Dec. 9, 2024 – Bloomberg published an in-depth article today profiling Kotchen & Low’s recent trial victory in which a jury unanimously concluded that Cognizant Technology Solutions intentionally discriminated against a class of non-Indians and non-South Asians placed in non-productive status (“the bench”) and fired.  The jury also found that Cognizant should have to pay…

Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 4, 2024 — A jury unanimously found after a two-week trial that Defendant Cognizant Technology Solutions engaged in a pattern or practice of race and national origin discrimination against a class of over 2,300 non-Indian and non-South Asian employees terminated from the bench, and that punitive damages are appropriate. Plaintiffs presented…

San Francisco, CA, June 27, 2024 — The Ninth Circuit issued an opinion today in Rajaram v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No. 22-16870 (9th Cir.) holding that 42 U.S.C. § 1981 extends to claims of citizenship discrimination against U.S. citizens. Kotchen & Low LLP’s client, Purushothaman Rajaram, sued Meta (Facebook) for citizenship discrimination, alleging that Meta prefers…

Richmond, VA, December 27, 2023 — Mr. Dee’s filed its opening brief today appealing the denial of certification of a manufacturer class in its lawsuit against Inmar Inc. alleging market and customer allocation and price-fixing of shipping fees related to coupon processing in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Mr. Dee’s proposed a class consisting…

Richmond, VA, November 6, 2023 — The Fourth Circuit granted Plaintiff Mr. Dee’s Rule 23(f) petition for permission to appeal the denial of certification of a manufacturer class in an antitrust price-fixing case against Defendants CCC, Inmar, Inc., Carolina Manufacturer’s Services, Inc., and Carolina Services (collectively “Inmar”) related to a conspiracy with International Outsourcing Services…

Honolulu, HI, Oct. 4, 2023 — The Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in Honolulu on the issue of whether 42 U.S.C. § 1981 extends to citizenship discrimination claims against U.S. citizens, in Rajaram v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No. 22-16870 (9th Cir.). Mr. Rajaram sued Meta (Facebook) for citizenship discrimination, alleging that Meta prefers to hire…

Richmond, VA, September 5, 2023 – Plaintiffs in an antitrust conspiracy case involving coupon processing filed a Rule 23(f) petition today with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals requesting permission to file an interlocutory appeal of an order denying certification of a class of manufacturers who paid shipping fees to Carolina Coupon Clearing, Inc. (“CCC”)…

Greensboro, NC, August 23, 2023 – A class was certified today composed of 323 retailers who paid coupon processing shipping fees to Carolina Coupon Clearing, Inc. (“CCC”) between April 11, 2001 and March 28, 2007. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants CCC, Inmar, Inc., Carolina Manufacturer’s Services, Inc., and Carolina Services (collectively “Inmar”) entered into a per…

Los Angeles, CA, June 26, 2023 — A two-week trial of race and national origin discrimination claims brought against Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation in federal court ended in a mistrial because the jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict.  The jurors were split 6 to 2 in favor of Plaintiffs and the Class.  A re-trial…

Philadelphia, PA, June 14, 2023 – The Third Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the District Court’s Order and remanded the case to the District of New Jersey to determine whether wrong-forum tolling applies to Plaintiff-Appellant Lee Williams’ class discrimination claims and/or whether Williams has plausibly plead a prima facie pattern-or-practice claim of discrimination against Tech…