CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION
Representation of plaintiffs and defendants in claims arising pursuant to state and federal constitutions and statutes, including Human Relations Acts, Civil Rights Acts, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act.
The following are examples of our representation in this practice area:
In a sex discrimination action,
Sprague & Sprague obtained a multi-million dollar verdict on behalf of
a female police detective and several male colleagues who were retaliated
against when they supported the female detective.
The Firm secured a settlement of
over half a million dollars for a victim of sexual harassment at one of
the country’s leading insurance companies without the necessity of
filing a formal complaint.
Sprague & Sprague successfully
defended a church which was sued in state and federal courts by another
church alleging a variety of civil rights violations arising from the
distribution of trust funds.
The Firm successfully defended a
private development company and its officers and directors in a putative
class action, civil rights lawsuit brought by citizens of a locality for
allegedly violating the citizens’ constitutional rights in connection
with the approval process for a development.
The Firm successfully tried a housing discrimination case in federal
court where a jury found that two property owners involved in the lease
of a condominium discriminated against a Jewish couple on account of the
couple's religion. The jury awarded the Firm's clients substantial
compensatory and punitive damages, which were upheld by the District
Court and the United States Court of Appeals.
