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Mehta v. DLA Piper LLP

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-04757

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Family and Medical Leave Act

Judge:

Analisa Torres

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  1. September 29, 2025

    DLA Piper Must Face Trial In Pregnancy-Firing Suit

    A New York federal judge on Monday said DLA Piper must face trial in a discrimination case by a former lawyer who was fired two months after disclosing her pregnancy, saying the former seventh-year IP associate has made out a case around the circumstances of her 2022 departure.

  2. November 08, 2024

    DLA Piper's Performance Critique Is Bogus, Fired Atty Says

    A former DLA Piper associate told a New York federal court that her pregnancy bias case against the firm should be heard by a jury, arguing the firm's assertion that she was fired for careless work is contradicted by bonuses she was given and a lack of disciplinary records.

  3. October 16, 2024

    DLA Piper Says 'Sloppy' Work Cost Pregnant Associate Job

    DLA Piper urged a New York federal court to throw out a former associate's lawsuit alleging that she was fired after requesting maternity leave, saying her work performance was "shockingly poor" during her one year with the firm.

  4. July 02, 2024

    DLA Piper Tells Judge Fired Associate Got Proper Discovery

    Counsel for DLA Piper LLP told a Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday the firm has provided responsive information to a former associate who claims she was unlawfully fired while pregnant, adding it is confident her termination was lawful.

  5. June 20, 2024

    DLA Piper Accused Of Evading Order In Pregnancy Bias Case

    DLA Piper continues to evade a court directive to turn certain documents over to a former attorney with the firm who has filed a pregnancy bias suit, a lawyer representing the former employee has told a New York federal magistrate judge.

  6. May 23, 2024

    DLA Piper Must Share Prior Pregnancy Bias Claims With Court

    A New York federal magistrate judge on Wednesday ordered DLA Piper to let her privately review previous pregnancy discrimination complaints against it as part of discovery in a former attorney's suit, an order that comes after the firm argued the burden of sharing them "far outweighs its likely benefit."

  7. January 09, 2024

    DLA Piper Accused Of Hoarding Docs In Pregnancy Bias Suit

    A former DLA Piper attorney told a New York federal court that the firm is improperly withholding documents in her pregnancy bias suit in a Monday request for a discovery conference.

  8. July 06, 2023

    7 Bias Cases Against Law Firms To Watch Now

    Law firms including Graham Curtin, DLA Piper, Napoli Shkolnik and Kirkland & Ellis are all facing bias or retaliation lawsuits by people who have worked for them — mainly lawyers — including accusations of age, race and sex discrimination.

  9. June 06, 2023

    Ex-DLA Piper Atty Accuses Firm Of Pregnancy Bias

    A former intellectual property associate is accusing DLA Piper of firing her just days after she formally requested maternity leave, saying in a New York federal court filing Tuesday that the firm fabricated performance issues in order to oust her.