May 28, 2026
A Second Circuit panel closely examined Thursday whether a former Thompson Hine LLP partner's lawsuit falls within the scope of federal law nullifying arbitration agreements in cases of sexual harassment, with one judge signaling some skepticism that the statute applies.
May 22, 2026
In the week ahead, the Second Circuit will consider Thompson Hine LLP's challenge to an order keeping a former partner's discrimination suit in federal court instead of sending it to arbitration. Here, Law360 looks at this and other cases on the docket in New York.
May 01, 2026
The full Fifth Circuit will consider whether the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was validly enacted, the D.C. Circuit will hear the Trump administration's bid to reinstate diversity-focused executive orders targeting four BigLaw firms. Here's a quartet of oral arguments that discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on this month.
July 24, 2025
Thompson Hine LLP urged the Second Circuit to require an ex-partner to arbitrate her claims that she faced a "toxic boys club" at the firm and was fired for complaining about it, arguing that a law barring mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment claims doesn't cover her case.