Albert Woodfox, 69, was released on time served after pleading no contest to manslaughter in the 1972 death of a prison guard. Albert Woodfox was the last of a group known as “Angola Three” for their decades-long stays in isolation. Albert Woodfox raised his fist defiantly as he walked out of his prison gates after 43 years behind bars. In a statement, Woodfox…
In front of a lot of unstable factors in the international economy, China’s next step will be going? (USF) University of San Francisco School of Business held yesterday afternoon, “China’s new investment strategy forum”, invited the business community and economic experts to answer this question. Forum invited experts, including Chinese consulate in San Francisco Commercial Counsellor summer Cheung, a retired…
Incumbent Democratic District Leader representing Part C of the 65th District in Lower Manhattan Jenifer Rajkumar, has her eyes on a bigger prize – a move to Albany, N.Y. involving a race for the 65th state Assembly district seat currently held by indicted former Speaker of the House Sheldon Silver. This option came into sharper relief after the young Indian-American…
Posted August 18th, 2015. As appeared on Human Resource Executive Online By Mark McGrawTuesday, August 18, 2015 Four years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes. The Court’s decision in that pivotal case struck down what would have been a class-action employment action involving 1.6 million Wal-Mart employees, and led experts to predict that achieving class…
Posted March 30th, 2015. By Phil Johnson and Laura Hautala Daily Journal Staff Writers SAN FRANCISCO – Despite not getting what she wanted to in the courtroom, Ellen Pao’s complaint will have an impact that will echo across the employment law realm, attorneys say. Her defeat won’t mean fewer complaints of discrimination, they said, and may prompt companies to review…
With workplace sexism a hot topic thanks to the Ellen Pao trial, plaintiffs’ attorneys launched three more blockbuster gender discrimination suits against science and technology giants. A putative class action filed in the Central District of California on Wednesday accuses Valencia’s Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp., a maker of medical devices to ease spinal pain, of “substantial gender-based disparities in compensation…
Posted December 8th, 2014. By Rob Starr, as appeared on Big4.com Sanford Heisler LLP is a public interest class-action litigation law firm with offices in New York, Washington, DC, and San Francisco. They’ve become involved in a class action gender discrimination case against KPMG with claims related to pay, promotion and pregnancy discrimination. The action is in the 120 notice…
Posted September 9th, 2014. As appeared in Whistleblower Today Sanford Heisler LLP announced September 4 that U.K.-based medical device manufacturer Smith & Nephew has agreed to settle a qui tam suit and pay the United States government $8 million. The United States government declined to intervene in the lawsuit; Sam Cox, the plaintiff, opted to litigate the case without the…
Attorney Andrew Melzer of Sanford Heisler LLP in New York discusses plaintiff-side tactics emerging in employment class action litigation, and explains why the plaintiffs’ class action bar is still confident in the class certification process when pursuing discrimination cases. Bloomberg BNA: What can we expect to see in 2014 regarding trends and legal developments in employment discrimination class litigation? Melzer: Class actions remain…
When it comes to employment lawsuits, the plaintiffs’ bar styles itself as a vindicator of civil rights. Who steps up to the plate when an employer discriminates against a worker because of his race? Who helps immigrants win back wages their bosses refuse to pay? That’s what plaintiffs-side employment lawyers say they do best – help make American workplaces fair…