JOYNER v. MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-01440

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Timothy J. Kelly

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  1. September 28, 2023

    MoFo, Staffing Firm Escape Black Atty's Race Bias Suit

    Morrison Foerster LLP and a legal staffing company defeated a lawsuit from an attorney who said he endured racist remarks, inadequate work assignments and less latitude to work remotely than white lawyers before being unlawfully fired, after a judge ruled he hadn't shown the firms acted based on bias.

  2. October 08, 2020

    MoFo Says Black Atty's Bias Case Is 'Patchwork' Of Slights

    Morrison & Foerster and a legal staffing agency have asked a D.C. federal judge to dismiss racial discrimination allegations brought by a Black attorney who assisted the firm on antitrust work, calling his case a litany of "perceived slights and minor injustices."