Disability

Werner Enterprises and Drivers Management Ordered to Pay Deaf Truck Driver Over $335,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Case

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OMAHA, Nebraska – Trucking companies Werner Enterprises, Inc. and Drivers Management, LLC have been ordered by a federal judge to pay $335,682 to a deaf truck driver, following a jury’s decision in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on disability discrimination claims. The judgment also requires the companies to provide semi-annual reports to the EEOC for the next three years, detailing information about deaf truck driver applicants and new hires. The verdict comes after a jury awarded $36 million in punitive damages and $75,000 in compensatory damages to truck driver Victor Robinson. … Read more

Federal Judge Upholds $24 Million Verdict in Landmark Disability Discrimination Lawsuit against Clinical Testing Firm

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — A federal district court judge in Massachusetts has upheld a $24 million jury award for a former employee who sued her employer for retaliation and discrimination based on her social anxiety disorder. The employer, PPD Development, had requested the court to set aside or reduce the award, arguing that it was excessive and unsupported. However, U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin rejected these requests and affirmed the jury’s verdict. In 2015, Lisa Menninger was hired as the executive director of the central labs at PPD, a clinical testing firm. She began working … Read more

Former M&A Partner Wins $490K in Fees and Disability Benefits Settlement against Insurance Giant

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NEW YORK (AP) — A former mergers and acquisitions partner at a prominent law firm has been awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees, costs, and interest in a disability benefits case against an insurance company. Edward Chung, a former partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, recently won a lawsuit against Provident Life & Casualty Insurance Co. In addition to receiving $20,000 in monthly disability benefits, Chung has also been granted approximately $490,000 in fees, costs, and interest. The decision was made by a Manhattan federal judge who found that Chung’s requested attorneys’ … Read more