12. Commitments and Contingencies Legal Matters Brinkley v. Public Storage, Inc. (filed April 2005) (Superior Court of California   Los Angeles County) The plaintiff sued the Company on behalf of a purported class of California non-exempt employees based on various California wage and hour laws and seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief. In May 2006, a motion for class certification was filed seeking to certify five subclasses. Plaintiff sought certification for alleged meal period violations, rest period violations, failure to pay for travel time, failure to pay for mileage reimbursement, and for wage statement violations. In October 2006, the Court declined to certify three out of the five subclasses. The Court did, however, certify subclasses based on alleged meal period and wage statement violations. Subsequently, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment seeking to dismiss the matter in its entirety. On June 22, 2007, the Court granted the Company s summary judgment motion as to the causes of action relating to the subclasses certified and dismissed those claims. The only surviving claims are those relating to the named plaintiff. The plaintiff has filed an appeal to the Court s June 22, 2007 summary judgment ruling. On October 28, 2008, the Court of Appeals sustained the trial court s ruling. The plaintiff filed a petition for review with the California Supreme Court, which was granted but further action in this matter was deferred pending consideration and disposition of a related issue in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court which is currently pending before the California Supreme Court. Other Items We are a party to various claims, complaints, and other legal actions that have arisen in the normal course of business from time to time that are not described above. We believe that it is unlikely that the outcome of these other pending legal proceedings including employment and tenant claims, in the aggregate, will have a material adverse impact upon our operations or financial position.