DOWNS v. ANAPOL SCHWARTZ, PC et al

  1. September 10, 2015

    Ex-Anapol Schwartz Atty Drops Federal Gay Bias Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday dismissed claims over a former Anapol Schwartz associate's scuttled lateral move to rival Raynes McCarty PC, an opportunity the gay attorney originally claimed he'd lost due to discrimination, after an agreement was struck between the parties.

  2. August 12, 2015

    Anapol, Raynes Pare Defamation Claims From Gay Bias Suit

    Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan Feldman & Smalley PC won a round in a former employee's discrimination suit Wednesday when a Pennsylvania federal judge threw out defamation, privacy and sexual orientation-related claims lodged by a gay attorney who accused the firm of persuading another firm not to hire him.

  3. June 24, 2015

    Ex-Anapol Atty Says Docs Back Up His Claims In Gay Bias Suit

    A gay former Anapol Schwartz attorney provided documents on Tuesday to the federal judge overseeing his discrimination suit against the firm in an attempt to show that his previous state court case doesn't preclude his retaliation claims and that he didn't pressure a firm leader to hide he was seeking a payout.

  4. June 22, 2015

    Anapol, Raynes Say Trial Testimony Kills Gay Bias Suit

    Attorneys for Raynes McCarty and Anapol Schwartz pushed a Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday to throw out a gay former Anapol Schwartz attorney's claims that both firms inappropriately retaliated against him after he raised a discrimination claim, pointing to testimony from a state court trial that went against the lawyer.

  5. June 12, 2015

    Ex-Anapol Atty Wants Firm Sanctioned For 'Made Up' Defense

    A month after a Pennsylvania jury freed Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan Feldman & Smalley PC and a former partner of claims that they inappropriately pushed Raynes McCarty to withdraw a job offer to a gay attorney, the pair face a bid for sanctions over claims their defense was "made up."

  6. May 28, 2015

    Philly Firms Say Atty Claiming Gay Bias Contradicts Himself

    Two Philadelphia law firms on Thursday urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to toss a suit brought by a gay former Anapol Schwartz attorney who accused the firm of inappropriately derailing his move to Raynes McCarty, highlighting evidence from the recent state court trial that the attorney lost.