Wrongful termination
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A former federal official has filed a lawsuit against the administration of Donald Trump, alleging that his termination, and a broader pattern of dismissals, amounts to unconstitutional racial discrimination within independent government agencies. Alvin Brown, a Democratic member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), filed the suit Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in U.S. District…
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The City of Richmond has agreed to pay $549,000 to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit filed by its former public records officer, bringing to a close nearly two years of litigation centered on alleged violations of public records laws. The plaintiff, Connie Clay, filed suit in March 2024, alleging she was wrongfully terminated after raising concerns…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of former FBI agents has filed a proposed class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging they were unlawfully dismissed in a campaign of political retaliation tied to investigations involving Donald Trump. The lawsuit names Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel…
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A professional violinist has filed a civil lawsuit in California accusing actor and musician Will Smith and his management company of sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and retaliation stemming from Smith’s 2025 concert tour. Brian King Joseph filed the complaint on December 30 in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, naming Smith, 57,…
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Campbell Soup Company has fired a senior executive after a secretly recorded conversation — now at the center of a Michigan lawsuit — captured him making racist remarks about Indian employees and sneering at the company’s own products as food “for poor people.” The termination of Martin Bally, Campbell’s former vice president of information technology,…
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In a significant legal development, Kevin Hunter, the ex-husband of TV personality Wendy Williams, has encountered a major roadblock in his ongoing $7 million lawsuit against the producers of The Wendy Williams Show. According to recently obtained court documents, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling on April 8, vacating…
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A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate tens of thousands of federal employees who were summarily dismissed in an alleged attempt to circumvent employment protections. On March 7, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the administration engaged in a “sham” operation…
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Former PIX11 News anchor Ojinika Obiekwe has filed a racial and gender discrimination lawsuit against the station. She alleging in the lawsuit that she was underpaid, overworked, and wrongfully terminated in retaliation for raising concerns about workplace inequality. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, claims that…
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Todd Mastry, the former executive director of the Landers Center, has filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination after refusing demands to stop booking Black artists at the venue. The lawsuit, filed on January 31, 2025, accuses certain members of the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors and the DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) of…
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Prominent civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump has joined the legal team representing Dr. Airica Steed, the former CEO of MetroHealth, in her discrimination lawsuit against the healthcare system. Dr. Steed, who was terminated in August 2024, is challenging her dismissal, alleging it was rooted in gender and race discrimination. Dr. Steed, who had been on…
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