How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Build From a Position of Strength,' Says David Armstrong of Ballard Spahr
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May 26, 2022 at 10:55 AM
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Who Got The Work
Seyfarth Shaw partner Katherine F. Mendez and associate Sharilee K. Smentek have stepped in to defend Caterpillar in a pending lawsuit over alleged employment discrimination. The action was filed June 17 in Illinois Central District Court by Sulaiman Law Group on behalf of a Black former employee who contends that he was discriminated against on the basis of race when he was harassed and scrutinized more than non-Black employees before he was suspended in retaliation for reporting discrimination. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Colin Stirling Bruce, is 2:24-cv-02139, Hall v. Caterpillar Inc.
Who Got The Work
Misty R. Martin of Seyfarth Shaw has entered an appearance for the Elevance Health Companies in a pending lawsuit over alleged employment discrimination. The action was filed June 17 in Florida Middle District Court by Thorpelaw on behalf of a former employee who contends that she was discriminated against on the bases of age and disability when she was denied accommodations before being terminated. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge James S. Moody Jr., is 8:24-cv-01466, Gould v. The Elevance Health Companies, Inc.
Who Got The Work
Seyfarth Shaw partner Brandon L. Dixon and associate Taylor Iaculla have stepped in as defense counsel to Primus Orthopedics in a pending lawsuit over alleged employment discrimination. The case was filed June 17 in Illinois Northern District Court by Sulaiman Law Group on behalf of a former employee who contends that she experienced pregnancy-based discrimination when she was denied accommodations before being terminated. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Steven C. Seeger, is 1:24-cv-04997, Fleming v. Primus Orthopedics, S.C.
Who Got The Work
Rebecca Stark of Dentons has entered an appearance for Trimfit Global in a pending website accessibility class action. The action, filed June 18 in New York Southern District Court by Gabriel A. Levy PC, contends that the defendant's website is inaccessible to screen readers and denies full access to blind and visually-impaired individuals. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, is 1:24-cv-04639, Murray v. Trimfit Global, Inc.
Who Got The Work
Matthew C. Kane and Katherine Ondeck Kent of Baker & Hostetler have entered appearances for Teledyne FLIR, a provider of products, software, instrumentation and engineered systems, and Teledyne Technologies in a pending employment lawsuit. The complaint was filed June 17 in Maryland District Court by attorney Kerrie L. Campbell on behalf of a former senior business development manager who alleges that she was subjected to gender discrimination, unequal payment, retaliation and wrongful termination. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher, is 1:24-cv-01761, White v. Teledyne Technologies Incorporated et al.
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