U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the Northern District of California. Photo: Jason Doiy /ALM
The firm claimed that Sanford Heisler Sharp brought claims on behalf of a former associate that were "knowingly baseless" since she signed a release upon her termination from the firm. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley found that the plaintiff had sufficiently alleged that she signed the agreement under economic duress.
April 18, 2019 at 09:14 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The Recorder
The federal judge overseeing the gender discrimination case against Morrison & Foerster has denied the firm’s motion to sanction a former associate who signed a waiver of claims before suing the firm.
The firm claimed in a motion filed earlier this month that the associate, proceeding anonymously as Jane Doe 4, and her lawyers at Sanford Heisler Sharp brought claims that were “knowingly baseless,” due to the release she signed upon termination from the firm.
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