Polsinelli Says Gay Lawyer Seeks Publicity, Must Arbitrate (1)

A gay former partner improperly lodged bogus sexual orientation and other job bias claims in court to “attract media attention” and must instead arbitrate under the agreement he signed when he was hired, Polsinelli PC told a federal court in Houston.

Trey Monsour also failed to mention the real reasons he was terminated, including mistreating female colleagues, the firm said Tuesday in asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to dismiss his March 30 lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

The motion also seeks to ...