February 27, 2024
The Seventh Circuit refused Tuesday to reinstate a U.S. Army veteran's $7.8 million trial win in her long-running case accusing Volvo of firing her over military-related absences and post-traumatic stress disorder, ruling a lower court reasonably concluded that the verdict was tainted by passion and prejudice.
January 25, 2024
A U.S. Army veteran faces some "insurmountable legal obstacles" in her push to reinstate a $7.8 million trial win in a long-running case accusing Volvo of illegally firing her over military-related absences, a Seventh Circuit judge said at oral arguments Thursday.
January 03, 2024
A Las Vegas casino worker will tell the Ninth Circuit that her employer should have done more when she was harassed by ex-NFL star Richard Sherman, while the Second Circuit will hear from a former Kay Jewelers manager who contends his boss called him a "dinosaur" and other ageist insults. Here's a look at these and four other oral argument sessions that discrimination lawyers should be watching this month.