Alabama Getaway? Rates at Which Companies Get Job Suits Tossed

Northern Alabama workers suing in federal court for job discrimination are much less likely to see their cases dismissed early on than parties suing on other bases.

But workers don’t fare nearly as well fighting dismissal after lawsuits get to the discovery phase. During discovery, parties have to respond to requests for evidence, and litigation costs can start to add up fast.

Federal judges in Birmingham, Huntsville, and Tuscaloosa toss employment bias cases out of court early 43.1 percent of the time. That’s a lot less often than other types of lawsuits, which are thrown out before any exchange of ...