A unanimous Monroe County Supreme Court jury verdict late last month awarded plaintiff Walter J. Nary $1,571,000 as a result of a 2009 accident on Route 104 in Ontario. Nary was struck from behind while at a stop light at ...

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A Title VII retaliation plaintiff could not show that he suffered adverse employment actions after complaining about same-sex harassment by a supervisor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in affirming a judgment vacating a jury’s award ...

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An age discrimination plaintiff can pursue a claim for hostile work environment, the 5th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment. The plaintiff was 65 years old when he quit his job at the defendant’s car dealership.

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Each June when the U.S. Supreme Court wraps up its term, the same question is asked in legal circles: who won more — businesses or plaintiffs? While typically neither business leaders nor trial lawyers are known for passing on an opportunity to celebrate success ...

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An ERISA plaintiff couldn’t sue for breach of fiduciary duty based on a claim that his wife retired in reliance on material misrepresentations about the amount of his pension benefits, the 3rd Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.

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Just what does it take for a plaintiff get attorney fees in an ERISA case? That is what the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide after oral arguments Monday in Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co. ...

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