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May 15, 2017 By Jean

Confidential Resolution in Tenure Discrimination Case

A long-time professor brought a lawsuit against the university alleging denial of tenure because of gender and disability discrimination. To reach the resolution, partners Jean Hyams and Leslie Levy combed through thousands of pages of tenure files, deposed high-level university officials, and represented the plaintiff during mediation.

Filed Under: Cases, Disability Rights, Discrimination Cases Tagged With: denial of tenure, disability discrimination, gender discrimination

May 15, 2017 By Jean

$750,000 for Female Neurosurgery Resident Alleging Discrimination by UCSF

Partner Sharon Vinick represented an African American woman who alleged that she had been discriminated and retaliated against due to her race and gender, while she was a neurosurgery resident at UCSF. Following her termination for alleged poor performance, Sharon filed suit on her behalf, alleging claims for discrimination, retaliation, and breach of contract. After extensive litigation, the case settled on non-confidential terms.

Filed Under: Cases, Discrimination Cases, Retaliation Cases Tagged With: gender discrimination, race discrimination, retaliation, uc regents, University of California

May 15, 2017 By Jean

$3.6 Million Settlement for City Employee Subjected to Retaliation and Wrongful Termination

Partners Darci Burrell and Leslie Levy represented a 27-year employee of the City of Emeryville after she was terminated from her job following a psychiatrist’s report that she was “unfit for duty.” The employee, who was chief union steward at the time of her termination, had challenged racial discrimination, harassment, and unfair treatment by City management throughout her career. Darci and Leslie charted new legal territory in this case by bringing a claim against the psychiatrist, Dr. Stephen Raffle, for “aiding and abetting” the City in retaliating against their client for her years of anti-discrimination advocacy on behalf of herself and others. On the eve of the jury trial, Emeryville agreed to pay an estimated $3.6 million in damages and attorney’s fees to settle the case. The settlement was a vindication for the employee and restored her good name.

Filed Under: Cases, Discrimination Cases, Racial Harassment, Retaliation Cases Tagged With: race discrimination, racial harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination

May 15, 2017 By Jean

Settlement of $600,000 for School Teacher Subject To Disability Discrimination

When the Pleasanton Unified School District refused to provide reasonable accommodations for a veteran school teacher and falsely claimed that the teacher’s disabilities prevented her from performing her job, partner Leslie Levy filed suit. In the end, the school district agreed to a settlement valued at over $600,000 to redress the wrong it inflicted on […]

Filed Under: Cases, Disability Rights, Discrimination Cases Tagged With: disability discrimination, reasonable accommodation, teachers

May 15, 2017 By Jean

Jury Verdict and Fee Award of over $1 Million for Grocery Clerk who Albertsons Failed to Accommodate

A Marin County jury found that Albertsons violated the civil rights of a grocery clerk by failing to deliver the reasonable accommodation it had promised. Partner Leslie Levy took the case even though it involved only a single incident of failure to accommodate because she was incensed by the way the employer violated the civil […]

Filed Under: Cases, Disability Rights, Discrimination Cases Tagged With: Albertsons, disability discrimination, reasonable accommodation

May 15, 2017 By Jean

Lawsuits Against BART Result in Improved Access for Disabled Patrons

Partner Leslie Levy brought two cases against BART on behalf of passengers with disabilities. These cases have made the system more accessible to the people with disabilities who rely on BART trains for transportation. Because of one lawsuit, BART installed edge detection rubber flooring at all of its stations to assist people who are blind […]

Filed Under: Cases, Civil Rights, Disability Rights, Discrimination Cases Tagged With: BART, disability access, disability discrimination

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Nothing in this website is intended in any way to form an attorney-client relationship or any other contract. It is designed solely to provide general information about the practice at Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP.

Be mindful of any deadlines you have approaching that relate to your legal situation, and make sure that you meet them. Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP does not assume any responsibility for advice given regarding any aspect of your case until you have a signed legal services agreement engaging the firm’s representation.

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