Sheehan Sullivan Weiss

Plaintiff, an African American, claimed that his former supervisor made racially offensive comments and jokes during the 18 months that they worked together. He brought suit against both the supervisor and the company claiming, among other things, discrimination, retaliation and a racially hostile work environment. He claimed to have suffered severe and permanent physical and mental injuries as a result of the allegedly improper behavior in the range of $1.5 million to $3 million.

Prior to trial, defense counsel was able to win summary judgment on five of plaintiff's six claims. After a seven-day jury trial on the one remaining claim of hostile work environment, defense counsel obtained a complete defense verdict. No. 08-2-17049-7 May 2010 (King Cnty. (Wash.) Super. Ct. 2010)

Represented JPMorgan Chase against 16 former mortgage loan officers pursuing claims including breach of fiduciary duties, breach of nonsolicitation and nondisclosure agreements, and violations of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, RICO, and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Obtained temporary restraining order preventing solicitation of customers and requiring the return of all confidential information. Settled after obtaining multiple extensions of TRO. (W.D. Wash. 2009)

Represented, pro bono, individuals charged with trespass after they built a homeless tent city on Seattle property. Representation included filing a motion to dismiss based on First Amendment grounds. The City of Seattle subsequently dismissed charges against the defendants. (2009)

Represented biotech company in defense of claims brought by former vice president of research and development and vice president of marketing seeking multimillion-dollar damages for bonuses and commissions and also asserting patent and intellectual property claims. Claims for compensation and bonuses dismissed following two-week trial, plaintiff awarded certain IP rights. (2008)

We represented this publicly traded technology company defending a Sarbanes-Oxley retaliation claim brought by its former general counsel, both before the Department of Labor and in U.S. District Court. (W.D. Wash. 2008)

Successfully defended restaurant in a lawsuit by a former employee alleging sexual and racial harassment and retaliation. The court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant and dismissed all of the employee's claims. CV-05-5059-EFS (E.D. Wash. 2006)

Summary judgment granted on federal court action for wrongful discharge, racial discrimination, and constitutional claims. (2006)

Successfully represented defendant student housing company in a lawsuit by a former employee alleging age discrimination. The court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant and dismissed all of the employee's claims. C05-1433-MJP (W.D. Wash. 2006)

Obtained summary judgment for employer in harassment and retaliation case, and prevailed on appeal to the 9th Circuit. 427 F.3d 1177 (9th Cir. 2005)