Bid to Overturn Settlement Between Oakland Raiders and Cheerleaders Falls Short

A California state appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s approval of a settlement involving the Oakland Raiders and two former cheerleaders, who had alleged that the team had violated state labor law.   Another former Raiderette, Jenny C., who was part of a similar class action, had objected to the $1.25 million settlement reached in Lacy T. et al., v. The Oakland Raiders, Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG14710815.   Jenny C. appealed the settlement, arguing: “(1) the