October 02, 2013
A former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate who sued the firm for sexual harassment asked a New York federal court Tuesday to revisit its decision to quash a subpoena that sought information related to a $15 million countersuit Faruqi & Faruqi recently agreed to drop.
September 26, 2013
An attorney representing Faruqi & Faruqi LLP in a former associate's sexual harassment suit urged a New York federal court on Wednesday to rebuff the plaintiff's bid for sanctions over the firm's filing of counterclaims against her, which the firm is withdrawing.
September 24, 2013
Faruqi & Faruqi LLP told a New York federal court on Monday that it wanted to drop its $15 million counterclaim against a former litigation associate who sued the firm alleging sexual harassment, saying there wasn't enough evidence available to pursue the counterclaim.
September 10, 2013
Former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP litigation associate Alexandra Marchuk on Tuesday fired back at the $15 million counterclaim her former employer lodged in her sexual harassment suit, saying she would seek sanctions for the firm's failure to withdraw the claim in light of "bombshell information."
August 20, 2013
Former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP litigation associate Alexandra Marchuk knowingly lied in her sexual harassment suit against the firm and senior partner Juan Monteverde, defying evidence presented by conversations with her friends and gynecologist, the firm said in a $15 million counterclaim filed in New York federal court Tuesday.
May 28, 2013
A former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate alleging in a $10 million lawsuit that the firm tolerated a senior partner's sexual assaults told a New York federal judge on Tuesday that she didn't inform the firm's owners about the allegations when she resigned.
May 07, 2013
Faruqi & Faruqi LLP urged a New York federal court Tuesday to dismiss claims by a former associate who alleges she was sexually harassed by a co-worker, saying any liaison between the pair was "consensual and welcomed" and even if it was not, that did not mean the accuser worked in a hostile environment.
May 03, 2013
An ex-Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate accused of hurting the firm's business by filing an allegedly bogus sexual harassment suit against a partner told a New York federal court Friday that the firm had damaged its own reputation through its "reckless" response to her complaint.
April 30, 2013
A former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate has added retaliation claims to her sexual harassment lawsuit against the firm and a senior partner, saying they knowingly published false information about her to bolster their $15 million counterclaim that described sexual activity between the two individuals as consensual.
April 02, 2013
A law firm war over sexual harassment heated up on Tuesday when a Faruqi & Faruqi LLP partner recently accused by an associate of sexual harassment filed a countersuit claiming the lawyer was "obsessed" with him, while admitting in graphic detail of engaging in a sex act with her in his office.