Five Female Lawyers Drop Sex Bias, Pay Claims Against Jones Day

Five of six female attorneys suing Jones Day for allegedly widespread sex discrimination told a District of Columbia federal judge Thursday they are dropping their remaining claims. One woman will continue on with her equal pay, sex bias and harassment, and race discrimination claims, however.

The notice of voluntary dismissal filed by Nilab Rahyar Tolton, Andrea Mazingo, Meredith Williams, Jaclyn Stahl, and Saira Draper didn’t state whether the move was further to a settlement, and counsel for the parties didn’t immediately respond Thursday to Bloomberg Law’s request for details.

The development comes nearly three months after all six women told ...