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Knepper v. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
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January 10, 2019
Ogletree Arbitration Pact Covers Bias Accuser, Judge Says
A proposed class action accusing Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC of bias against women could be headed to arbitration after a California federal judge said Wednesday the firm's arbitration agreement covers attorney Dawn Knepper even though she didn't sign it.
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January 01, 2019
California Cases To Watch In 2019
California attorneys will see the news cycle converge with the courtroom in 2019, as women take their fight for workplace equality to the halls of BigLaw; the Golden State battles it out with President Donald Trump over immigration and the environment; Apple fights its latest epic IP war; and cryptocurrency begins to reckon with federal securities law.
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October 10, 2018
Ogletree Says Atty Ignored Chance To Opt Out Of Arbitration
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC on Tuesday pushed back against a former shareholder's argument in her gender bias suit that an arbitration agreement she claims she never consented to should be set aside, saying she was given the chance to opt out but did not do so before the deadline.
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October 03, 2018
Ogletree Gender Bias Suit Shouldn't Be Arbitrated, Atty Says
An attorney suing Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC for gender bias has argued that the $300 million proposed class action currently in California federal court doesn't belong in arbitration, contending that the firm presented its arbitration agreement in a misleading way and that she never actually signed it.
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August 30, 2018
Ex-Ogletree Atty Failed To Opt Out Of Arbitration, Firm Says
The former Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC shareholder suing the firm for gender bias in a $300 million proposed class action should have known she had consented to an arbitration pact when she failed to opt out of the agreement, the firm told a California federal court Wednesday.
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August 15, 2018
Ogletree Must Show Judge Contract In Atty Gender Bias Suit
A California federal judge said Wednesday that he will need to see Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC's contract with a former nonequity shareholder before deciding whether to transfer her proposed gender bias class action, send it to arbitration or keep it in his court.
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July 10, 2018
Ogletree Says Amending Gender Bias Complaint Is 'Futile'
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC urged a California federal judge Monday to reject a former firm attorney's request to amend her gender bias suit against the labor law powerhouse, arguing that bringing more individuals into the suit would be futile since her dispute is subject to an arbitration agreement.
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June 20, 2018
Ogletree's Bid To Transfer Sex Bias Row Stalled As Suit Grows
A San Francisco federal judge held off on deciding whether to transfer a $300 million gender discrimination suit against Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC to Orange County, California, saying Wednesday he'd let the proposed class amend its complaint to add equity shareholders, some of whom live in Northern California.
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June 08, 2018
Ogletree Says Atty In Gender Bias Suit Is Forum Shopping
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has again urged a California federal court to transfer a contentious $300 million gender discrimination suit from the state's Northern District to its Central District, saying the lead plaintiff has "candidly conceded that she is forum shopping."
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May 14, 2018
3 Ex-Ogletree Deakins Attys Enter $300M Gender Bias Suit
Three former Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC attorneys have added their names to a $300 million gender discrimination class and collective action against the firm, according to an amended complaint filed Friday in California federal court, which also added Ogletree Deakins' managing shareholder as a named defendant.