Liebau v. Dykema Gossett, PLLC

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:21-cv-11823

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Court:

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Shalina D. Kumar

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  1. December 05, 2023

    6th Circ. Casts Skeptical Eye On Dykema's Age Bias Win

    The Sixth Circuit seemed likely to revive a former Dykema Gossett PLLC legal secretary's suit claiming she was terminated shortly after turning 50, with judges questioning Tuesday whether it's plausible that the ex-employee's manager was oblivious to age-based comments made about her subordinate.

  2. March 02, 2023

    Dykema Defeats Ex-Legal Secretary's Age Bias Suit

    A Michigan federal judge tossed a former legal secretary's suit claiming she was harassed and then fired by Dykema Gossett PLLC after she turned 50, finding Thursday she failed to put forward a comparable colleague who was treated better.

  3. September 02, 2022

    Dykema Shouldn't Escape Age Bias Suit, Ex-Secretary Says

    Dykema Gossett PLLC shouldn't be allowed to skirt a discrimination suit from a former legal secretary who claims the firm harassed her and fired her based on her age, she argued in a court filing Thursday, disputing the firm's characterization of her work.

  4. August 03, 2022

    Ex-Dykema Secretary's Age Bias Claims 'Grasping For Straws'

    Dykema Gossett PLLC has asked a Michigan federal judge to hand it a victory in an age discrimination suit from a former legal secretary, insisting she was fired because of her poor attitude and inability to adapt and not because of her age.

  5. June 29, 2022

    Ex-Secretary Says Dykema Docs 'Critical' To Age Bias Suit

    A former legal secretary for Dykema Gossett PLLC told a Michigan federal court that it should reject the firm's attempt to bar her from using records she'd taken from the firm to support her age bias suit, saying she kept them confidential and the firm knew she had them.