April 10, 2026
The Sixth Circuit said it won't reconsider its ruling that a law barring mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment cases kept a former Adams & Reese LLP paralegal's sex harassment and disability bias suit in court, concluding that the firm's objections were already considered.
March 05, 2026
The Sixth Circuit recently became the first federal appellate court to rule that a law prohibiting mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment allegations protects the entirety of a case that includes a sexual harassment claim, a decision that experts say likely sheds light on how other circuits will decide the same issue.
February 25, 2026
The Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday that Adams and Reese LLP can't send a fired paralegal's sex harassment and disability bias suit to arbitration, ruling that a law that bars mandatory out-of-court resolutions for sexual harassment cases applies to the entirety of her lawsuit.
December 11, 2025
The Sixth Circuit on Thursday seemed to lean toward a broad interpretation of a 2022 law that bars mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment cases, but appeared skeptical that a sexual harassment claim by a former Adams & Reese LLP paralegal passed muster.
November 26, 2025
The Sixth and Ninth circuits will consider the scope of a 2022 law barring mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment and assault claims, and the Fourth Circuit will review whether HIV-positive prospective service members can be blocked from joining the military. Here are five oral arguments that discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on in the coming month.