Case Dismissed and Fees Awarded
October 23, 2015
SBJ Shareholder Jeff James, assisted by Associate Nate Bailey, recently obtained the dismissal with prejudice of a lawsuit filed against our client and one of its employees
SBJ Shareholder Jeff James, assisted by Associate Nate Bailey, recently obtained the dismissal with prejudice of a lawsuit filed against our client and one of its employees
Best Lawyers publication has named shareholder Jeff James as a “Lawyer of the Year” for Management-Side Employment Litigation. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in
Super Lawyers Magazine has once again named SBJ shareholders to its list of Super Lawyers. Bob Sebris, Mark Busto, Jillian Barron and Ed Taylor were all named
On June 10, 2015, the trial team of Jeff James, Nate Bailey, and Christy Kirchmeier obtained a unanimous defense verdict on all counts in the matter of
Ed Taylor and Nate Bailey obtained partial summary judgment for our client and then convinced the plaintiff to voluntarily dismiss his remaining claim with prejudice. The former
SBJ attorneys were recognized as “Super Lawyers” once again by Washington Law & Politics magazine.
SBJ Shareholders Bob Sebris, Mark Busto, Jeff James, Jillian Barron, and Ed Taylor have been included once again.
The case involved a claim of marital status discrimination brought by two employees who were separated from working together after they married because one supervised the other.
The Court used a fee multiplier to arrive at the final figure, finding defendant’s counsel obtained excellent results compared to opposing counsel.
In what can best be described as 90% exhausting and 10% exhilarating, two SBJ trial teams brought in successive jury verdicts in a 10-week period. In the
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