Jury slaps Newman University with $800k verdict for Title VII / Title IX retaliation
On January 13, 2020, a federal jury in Wichita, Kansas awarded former Newman University professor Cindy Louthan, Ed.D., a verdict of $801,550.50.
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DOJ: Federal Contractor Retaliated Against Employee for Protected Whistleblowing
The Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General recently determined that The Mirror, Inc., a Newton, Kansas halfway house operator with Bureau of Prisons contracts
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Justice Denied: How the U.S. Supreme Court Forced America’s Workers Into Arbitration
Our friends at The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy published a fascinating set of timelines of Supreme Court decisions, attached below.
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Focus on Aviation Safety: Designated Engineering Representatives
With the two recent crashes involving the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, aviation safety is in the news. One of the issues frequently discussed is how the FAA uses Designated Engineering Representatives (“DER”).
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ERISA Benefits Litigation: How the Special Chess Pieces Move
ERISA litigation is a universe with a body of quite unique rules. In most litigation, the plaintiff who files suit is allowed to send engage in “discovery” to gather the information needed to pursue their case.
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GH Wins Pension Appeal After Nearly 7 Years of Litigation
In 2011, Graybill & Hazlewood attorneys Donald Peterson and Sean McGivern were retained by a fireman suffering from PTSD who had been denied service connected disability benefits.
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Former BNSF Railway Employees Represented by Graybill & Hazlewood Win Appeal at Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Former BNSF Railway Employees Represented by Graybill & Hazlewood Win Appeal at Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
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GH Wins ADA Federal Jury Verdict for Client With Heart Condition
Attorneys Donald Peterson and Sean McGivern won a jury verdict on March 2 before Federal Judge Thomas J. Marten. Their client, David, suffers from a heart condition that requires a pacemaker.
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NY Times recreates a Jake Graybill deposition online
About 10 years ago, Jake Graybill deposed an “accident reconstructionist.” Well, the insurance company got what they paid for with this expert witness.
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G&H Attorneys Don Peterson & Sean McGivern Win ERISA Disability Case 2017
–Tenth Circuit overturns abusive claim decision by Mutual of Omaha