Author: Bailey Glasser

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.”

3M Can’t Shield Itself From Liability Using Bankruptcy Proceedings

In a significant win for U.S. veterans across the country, a United States bankruptcy judge in Indiana refused to support 3M Co.’s attempt to temporarily stop more than 230,000 lawsuits related to 3M’s defective earplugs from moving forward. These lawsuits accuse 3M and its bankrupt subsidiary, Aearo Technologies LLC, of selling faulty combat earplugs that damaged the hearing of veterans who used them.

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In a significant win for U.S. veterans across the country, a United States bankruptcy judge in Indiana refused to support 3M Co.’s attempt to temporarily stop more than 230,000 lawsuits related to 3M’s defective earplugs from moving forward. These lawsuits accuse 3M and its bankrupt subsidiary, Aearo Technologies LLC, of selling faulty combat earplugs that damaged the hearing of veterans who used them.

Last month, 3M attempted to assign all their liabilities related to the Combat Ear Plug litigation to Aearo Technologies, and then, in a matter of days, placed the subsidiary into bankruptcy and sought a stay of all proceedings as to 3M while the bankruptcy progressed.

This sham tactic is an attempt to use insolvency proceedings as a way to impede jury trials related to their defective earplug products. Read on …