Meites, Mulder, Mollica & Glink is at the forefront of plaintiffs’ employment litigation, successfully litigating large, complex, and unique Title VII cases. Throughout the firm’s history, we have focused on pursuing monetary and injunctive relief on behalf of those who have been discriminated against on the basis of sex, race, age, national origin, religion, or disability.
In Cremin v. Merrill Lynch & Co., N.D. Ill., No. 96-3373, the firm was co-counsel with the Chicago civil rights firm Stowell & Friedman in a historic sex discrimination class action on behalf of female brokers at Merrill Lynch. The lawsuit, which helped engender a shakeup in the financial services industry’s perceptions of women on Wall Street, alleged that Merrill Lynch discriminated against female employees as a group and denied them access to career opportunities that were offered to male employees. Our firm successfully negotiated settlements for approximately 150 of the class members. As part of a class action against another brokerage house, US Bancorp Piper Jaffray, the firm won a jury verdict in a sex discrimination and retaliation claim, Lane v. Piper Jaffray Companies, No. 2:01-c-925 (E.D.Wisc.). The jury found that Piper Jaffray retaliated against a female broker after she filed a complaint of discrimination with the EEOC. The jury awarded Ms. Lane both compensatory and punitive damages.
We are currently litigating several large sex discrimination class actions on behalf of women in sales-related careers, including cases against Allstate (Puffer v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 04-C-5764 (N.D.Ill.)) and EMC (Remien v. EMC Corporation, 04-C-3727 (N.D.Ill.)).
The firm welcomes opportunities to build co-counsel relationships with other attorneys who seek a partner in employment discrimination class actions. Please contact us to discuss potential cases. We also welcome inquiries from employees who believe that they have been discriminated against based on their sex, race, age, national origin, religion, or disability.
