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U.S. Soccer Faces Lawsuit from U.S. Women’s Soccer Team for Gender Discrimination

On Friday all 28 members of the United States women’s national soccer team filed a lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation for “institutionalized gender discrimination.” The legal filing includes USWNT superstars Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe. It represents a sudden escalation of an ongoing conflict between the reigning world champions and U.S. Soccer…

Lawsuit Says California Workplace Discrimination Led to Hospital Deaths

Two doctors and a medical assistant at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center say at least one patient has died because of sub-standard care brought on by the negative work environment at the center’s cardiology department. The employees claim they were ignored, embarrassed and in one case- terminated for complaining to administrators about the situation that…

In Business Litigation, Thinking in Terms of “Plaintiff” and “Defendant” Can Limit Your Options – and Rewards

Often when a business dispute arises, the party being sued accepts their role as defendant and takes a defensive stance against the charges levied. At Callahan & Blaine, we discourage our commercial and corporate litigation clients from thinking in narrow terms of “plaintiff” or “defendant.” When your company is attacked, you need a law firm…

Wal-Mart Gender Discrimination Employment Lawsuit to Go to Trial

According to a recent article on CNN.com Wal-Mart gender pay lawsuit heads to trial, more than a million former and current employees of Wal-Mart have formed a class action against the super retailer, alleging gender bias against employees in both pay and promotions. In April of 2010 a San Francisco based US court of appeals…