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Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP et al

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Case Number:

1:13-cv-01669

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Alvin K. Hellerstein

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  1. June 02, 2015

    Faruqi Takes Sex-Harassment Judgment To 2nd Circuit

    Faruqi & Faruqi LLP is taking the $140,000 judgment against it in former associate Alexandra Marchuk's sexual harassment suit to the Second Circuit, according to a cross-appeal filed in New York federal court on Tuesday.

  2. May 20, 2015

    Ex-Faruqi Lawyer's Sex Harassment Battle Heads To 2nd Circ.

    A former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate awarded far less in damages and attorneys' fees than she sought in her sexual harassment suit against the securities boutique turned to the Second Circuit on Wednesday, challenging numerous trial court rulings from the closely watched case. 

  3. April 21, 2015

    After Faruqi, More Female Attys To Sue For Sex Harassment

    In the wake of an ex-Faruqi & Faruqi associate's high-profile sexual assault and hostile workplace trial, female associates from at least two other law firms have filed suits alleging rampant sexism, and experts say the cases show that more women attorneys are ready to sue over sexual harassment.

  4. April 20, 2015

    Faruqi Accuser Pockets Fraction Of $1.4M Fee Request

    A New York federal judge on Monday awarded former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate Alexandra Marchuk slightly less than $223,000 in legal fees and costs stemming from a mixed verdict in a sexual harassment case against the securities boutique, denying her request for $1.4 million as "patently unreasonable."

  5. March 24, 2015

    Faruqi Says Marchuk's 'Frivolous' Claims Warrant $10K Fees

    Faruqi & Faruqi LLP on Tuesday continued its push for some $10,200 in attorneys' fees in its battle with former associate Alexandra Marchuk after a mixed verdict in a sexual-harassment trial, calling her defeated Title VII claims against individual defendants and her malicious prosecution claim "frivolous."

  6. March 18, 2015

    Ex-Faruqi Atty Keeps Fighting For $1.4M In Fees

    Former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate Alexandra Marchuk on Tuesday reinforced her bid for $1.4 million in attorneys' fees, bashing the firm's argument for reduced fees based on a lack of success in a "salacious" case at the center of a "media circus."

  7. March 16, 2015

    Faruqi Accuser On Hook For $10K Defense Costs

    A former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate has been ordered to pay the firm, its co-founders and partner Juan Monteverde more than $10,000 in legal costs following a mixed verdict in a sexual harassment trial, according to a Monday filing in New York federal court.

  8. March 13, 2015

    Faruqi Accuser Says Firm Can't Recover Attys' Fees

    Former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate Alexandra Marchuk on Friday derided the firm's bid for attorneys' fees stemming from purportedly frivolous claims she made in her sexual harassment case, saying there's no evidence she acted maliciously or in bad faith.

  9. February 24, 2015

    EXCLUSIVE: Faruqi Accuser Rejected $425K Settlement

    Former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate Alexandra Marchuk rejected a $425,001 settlement offer from the firm shortly before going to trial in a sexual harassment case, ultimately receiving a $140,000 verdict, an attorney for the securities boutique told Law360 on Tuesday.

  10. February 20, 2015

    Ex-Faruqi Associate Seeks $1.4M In Atty Fees For Assault Case

    The lawyers for former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate Alexandra Marchuk asked a New York federal judge for $1.4 million in fees on Friday, a month after a jury found the firm and partner Juan Monteverde created a hostile work environment in a closely watched sexual assault case.

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