Mullenix v. University of Texas At Austin

Track this case

Case overview

Case Number:

1:19-cv-01203

Court:

Texas Western

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

David A. Ezra

Firms

  1. November 10, 2022

    U. Of Texas Settles Second Gender Pay Suit With Law Prof

    A settlement has been reached between the University of Texas and a law professor who has twice sued the school over alleged sex-based pay disparities.

  2. June 13, 2022

    Court Keeps UT Law Prof's Pay Discrimination Suit Alive

    A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a University of Texas law professor can move forward with her claim that the school paid her less than a male colleague, setting her court case up for a trial later this year.

  3. November 22, 2021

    UT Law Prof Can't Revive Retaliation Claims Ahead Of Trial

    A professor at the University of Texas School of Law can't claim in an upcoming trial that the university was acting in retaliation when it allegedly failed to pay her on par with male professors, a magistrate judge ruled Friday.

  4. October 27, 2021

    UT Law Prof. Fights To Continue $237K Pay Gap Suit

    University of Texas Law Professor Linda Mullenix is pressing a Texas federal court to move her equal pay suit against the university forward, arguing in a filing Tuesday that a discriminatory peer review system caused her to be paid $237,000 less than a similarly positioned male colleague.

  5. October 05, 2021

    UT Austin Says Merits, Not Sex Bias, Set Law Prof's Pay

    The University of Texas at Austin has asked a federal judge to toss a female law professor's equal pay and sex discrimination claims, arguing that all evidence in the case supports the university's claim that its decision against giving her a raise was based solely on peer reviews.

  6. March 31, 2021

    Judge Nixes Retaliation Claim In Law Prof's Bias Suit Again

    A federal judge in Texas has for a second time cut retaliation claims that a female law professor brought against The University of Texas School of Law, but allowed her equal pay and sex discrimination claims to proceed.

  7. February 27, 2020

    Law Prof Blasts UT's 'Sexist' Motion To Dodge Bias Suit

    The University of Texas' contention that a female law professor should be satisfied with a job that pays her less than a male colleague with allegedly fewer qualifications is "sexist" and "condescending," the professor told a Texas federal court, urging it to keep her bias suit alive.

  8. February 14, 2020

    UT Urges Toss Of Law Professor's Gender Pay Bias Suit

    The University of Texas at Austin on Friday asked a Texas federal judge to dismiss sex discrimination and retaliation claims brought by a female law professor, arguing she waited too long to file her claims and hasn't shown causation.

  9. December 13, 2019

    UT Law Prof Again Alleges Gender Pay Discrimination

    A professor at the University of Texas at Austin's law school has filed suit against the university for a second time, claiming that the school has been paying her less than her male colleagues and has retaliated against her for complaining about pay discrimination.