October 19, 2022
A Louisiana federal judge ruled Wednesday that a former associate at a maritime injury, labor and environmental law firm raised sufficient evidence to suggest that her firing for poor performance was pretextual and declined to grant the firm a pretrial victory on retaliation claims.
October 11, 2022
A Louisiana federal judge turned down Milling Benson Woodward LLP's bid to cut a harassment claim from a former associate's gender discrimination suit, saying Tuesday that a jury could side with her on her allegations that she received unwelcome comments about her pregnant body.
September 08, 2022
A Louisiana law firm urged a federal judge to cut pregnancy bias claims from a former associate's lawsuit claiming she was harassed and eventually fired after becoming pregnant, arguing that she'd admitted the allegedly hostile environment at the firm didn't stem from gender discrimination.
August 13, 2021
A Louisiana federal judge on Friday denied a law firm's bid to nix a suit claiming an associate was sexually harassed while pregnant and fired after giving birth, saying the allegations — including that a colleague said she should be home with her baby — included enough evidence to proceed.