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Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc.

  1. April 18, 2017

    2nd Circ. Won't Revive Gay Skydiver's Discrimination Suit

    A Second Circuit panel on Tuesday declined to overturn circuit precedent putting sexual orientation discrimination out of Title VII's reach for the second time in the last month, affirming a district court decision that dismissed claims a deceased skydiving instructor was fired over his homosexuality.

  2. March 28, 2017

    Gay Skydiver's Estate Asks 2nd Circ. To Rehear Omnicom

    Gay ad executive Matthew Christiansen bristled Tuesday at a request by the estate of a deceased skydiving instructor to use his Title VII case against Omnicom Group Inc. as a vehicle for overturning Second Circuit precedent limiting the statute's reach, saying the cases are unrelated.