began proceedings pursuant to Rule 6, Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings (RGDP) 5 O.S. 2011, ch. 1, app. 1-A alleging three counts of professional misconduct against the Respondent, Laurie Jean Miller (Respondent). The Respondent is an active member of the Oklahoma Bar Association and is currently in good s