Author: Bailey Glasser

Bailey Glasser Named NLJ Elite Trial Lawyer 2022 Diversity Initiative Finalist

Bailey Glasser was a National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers 2022 Diversity Initiative finalist, and we were honored to have been selected. Bailey Glasser is deeply committed to the continued success of the diverse attorneys and staff at our firm, as well as to supporting the success of diverse attorneys across the profession. We also know there is more work to be done. We are proud to be one of only 26 law firms nationwide to achieve the first ever Midsize Mansfield Rule Certification from the Diversity Lab, and we are a law firm member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.

Bailey Glasser attorneys Trish Kipnis and Britney Littles discussed Bailey Glasser’s commitment to diversity with Tasha Norman at the Elite Trial Lawyers Awards dinner which you can view here.

Brown University Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million in Title IX Case for Female Athletes’ Costs and Attorneys’ Fees

U.S. District Court Chief Judge John McConnell, Jr., approved a stipulated order in Cohen v. Brown University, the landmark Title IX case, requiring Brown University to pay $1,135,000 for the attorneys’ fees and $40,000 for the litigation expenses incurred by the class of women student-athletes who challenged the school’s elimination of women’s teams from its varsity intercollegiate athletics program in June 2020.

“This order should send a message to schools nationwide,” said partner Arthur Bryant of Bailey & Glasser, LLP, class counsel for the women. “Title IX is the law. It prohibits sex discrimination. If schools violate Title IX, they will pay. If schools violate Title IX, refuse to admit it, and fight in the courts, they will pay more. And they’ll still have to comply with the law.”

Class counsel Lynette Labinger, cooperating counsel for the ACLU Foundation of Rhode Island, said, “Countless women locally and nationally have benefitted from the efforts of the women at Brown who have championed this case over three decades through to its current conclusion. We hope that this substantial award, coming after the restoration of two of the women’s teams and the obligation to cut no more, will send a message to all colleges and universities in Rhode Island and elsewhere to carefully examine their athletic programs, renew their commitment to ensure that their women athletes are being treated fairly and equitably, and to recognize that decisions to cut programs to save money may prove more costly than the projected savings themselves.”

In 1992, women student-athletes successfully sued Brown for denying them athletic opportunities provided to Brown’s men, resulting in several precedent-setting decisions that held the school accountable for violating Title IX by depriving women of equal opportunities to participate, and a 1998 consent decree mandating compliance with that law. In 2020, the plaintiff class returned to court, charging that the elimination of five women’s teams violated the 1998 consent decree.

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Bailey Glasser Named to National and Regional “Best Law Firms in America” Lists

We are pleased to announce that we have been listed by U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Law Firms in America on both national and regional tiers.

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from other leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. The 2023 rankings incorporate more than 12.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms.

According to Best Law Firms: “Achieving a tiered ranking in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are recognized on a national and regional-based scale. Firms that received a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas.”

A complete look at BG’s 2023 rankings can be found here.

Trial Update: First St. Louis City Roundup Trial Has Been Resolved


Bailey Glasser’s trial team of Brian Glasser, David Selby, Jackie Olinger-Rochelle, Christina Hutchins, Leslie Brueckner, and Todd Mathews, along with David Wool of Wool Trial Law and Joan Lockwood and Tom Neill of Gray Ritter and Graham, began the presentation of evidence in the first St. Louis City Roundup Trial on Tuesday. By the third day of trial, the case resolved. Brian Glasser said, “We are very happy to have brought this matter to a successful resolution for our client Nathaniel Evans and his family.”

BG Partner Mark Boyko Quoted In PlanSponsor Magazine

BG partner and ERISA litigator Mark Boyko was recently quoted in a PlanSponsor article discussing ERISA pleading standards and employee rights, including the right of plan participants to request certain key documents about their retirement plans and can help evaluate whether litigation is necessary. Mark was quoted saying if a fiduciary is “confident in [its] process, it makes no sense not to overprovide info including those meeting minutes.” Check out the full article here.

Bailey Glasser tenaciously represents clients that include employees, former employees, retirees, and trust beneficiaries, as well as businesses and other professionals victimized by fraud, investment mismanagement, hidden and undisclosed fees, and illegal benefit cutbacks in a number of these settlements. We have a long history of representing clients harmed by hidden or excessive fees, or imprudent investments, in their 401(k) plans.

