Martinez v. Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP

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Case Number:

1:14-cv-03741

Court:

New York Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Frederic Block

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  1. September 23, 2016

    Davis Polk Beats Web Editor's Discrimination Suit

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP slipped a web editor's discrimination suit, which claims the firm pays white workers more than nonwhite counterparts and promotes white employees but not nonwhite ones, when a New York judge found on Friday there was no evidence to support the claims.

  2. February 29, 2016

    Davis Polk Looks To Quash Web Editor Discrimination Suit

    David Polk & Wardwell LLP has asked a New York federal judge to toss a Web editor's discrimination suit claiming the firm pays white workers more than their non-white counterparts and refuses to promote minority workers, claiming her allegations are "rooted in speculation," according to documents unsealed Friday.

  3. December 05, 2014

    Atty For Davis Polk Web Editor Must Return Private Job Info

    The lawyer for a Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP web editor suing for discrimination must return private information about co-workers' job evaluations and salaries, a federal judge ordered Friday, after the attorney returned to court seeking to expand his client's access to the data despite an agreement that it was provided on an "attorney's eyes only" basis. 

  4. November 19, 2014

    Web Editor Suing Davis Polk Must Cough Up Job Search Info

    A Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP website editor suing for discrimination must turn over her resumes, job applications and communications about other job offers to the law firm's defense team and cannot, for now, access private information about her co-workers' job evaluations and salaries, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.