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Joffe v. King & Spalding LLP
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May 27, 2022
Fired King & Spalding Atty Loses Benefit Interference Claim
King & Spalding LLP did not fire a former associate in order to cheat him out of $20,000 in 401(k) contributions, a New York federal judge has ruled, ending his lengthy wrongful termination case.
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November 29, 2021
Jury Says King & Spalding Not Liable For Associate's Firing
A Manhattan federal jury on Monday quickly sank a fired King & Spalding LLP associate's wrongful termination case, rejecting his allegation that the BigLaw firm showed him the door in retaliation for his ethics concerns.
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November 22, 2021
Fired King & Spalding Atty's $52M Damages Theory Off Table
A Manhattan federal judge told a former King & Spalding LLP associate Monday that his wrongful firing case is barely strong enough to go to a jury for deliberations, dismissed his damages expert and called his $52 million recovery theory "unrealistic."
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November 19, 2021
King & Spalding Trial 1st In SDNY's Vaxxed-Juror Initiative
An effort by the Southern District of New York to hold trials using only jurors vaccinated against COVID-19 wrapped up a successful first week Friday as a fired King & Spalding associate tangled with his former employer in a courtroom setting that approached pre-pandemic normalcy.
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November 18, 2021
Fired King & Spalding Atty Had Belligerent Side, Jury Told
The King & Spalding partner who fired a former associate now suing the firm for $52 million told a jury Thursday that the associate became "volatile" during a rough 2016 job review in Manhattan — so much so that the partner became concerned about safety.
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November 17, 2021
King & Spalding Partner Praised Ex-Atty Despite Ethics Spat
A former associate who claims King & Spalding LLP owes him $52 million for wrongful termination confirmed to a jury Wednesday that a firm partner who once supervised him bore him no ill will, praising his work even after he threatened to report the partner over a litigation ethics dispute that allegedly led to his firing.
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November 16, 2021
Fired King & Spalding Atty's Work Was Blasted By Ex-Partner
A former King & Spalding LLP partner wrote in 2015 that she had "no confidence" in a former associate now claiming wrongful termination, trial evidence showed Tuesday as the law firm sought to convince a Manhattan jury that the 2016 sacking was justified.
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November 15, 2021
Fired King & Spalding Associate Asks Jury For $52M Award
An attorney who says King & Spalding LLP unlawfully fired him for raising ethics concerns argued to a Manhattan jury Monday that the firm "obliterated" his career and owes him up to $52 million, then donned his "witness hat" and gave sometimes-meandering testimony.
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November 12, 2021
What To Watch For As King & Spalding, Fired Atty Go To Trial
A bitter, yearslong fight between King & Spalding LLP and an ex-associate who accused it of firing him for raising ethical concerns will play out in front of a New York federal jury Monday in a trial that's expected to leave both sides bruised and battered.
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October 27, 2021
King & Spalding, Ex-Atty Urged To Settle Or Air 'Dirty Laundry'
An exasperated New York federal judge on Wednesday warned that no one would emerge unscathed if a former King & Spalding associate takes the firm to trial on allegations it fired him for raising ethical concerns.