Sharon Iskra Speaks at Perrin Conferences Sexual Abuse Litigation & Coverage Conference

Sharon Iskra, Bailey Glasser partner and Institutional Abuse and Neglect Team Leader, spoke at Perrin Conference’s Sexual Abuse Litigation and Coverage Conference in NYC on October 12, 2022. Sharon is deeply dedicated to protecting vulnerable men, women, and children in institutional settings, and was recognized – including Bailey Glasser – by the National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers Awards by winning in the “Disability Rights” category.

Title IX Suit Filed Against the University of Central Oklahoma


Varsity women athletes at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) filed a class sex discrimination lawsuit against the school today for violating Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 by treating its female student-athletes much worse than its male student-athletes and retaliating against them for seeking equal treatment. Title IX, a federal civil rights law, prohibits sex discrimination at UCO and all educational institutions that receive federal funds.

The female student-athletes who filed the suit are members of the women’s cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field teams at UCO, which—unlike any men’s teams—are provided no locker room, no competitive facility, and required to practice at a local middle school. When they complained about the unequal treatment they and other women athletes received, UCO fired their head coach.

“UCO’s second-class treatment of its female student-athletes and retaliation against them for seeking equal treatment are both blatant violations of Title IX, “ said Bailey Glasser partner Arthur H. Bryant, lead counsel for the women. “The women on the track & field and cross country teams make up 35% of UCO’s female student-athletes and are treated far worse than all of its male student-athletes. The men on the football and wrestling teams make up 69% of UCO’s male student-athletes and are treated far better than all of its female student-athletes. It is hard to imagine a clearer case of unequal treatment. UCO’s retaliation against the women for challenging its flagrant sex discrimination shows how bad things are. Why is UCO so opposed to equality?”

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26 Bailey Glasser Lawyers Named to U.S. News and World Report’s 2023 “Best Lawyers in America” List

We are pleased and grateful to announce that 26 of our lawyers across the country were named to U.S. News and World Report’s 2023 Best Lawyers in America, and that four of our partners were also recognized as “Lawyers of the Year” in energy, white collar, and class action work, as set forth below.

In total, nearly 30% of Bailey Glasser’s lawyers were recognized by Best Lawyers, which is an honor personifying our dedication to successfully representing our valued clients.

Each year, Best Lawyers lists the nation’s top attorneys as compiled by a peer review in which more than 83,000 leading lawyers confidentially evaluate fellow attorneys. Nominated candidates are selected by currently recognized lawyers in the same practice area and geographic region.

To learn more about who received this accolade, please read on.

Stephen Sorenson Joins BG as a Partner in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., September 7, 2022 — National law firm Bailey & Glasser, LLP is pleased to announce that Stephen Sorensen has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its Commercial and Environmental Litigation Practice Group. Stephen has dedicated his career to representing investor plaintiffs and bankruptcy trustees in many of the largest financial and accounting fraud cases. In 2018, he led the trial team that secured a $625 million verdict on behalf of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) against PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) which was the largest amount ever secured in a verdict against a global public accounting firm.

“I would like to welcome Stephen to Bailey Glasser,” said Brian Glasser, the firm’s CEO. “Stephen’s depth of trial experience and knowledge of complex financial matters makes him a perfect fit for our already deep roster of talent in the firm’s Commercial and Environmental Litigation Practice Group.” Read more.

Jury Awards $4.8 million for Injuries Caused by Hernia Mesh

In a verdict reached today, a Rhode Island jury found Davol and C.R. Bard liable for injuries caused by their Ventralex polypropolene hernia mesh product. The jury awarded compensatory damages of $4.8 million to plaintiff Paul Trevino.

Katherine E. Charonko, Brian McAllister, and Elizabeth Stryker from Bailey & Glasser, LLP along with the trial team at Motley Rice, LLC which included Jonathan Orent and Fred Thompson, tried the case to verdict over the course of the past 5 weeks.

Plaintiffs in hernia mesh cases argue the devices have left them injured and with side effects ranging from chronic pain to infections to nerve damage, and that companies like Davol and Bard allegedly sold the devices despite knowledge of their risk to patients. Plaintiff’s counsel argued during closing: “4000 people hurt severely by this device in the last 3 years alone. 25 percent, one in four people that were implanted with this device had another surgery to take it out. . . . That’s what the evidence in this case is. Trust your eyes. Use your judgment. Use your common sense.”

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