Major Lindsey Must Face Ex-Troutman Lawyer’s Reprisal Suit (1)

A Black attorney can pursue a retaliation lawsuit that says Major, Lindsey & Africa LLC declined to help her find work after she sued Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP for purported race discrimination, a federal judge ruled.

Gita Sankano’s suit adequately pleaded claims against the legal recruiting company under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Maryland Human Relations Act, the US District Court for the District of Maryland said Monday. But she can’t sue under 42 U.S.C. §1981 because she didn’t plausibly assert that she had an enforceable contract for recruiting assistance from Major Lindsey, the ...