December 16, 2024
One judge said a litigant's position would cause "an effing nightmare," and another decried the legal community's silence amid "illegitimate aspersions." Public officials literally trashed one court's opinion, and fateful rulings dealt with controversial politicians, social media and decades of environmental policy. Those were just a few appellate highlights in 2024, a year teeming with memorable moments both substantive and sensational.
February 01, 2024
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday cut a $366 million verdict against FedEx in a former employee's suit alleging she was fired for reporting race discrimination down to just under $249,000, finding that some of the employee's claims were time-barred and that she was not entitled to punitive damages.
November 06, 2023
A Fifth Circuit panel appeared ready Monday to significantly pare back a $366 million verdict against FedEx in a former employee's suit alleging she was fired for complaining of race discrimination, with the judges signaling the award is too high for a "run-of-the-mill" case.
October 31, 2023
FedEx will ask the Fifth Circuit to unravel a $366 million retaliation verdict, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will argue that berating a disabled worker for taking COVID-19 precautions qualifies as illegal harassment. Here, Law360 previews four upcoming argument sessions that discrimination lawyers should have on their radar.
August 18, 2023
FedEx told the Fifth Circuit it should overturn a jury's $366 million verdict in favor of a Black former saleswoman who said she was fired for complaining about her manager's race bias, arguing jurors were "egged on" to hand her an excessive win not supported by the evidence.