US Bank Denied Quick Exit From Laid Off Pregnant Worker’s Suit

A US Bank NA mortgage loan assistant can pursue claims that her rights under Washington state job bias and family medical leave laws were interfered with when she was laid off while on maternity leave.

The bank was off-base in arguing that the lawsuit had to be dismissed because the former employee’s complaint constituted a prohibited “shotgun pleading,” the US District Court for the Western District of Washington said Thursday. The term refers to lawsuits that try to overwhelm the party being sued with a confused mass of allegations that make it difficult or impossible to effectively respond, the court ...