Causation

Ninth Circuit, Bowing to Supreme Court Holdings, Joins Other Appeals Courts by Ruling That Plaintiffs Alleging ADA Discrimination Must Prove Disability Was the But-For Cause of Adverse Action

Overturning its own longstanding precedent regarding the proper standard of proof applicable to claims of discrimination brought under the federal

By |2019-10-27T23:12:47-05:0010/27/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on Ninth Circuit, Bowing to Supreme Court Holdings, Joins Other Appeals Courts by Ruling That Plaintiffs Alleging ADA Discrimination Must Prove Disability Was the But-For Cause of Adverse Action

NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court, Arguing That But-For Causation Standard Applies to “Section 1981” Race Discrimination Claims

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving the burden of

By |2019-09-08T15:41:43-05:009/8/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court, Arguing That But-For Causation Standard Applies to “Section 1981” Race Discrimination Claims

Third Circuit Rules That Whistleblower Claiming Retaliation Under the False Claims Act Must Prove “But-For” Causation

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled recently that a plaintiff claiming that her employer retaliated against

By |2018-02-25T09:45:28-05:002/25/2018|Categories: Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , |Comments Off on Third Circuit Rules That Whistleblower Claiming Retaliation Under the False Claims Act Must Prove “But-For” Causation