CASE HIGHLIGHTS

Kean v. Brinker International (Sixth Circuit):

  • In partnership with Lerner Freeman Law’s sister firm, Apollo Law, Emma persuaded the Sixth Circuit to reverse the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Jeff Kean’s employer, Chili’s, after it abruptly fired him for not fitting the corporate culture. But Jeff was 59, and Chili’s supervisors regularly teased him about his age and called him “old-school.” The Circuit held that the Frankenstein-style document Chili’s compiled to justify Jeff’s firing was inadmissible, that a jury

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Aprileo v. City of Springfield (First Circuit):

Young v. Keyes (Eighth Circuit):

Hernandez v. FBBE (Eleventh Circuit):

Hyde v. Okolie (New York Appellate Division):