September 16, 2019
Jones Day told a federal judge Monday that while allowing female ex-associates accusing the firm of gender discrimination to expand their lawsuit "would not serve the interests of justice," the legal powerhouse will consent to their revisions to avoid getting bogged down in procedural wrangling.
September 11, 2019
A Washington, D.C., federal court on Wednesday revealed some of the reasoning behind its decision last month to deny anonymity to one of the attorneys suing Jones Day for alleged gender bias, although the court kept the woman's identity under wraps since she is no longer part of the case.
September 06, 2019
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday granted Jones Day's motion to strike an expanded complaint in a suit alleging the law firm discriminates against women, ruling it was improperly filed, though he'll let the two sides argue the merits of allowing the amended pleadings.
September 03, 2019
Female ex-associates who called legal powerhouse Jones Day's compensation system a "black box" that lets gender bias run rampant haven't been able to zero in on a specific employment practice that hurts women, Jones Day told a D.C. federal court on Tuesday.
August 23, 2019
Female lawyers suing Jones Day told a D.C. federal court that the firm was wrong to say their discrimination and retaliation claims should be thrown out, arguing the proposed class action has sufficiently supported its argument that the firm's culture of secrecy disadvantages women.
August 20, 2019
Jones Day urged a Washington, D.C., federal judge on Tuesday to strike an amended complaint from female lawyers suing the firm for discrimination, saying the women never got a green light to expand their allegations.
August 13, 2019
The last pseudonymous plaintiff in a proposed class action accusing Jones Day of underpaying its female lawyers has dropped off the case, just days after a Washington, D.C., federal judge said she could no longer press her claims without revealing her name.
August 07, 2019
The last pseudonymous accuser in a proposed class action alleging Jones Day systematically discriminates against female attorneys had her bid to keep her name secret rejected by a federal judge on Wednesday.
July 29, 2019
Female attorneys accusing Jones Day of gender discrimination are leaning on "stereotypical tropes" to support their claims while overlooking deficiencies in their performance and their own choices to leave the firm, Jones Day told a federal court.
June 27, 2019
Jones Day opposed a former firm attorney's request to proceed anonymously in a suit accusing her ex-employer of sex discrimination after three other women in the suit revealed their names earlier this week, saying Thursday that the case does not include salacious allegations against her.