Cardwell v. Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:19-cv-10256

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Gregory H. Woods

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  1. March 14, 2022

    Davis Polk Says Ex-Atty Still Has No Evidence Of Race Bias

    The latest round of briefing in a Black former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate's job discrimination lawsuit has not revealed a "shred of evidence" that he was pushed out for raising concerns about race and diversity, the firm has told a Manhattan federal judge.

  2. January 28, 2022

    Ex-Davis Polk Atty's Late, Lengthy Filing Is Tossed

    A New York federal judge didn't rule out sanctions on Friday as he tore up a days-late and exceedingly long filing by a fired Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP attorney suing the firm for job discrimination.

  3. January 24, 2022

    Ex-Davis Polk Atty Fights Bid To End Bias Suit For Good

    An ex-Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate fired back against the law firm's bid to end claims that he was pushed out for raising concerns about race and diversity, filing a line-by-line response in New York federal court Saturday disputing alleged evidence supporting Davis Polk's motion for summary judgment.

  4. December 06, 2021

    Davis Polk Again Seeks End To Associate Discrimination Case

    A dive into the track record of a former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate has uncovered "no witness or document" backing his story that he was pushed out for raising concerns about race and diversity, the firm told a New York federal court on Monday.

  5. September 24, 2021

    Davis Polk Can't Sink Associate's Bias, Retaliation Claims

    A New York federal judge on Friday kept alive some remaining bias and retaliation claims a Black former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate is pursuing against the firm, but again dismissed an allegation that race was a motivating factor in some partners' decision to fire him.

  6. March 18, 2021

    Davis Polk's Late Discovery Backs Bias Claims, Atty Says

    A former Davis Polk associate asked a New York federal judge Wednesday for another chance to rework his racial bias lawsuit against his old firm, saying emails and other documents produced during discovery back up his claims.

  7. February 01, 2021

    Ex-Davis Polk Atty Narrowly Evades Sanctions Bid In Bias Suit

    A Manhattan federal judge Monday allowed a former Davis Polk associate to dodge a sanctions motion by his old law firm — the target of the Black attorney's racial bias lawsuit — by letting him cut unsubstantiated claims after a so-called safe harbor deadline.

  8. January 28, 2021

    Ex-Davis Polk Atty Calls Firm's Fee Push 'Unjust' In Bias Suit

    A Black former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate suing the firm for race discrimination urged a Manhattan federal judge to reject the firm's push for nearly $100,000 in attorney fees, saying the exorbitant hourly rates could discourage other potential bias suits.

  9. January 26, 2021

    NY Judge To Hear Davis Polk Defamation Claims In Bias Case

    A New York federal judge has agreed to consider Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's planned move to sanction a former associate and his counsel over allegedly defamatory statements that appear in a complaint accusing the firm of racial discrimination.

  10. January 21, 2021

    Attys For Davis Polk Want $100K For Work In Bias Case

    Attorneys representing Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP told a New York federal court that a former associate should pay $100,000 for their work making him cough up evidence in his racial bias suit against the BigLaw firm.

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