Chang v. Baleunson LLC CA2/7
In 2011 Giryung Chang and her husband sold their struggling family market to Baleunson LLC, whose sole member is Chang’s brother-in-law, Hwa Bum Shin (Shin). In 2014 Chang sued Shin and his wife, Lana D. Shin, alleging multiple wage-and-hour violations arising from her employment at the market (the Shin action). The trial court granted the Shins’ motion for summary judgment, ruling they were not Chang’s employer. Chang then filed the instant lawsuit against Baleunson, alleging the same wage-and-hour claims. The trial court sustained Baleunson’s demurrer to Chang’s complaint without leave to amend based on the doctrine of res judicata, finding Baleunson was in privity with Shin, as Chang apparently conceded in her opposition to the demurrer. The court entered a judgment of dismissal. We reverse.
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