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Showing posts with label jury verdicts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jury verdicts. Show all posts
Monday, September 22, 2008

'Tis better to be in federal court after all

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I don't think I'm giving away any state secrets of the defense bar by saying that all told, employers would much rather be in federa...
Monday, August 11, 2008

Study suggests trials too risky; are lawyers really to blame?

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It is no surprise that nearly 90% of all civil cases settle before they ever get before a jury. The New York Times is reporting on a study ...
Friday, July 4, 2008

46.6 million reasons to think about settlement

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In the largest verdict Ohio history, and what might be the largest single-plaintiff employment verdict ever, a Cuyahoga County jury has awar...
Friday, May 16, 2008

In responding to harassment complaint, prompt means prompt

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In Bailey v. USF Holland , the 6th Circuit had occasion to examine whether the employer's response to two African-American employees...
Friday, February 15, 2008

Some folks call it a jury verdict, I call it a lot of money

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A federal jury in Forth Worth, Texas, has answered the age old question: How much is it worth if a female employee receives depraved and vio...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008

6th Circuit affirms maternal profiling verdict

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I've been writing lately about maternal profiling , which is employment discrimination against a woman who has, or will have, children. ...
Friday, January 4, 2008

Federal court upholds punitive verdict with no compensatory damages

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It has long been the law in Ohio that a jury cannot award punitive damages without also making a corresponding award of actual, compensatory...
Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Lord of the pants - When is the right time to countersue?

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This morning's USA Today is reporting that famed Irish dancer Michael Flatley has won an $11 million judgment against a woman who had ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Should companies move their employment work to small and mid-sized law firms?

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Last week, the Legal Intelligencer, as posted on Law.com , reported on the filing of a legal malpractice lawsuit by a nonprofit agency, the ...
Thursday, November 15, 2007

Age discrimination lawsuits and plaintiffs' victories continue to rise

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When I started this blog six months ago, one of the first posts was on the proliferation of large jury verdicts in age discrimination cases....
Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Jury rules against Isiah Thomas

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The jury in the Isiah Thomas sexual harassment trial has returned a verdict of $11.6 million dollars against Madison Square Garden and its c...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007

I can't make this stuff up

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Ollis v. HearthStone Homes presents a textbook example of how not to make personnel decisions, and is also just plain funny. The owner an...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Jury verdict underscores rights of veterans

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A federal jury in Portland, Oregon, returned a $985,000 verdict in favor of a National Guardsman terminated by Target after his return from...
Friday, June 22, 2007

Everybody hates Wal-Mart

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Let's suppose you own pharmacy, and your female pharmacist leaves her post unattended and permits an unauthorized underling to dispense ...
Friday, May 25, 2007

Jury hits Kohl's big in "family responsibility discrimination" case

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To help drive home yesterday's post about family responsibility discrimination, a Cuyahoga County jury today awarded a former assistant ...