mthoopsfan said:I think the small employment/civil rights firm in DC representing her, is a highly regarded firm. This blurb is from their LinkedIn:
""We are pleased the Court rejected the University’s argument that Coach Schweyen’s the deed discrimination case should be decided in arbitration," said Linda M. Correia. "Coach Schweyen's case will move forward in federal court, where proceedings are public, and after discovery, the case will be decided by a jury of her peers, instead of by a single arbitrator under the cover of a private process."
We are proud to represent Coach Schweyen with Goetz, Geddes & Gardner P.C."
While the local counsel firm often doesn't do much, the Goetz firm is one of the top litigation firms in MT. Goetz and the judge in the case, Dana Christianson, were/are 2 of the very best litigators in MT. Goetz is into his later 70's now, and is probably winding down.
The judge, of Stanford and UM Law, is a very good judge, will pay close attention to the case and will not "home town" the DC lawyers. My guess is that UM is going to have a fight on their hands, and I could see settlement in the future. I know nothing about the case or situation except what is in the complaint and newspaper articles.
What's your take on UM's counsel?
Case facts aside, how does UM match up vs. the DC fiem?