Isaac Payne v. Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc.

  1. August 31, 2023

    11th Circ. Says Fired Black Coach Must Arbitrate Bias Claims

    The Eleventh Circuit upheld Thursday an order sending a terminated Black fishing coach's race bias claims against a Georgia art school to arbitration, rejecting his argument the arbitration agreement's "loser pays" provision renders it unconscionable, since he didn't show he's likely to incur any costs or can't win his case. 

  2. August 18, 2023

    11th Circ. Wary Of Keeping Black Coach's Bias Case In Court

    An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared ready to back a lower court decision sending a fired Black fishing coach's race bias claims against an art school to arbitration Friday, with judges skeptical that potentially making him pay for the arbitrator made the entire agreement unenforceable.

  3. July 31, 2023

    5 Arguments Discrimination Attys Should Watch In August

    The Eleventh Circuit will tackle two race bias battles in August before hearing from the federal government in a firefighter's disability bias case, and the Ninth Circuit will review a former federal employee's $1.7 million age bias verdict the same day it considers a case against Costco.