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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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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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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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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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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