Staff Attorney’s $10 Million Lawsuit Proceeds Against Discipline Committee
An attorney who was fired after working six years as a staff lawyer at a New York court's disciplinary committee may proceed with a $10 million damage lawsuit that she was discharged in retaliation for claiming her superiors were "whitewashing" cases, a federal judge ruled Monday. However, the judge threw out the attorney's claim that she had been fired because she is black, in ruling on a summary judgment motion brought by the Office of Court Administration.
