Ward v. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

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Case Number:

1:19-cv-06667

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Judge:

John G. Koeltl

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  1. June 24, 2020

    EY Bias Accuser's Arbitration Cost Dispute Sent To Arbitrators

    A New York federal judge rejected a former Ernst & Young real estate bigwig's attempt to nix an arbitration agreement based on a fee allocation order in the arbitration of her sex bias claims, finding her arguments about the agreement's enforceability should be handled by arbitrators as well.

  2. August 28, 2019

    Bias Accuser Can't Dodge Costly Arbitration, E&Y Argues

    The former Ernst & Young real estate bigwig accusing the firm of firing her because she complained about sexism has agreed to let an arbitration panel decide how to divide legal costs, EY said in a New York federal court filing Tuesday opposing her bid to avoid arbitration proceedings she called unfairly expensive.

  3. July 17, 2019

    Ex-Worker Says EY Sex Bias Arbitration Costing Her $185K

    A former Ernst & Young worker arbitrating sex bias claims against the accounting firm asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to let her pursue the dispute in court instead, saying it's "despicable" that she's racked up six-figure arbitration fees when she would have paid the judiciary a few hundred dollars.