July 31, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal judge sanctioned an attorney Friday representing a Black travel nurse who said she was racially harassed on the job, ruling punishment was necessary after the lawyer ignored warnings that the nurse's complaint contained confidential discovery information and published the suit to the docket anyway.
June 30, 2026
An employment lawsuit argued Tuesday in Pittsburgh could raise questions of a joint employer's obligation to investigate and oppose alleged racial bias by another employer, but a federal judge said the claims were obscured by "a bunch of fog" and sharply challenged the plaintiff's lawyer to state the case more clearly.