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Judge Walter H. Rice of the United States District Court in Dayton recently adopted the recommendations of Magistrate Judge Sharon Ovington and granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of FI&C client The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. on all claims raised by an Estée Lauder employee against the Company.
In this employment case, the employee raised numerous claims against Estée Lauder alleging (1) race discrimination, retaliation, and racially hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and various Ohio statutes, (2) breach of contract, and (3) adverse employment action in violation of public policy. Represented by our firm's Melinda Burton, Estée Lauder successfully defended against these multiple claims, demonstrating that the employee failed to prove a prima facie case of racial discrimination, retaliation, or hostile work environment, and that her claims for breach of contract and violation of public policy failed as a matter of law.
Jeff Ireland has been selected as a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers.
Founded in 1963, the International Society of Barristers invites only trial lawyers who have an exemplary reputation among their peers for ethics and trial advocacy. He was inducted into the International Society of Barristers at their annual meeting in Costa Rica on March 5, 2007. Selected from lawyers throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland and Mexico, Jeff was one of 21 Fellows inducted at this year's meeting.
Jeff Sharkey, Brian Wright, Katie Wahl, and Andy Reitz have been selected by the Dayton Business Journal as "40 Under 40" award winners.
The award honors 40 "up and comers" under the age of 40 from the Miami Valley region. FI&C wishes to congratulate Jeff, Brian, Katie, and Andy.
Erin Rhinehart was recently appointed as Chair of the Dayton Bar Association's Bar Briefs Editorial Board for the 2007-2008 term.
Bar Briefs is the Dayton Bar Association's official publication. As Chair, Erin's responsibilities include reviewing submissions for publication, voting on publication, drafting and revising articles for publication, and coordinating the efforts of the members of the Editorial Board.
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