D.C. District Court Refuses to Issue Preliminary Injunction Against Alleged Retaliation in Sex Discrimination Class Action

By Greg Mersol on July 29, 2020 Posted in Discrimination

In the 1991 movie “Silence of the Lambs” and the book on which it was based, FBI trainee Clarice Starling is tasked with working with the now-infamous Hannibal Lector to find a serial killer. That movie won a Best Actress Oscar for Jodie Foster as well as Oscars for Anthony Hopkins and the movie’s scriptwriters … Continue Reading

Seventh Circuit Holds That Opt-Outs Lack Standing To Challenge Settlement

By Greg Mersol on October 7, 2019 Posted in Discrimination

What were they thinking, anyway? Eighteen months ago, a group of African American financial advisors brought suit against JPMorgan Chase for alleged race discrimination and retaliation. They sought to assert claims on behalf of a class of 273 individuals. The parties immediately entered into settlement discussions and reached an agreement to resolve the claims for … Continue Reading

Title VII’s Charge Requirement Isn’t Jurisdictional, But It Can Still Be Fatal

By Greg Mersol on June 3, 2019 Posted in Discrimination, EEOC

Some cases look a lot more important at first glance than what they turn out to be. Case in point, today’s decision in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, Case No. 18-525 (U.S. Sup. Ct. June 3, 2019). The Court’s holding was that Title VII’s charge-filing requirement is not jurisdictional. In the end, however, the … Continue Reading