Ribeiro v. Sedgwick LLP

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:16-cv-04507

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

William Alsup

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  1. June 23, 2017

    Sedgwick Partner Settles In Gender Discrimination Suit

    A partner who sued Sedgwick LLP for gender-based discrimination has agreed to drop her putative class action in California federal court after reaching a settlement with the firm, according to a filing on Thursday.

  2. April 07, 2017

    Sedgwick Lawyer's Gender Bias Case Nears Settlement

    A Sedgwick LLP partner who sued the firm for allegedly short-changing her and other female lawyers is nearing a settlement deal, according to a Friday filing.

  3. November 03, 2016

    Sedgwick Partner's Gender Bias Case Sent To Arbitration

    A California federal judge on Wednesday ordered a Sedgwick LLP partner to arbitrate her proposed gender discrimination class action against the firm, saying her partnership agreement requires disputes arising from the contract to follow an alternative dispute resolution procedure.

  4. October 13, 2016

    Sedgwick Gender Bias Arbitration Likely, But Wrong: Judge

    A California federal judge on Thursday bemoaned that U.S. Supreme Court precedent will likely force him to send a Sedgwick LLP partner’s proposed gender discrimination class action against the firm to arbitration, saying that while he doesn’t agree with the ruling, he’s “way down at the bottom of the heap.”

  5. September 30, 2016

    Sedgwick Says Partner Must Arbitrate Discrimination Claim

    Sedgwick LLP bolstered its contention that a partner's proposed class action alleging gender discrimination belongs in arbitration, telling a California federal court in a heavily redacted filing this week that the "tough litigator" couldn't now claim she was forced to sign the arbitration agreement.

  6. September 21, 2016

    Sedgwick Partner Says Gender Bias Dispute Belongs In Court

    The arbitration agreement Sedgwick LLP is trying to use to force a partner's proposed class action alleging gender discrimination out of court isn't enforceable because the partner didn't get a chance to negotiate it before signing, she argued in California federal court Tuesday.

  7. August 25, 2016

    Sedgwick Seeks Arbitration In Partner's Gender Bias Suit

    Sedgwick LLP has asked a California federal judge to permit it to arbitrate claims with a partner who filed a proposed class action accusing the firm of gender-based discrimination, saying she signed a binding and enforceable partnership agreement.

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