August 28, 2023
The Second Circuit ruled Monday that a trial court used the incorrect legal standard when it hit an attorney with a $160,000 sanction over fabricated text messages in a nurse's sexual harassment suit, rescinding the punishment and remanding the issue for another look.
January 20, 2023
The Second Circuit recently heard arguments in a sexual harassment plaintiff's challenge to sanctions levied over text message evidence that a trial judge concluded was fabricated, and experts say the case is a cautionary tale for litigators who don't carefully vet digital evidence.
January 19, 2023
A Second Circuit panel seemed inclined to believe Thursday that text message evidence submitted by an employee in a workplace harassment case was fabricated, but unconvinced sanctions against the worker's attorney were warranted.
January 13, 2023
The Second Circuit this week will consider a former Starbucks manager's claim that he was fired after he raised concerns that some workers were not paid for all hours they worked and about hazardous pesticides used in Manhattan shops. Here, Law360 looks at that case and other major labor and employment cases on the docket in the state.
January 03, 2023
The full Fifth Circuit will consider easing an employer-friendly rule governing bias claims and the Second Circuit will scrutinize nearly $160,000 in sanctions handed down against a nurse and her lawyer for fabricating evidence in a harassment case. Here, Law360 looks at five sets of oral arguments slated for this month that discrimination lawyers should have on their radar.