Lex Machina’s First Employment Litigation Report Available
Our friends at Lex Machina revealed their first Employment Litigation Report this summer. An excerpt from this helpful report follows, along with a link to the full report.
Verdicts & Settlements
McKeen & Associates Wins $16.2 Million Medical Negligence Settlement
On June 21, McKeen & Associates announced that it won a $16.2 million settlement on behalf of a child who suffers from cerebral palsy. Medical negligence was determined as the cause of child’s cerebral palsy.
Rose Acre Farms Inc., DOJ Reach Settlement Over Unfair Employment Practices Suit
A lawsuit between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Rose Acre Farms Inc. over “unfair immigration-related employment practices” reached a settlement yesterday on August 6. The suit was filed by the DOJ back in November 2012 when it accused the farm, which is the “second largest egg producer in the nation, of violating the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against non-U.S. citizens who were work-authorized.”
Jury Awards $45 Million in Sex Abuse Case, Blames Agency
Jury Awards $45 Million in Sex Abuse Case, Blames Agency
Judge Rejects Motion to Cap Lawsuit Damages and Attorney Fees
Judge Rejects Motion to Cap Lawsuit Damages and Attorney Fees
Eggplant Causes Farmer to Trip, Discharge Gun, and Shoot Visitor
Eggplant Causes Farmer to Trip, Discharge Gun, and Shoot Visitor
School Whistleblowers Fired, Awarded Millions in Damages
School Whistleblowers Fired, Awarded Millions in Damages
Woman Treated for Sepsis, Loses Unborn Baby, Then Sues Center
Woman Treated for Sepsis, Loses Unborn Baby, Then Sues Center
Improper Pacemaker Insertion Leads to Woman’s Death, Husband Settles Lawsuit
Improper Pacemaker Insertion Leads to Woman’s Death, Husband Settles Lawsuit
Church of Scientology Settles With Former Female Member, Avoids Trial
Church of Scientology Settles With Former Female Member, Avoids Trial