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Sexual Harassment
Figueroa v. Savanar, 2002 WL 83667 (S.D.N.Y. 2002): Alan Lescht obtained a $200,000 verdict where he represented former female employees of a Bonanza Steakhouse who alleged that the owner/manager sexually harassed them. The jury awarded each plaintiff 25,000 in compensatory damages and 25,000 in punitive damages following a two and one half day trial.
Chadwick v. D.C., 56 F.Supp.2d 69 (D.D.C. 1999): Alan Lescht obtained a $400,000 verdict in case where he represented a former employee of the District of Columbia's Oak Hill Youth center who alleged that she was sexually harassed by her former supervisor. The jury awarded his client $400,000 in compensatory damages and the Court later added $63,981 in lost wages to the award following a five day trial.
Gender Discrimination
Juliette Johnson v. Reliable Mail Service, Inc., Case No. 99 Civ. 5877 (McKenna, J., 2002): Alan Lescht obtained a $30,000 jury verdict where he represented a female employee who had worked for the defendant for about one week and earned about $300 before she was fired. The Judge awarded her attorney's fees as well.
Unpaid Wages
McFarlane v. Gremillon (Cir. Ct. Md. 2004) (Donahue, J.): Alan Lescht obtained triple damages in an unpaid wage claim.
Retalliation
Jackson v. Housing Authority of Baltimore City, 03-86 (D. Md. 2004) (Gesner, J.): Alan Lescht obtained a jury verdict in favor of an employee who alleged that he was fired in retaliation for having complained about racial discrimination at work.
Taylor v. ARE, Inc. (D.C. 2003) (Blackburne-Rigsby, J.): Alan Lescht obtained a jury verdict in favor of three employees who alleged they were fired in retaliation for having complained about discrimination at work.
Disability Discrimination
Grullon v. South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp., 712 N.Y. Co. 2000): Alan Lescht obtained a $125,804.89 verdict in case where he represented a former case manager of a work training center who alleged that his former employer terminated his employment because he was a recovering alcoholic. The jury awarded him 25,000 in compensatory damages, 50,804.89 in lost wages and 50,000 in punitive damages, following a three day trial. This case is significant because it is one of only a handful of disability discrimination trial verdicts where a recovering alcoholic plaintiff prevailed.
National Origin Discrimination
Yousif v. Safeway, 97-CV-200 (D.Md. 1999): Alan Lescht obtained a $422,500 verdict in a case where he represented a former night stocker who alleged he was fired because of his national origin and other civil rights violations. The jury awarded him $22,500 in compensatory damages and $400,000 in punitive damages following a five day trial.
Federal Sector Administrative
Janyce Wiggins v. VA, EEOC CASE NO. 100-AO-7779X (A.J. Collazo, 2002): Alan Lescht obtained an award where I represented a VA employee who alleged she was not selected for a promotion because of prior EEO activities. The Judge awarded her the job she was not selected for, back pay, compensatory damages, and attorney's fees.
Juliette Johnson v. Reliable Mail Service, Inc., Case No. 99 Civ. 5877 (McKenna, J., 2002): Alan Lescht obtained a $30,000 jury verdict where he represented a Black employee who had worked for the defendant for about one week and earned about $300 before she was fired. The Judge awarded her attorney's fees as well. | |
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