Dawn Knepper v. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewart, P.C.

Track this case

Case overview

Case Number:

8:19-cv-00060

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

James V. Selna

Firms

Sectors & Industries:

  1. January 31, 2020

    Former Ogletree Lawyer Drops Sex Discrimination Suit

    A former Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC attorney who'd hit the management-side powerhouse with a $300 million sex discrimination suit has dropped her claims.

  2. July 30, 2019

    Ex-Ogletree Lawyers Abandon Push To Take Over Bias Suit

    Two female attorneys who sought to take the helm of a suit accusing employment law giant Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC of systemic sex discrimination after the original plaintiff was forced into arbitration have dropped their claims, according to a California federal court filing.

  3. May 10, 2019

    2 Women Move To Spearhead Ogletree Pay Bias Case

    Two former Ogletree shareholders who joined a class action last year accusing the firm of underpaying women are angling to take the case's helm after the original named plaintiff's claims were kicked to arbitration.

  4. March 28, 2019

    Ogletree Gets Atty's Sex Bias Claims Kicked To Arbitration

    The former Ogletree Deakins shareholder accusing the firm of systematically underpaying women and stifling their advancement must arbitrate her claims, a California federal judge has ruled, rejecting her argument that the firm's arbitration agreement doesn't apply to her because she didn't sign it.

  5. March 12, 2019

    Ogletree Says Evidence Hearing Not Needed In Sex Bias Suit

    Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC asked a California federal judge not to hold a hearing on its evidence for making a former shareholder arbitrate her sex bias claims against the firm, saying there is no disputing that she is bound by an arbitration agreement.

  6. February 26, 2019

    Ex-Ogletree Atty Says Arbitration Pact 'Rife With Defects'

    A former Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC attorney pursuing a proposed class action accusing the firm of underpaying its female lawyers urged a California federal judge to keep her case in court, faulting Ogletree's "barebones approach" to her arbitration agreement. 

  7. January 23, 2019

    Ogletree Looks To Gut Ex-Shareholder's Sex Bias Suit

    Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC wants a California federal court to kick the bulk of a former firm shareholder's gender discrimination lawsuit to arbitration, saying she was bound by an arbitration pact even though she didn't sign it.

Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!