Want to Advance Civil Rights? Focus Less on Individual Grievances, Law Prof Argues

Stanford law professor Richard Thompson Ford says more civil rights laws and more lawsuits are not the best way to advance the cause. In an op-ed for the New York Times, Ford argues that a better way to move forward on civil rights is to focus less on individual grievances…

Oct 28, 2011 1:48 PM CDT

Retired BigLaw Attorneys Embrace New Clients in People-Oriented Public Service Jobs

When he left Dickstein Shapiro in 2004, James Springer was a top antitrust lawyer. Now, working part-time for the D.C. Legal Aid Society, the 77-year-old attorney handles benefits claims. Working on Social Security claims is every bit as complex as his former practice area, he tells the National Law Journal.…

Oct 24, 2011 8:00 PM CDT

Former Proskauer CFO Files Bias Suit Claiming She Was Marginalized and Fired After Cancer Leave

Updated: The former chief financial officer of Proskauer Rose in New York City claims in a lawsuit that she was demoted after returning from medical leave for breast cancer treatment, marginalized by her superiors and then “abruptly” fired about two years later. The suit was filed today in New York…

Oct 5, 2011 2:57 PM CDT

LSAC Settles ADA Case, Gives Test-Taker with ADD More Time on LSAT

The nonprofit that administers the Law School Admission Test has settled a disability claim by an unidentified test-taker, giving the 22-year-old University of Minnesota graduate more time to complete the exam. The man, who has attention deficit disorder and a learning disability, took the LSAT last week and is waiting…

Oct 4, 2011 9:11 PM CDT

Insult to Injury: Texas Workers’ Comp System Denies, Delays Medical Help

Oct 1, 2011 10:10 AM CDT

ABA Urges Congress to Bolster Legal Services Provisions in Older Americans Act

Oct 1, 2011 6:20 AM CDT

Allegedly Fired for Being Too Fat, 680-Pound Man Fights Back, Finds Ally in EEOC

Ronald Kratz II wasn’t having any problem performing his desk job at a company that manufactures military vehicles and had been getting good evaluations of his work. But BAE Systems fired the 680-pound man anyway, he says, due to his weight. Kratz fought back, finding an ally in the Equal…

Sep 29, 2011 12:13 AM CDT

Charlie Sheen Settles Suit over His Firing from ‘Two and a Half Men’

Charlie Sheen has settled his $100 million suit against Warner Bros. Television and producer Chuck Lorre for his firing from the hit TV show Two and a Half Men. The amount of the settlement was confidential, report Bloomberg News and the Associated Press. Sheen had claimed breach of contract and…

Sep 27, 2011 2:53 PM CDT

US Attorney’s Office Will Check New York’s Most Popular Restaurants for ADA Compliance

The office of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara will be reviewing more than 50 New York restaurants, but the critique won’t be culinary in nature. Bharara’s office will review the restaurants voted most popular in the 2011 Zagat guide for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, report Bloomberg News…

Sep 20, 2011 3:51 PM CDT

Burger Lover Files Suit Against White Castle, Says Too-Small Booths Violate ADA

A longtime fan of White Castle burgers who weighs 290 pounds has filed a federal lawsuit in Manhattan over the size of the booths in the fast-food chain’s restaurants. Martin Kessman, who works as a stockbroker and says he has been eating White Castle burgers in the Bronx since 1959,…

Sep 14, 2011 1:24 AM CDT

The Anti-Terror Attorney: Andrew Hall’s Life Is a Story of Survival Against Tyranny

Sep 1, 2011 9:20 AM CDT

Nuisance or Necessity? ADA Suit May Overturn Pit-Bull Bans

Sep 1, 2011 8:30 AM CDT

Creature Comforts: When We Need Help, There Should Be a Menagerie of Options

Sep 1, 2011 5:10 AM CDT

Do Ugly People Deserve Legal Protection? Economics Prof Offers Reasons for ADA Extension

An economics professor is making the case for legal protections against looks-challenged people. Writing an op-ed for the New York Times, University of Texas professor Daniel Hamermesh cites findings that good-looking people make more money, find higher-earning spouses, and get better mortgage deals. One study shows American workers assessed as…

Aug 29, 2011 1:05 PM CDT

Double Whammy for Uninsured Man with Breast Cancer: No Medicaid, Due to His Gender

Stunned to learn that he has breast cancer, Raymond Johnson, 26, was then hit hard by another round of bad news. Under federal law, the uninsured tradesman from South Carolina doesn’t qualify for Medicaid because he is male, reports the Post and Courier. He says the sex-based policy that state…

Aug 9, 2011 6:12 PM CDT