Pro Bono: Brown et al. v. Madison County, Mississippi
The groundbreaking consent decree approved by the USDC for the Southern District of Mississippi mandates new policies to address racial profiling by the county’s Sheriff’s Department.
Class Certification Analysis in Employment Discrimination Litigation
The judge denied class certification in this case against a large retailer.
Lowballing Bids
Cornerstone Research was asked to analyze bids by a contractor to determine if they were too low to compensate the contractor’s employees as required under the California Labor Code.
Piece-Rate Versus Hourly Compensation
The plaintiffs alleged that the compensation structure was actually an hourly compensation structure and that the employer used the piece-rate structure to avoid paying overtime.
Department of Justice Litigation
Cornerstone Research worked with an executive compensation expert for the defendant in a matter brought by the DOJ against a company executive.
Age Discrimination
Cornerstone Research was retained by defense counsel to provide consulting services in a large multi-defendant age discrimination matter.
CEO Compensation
In a dispute over CEO compensation, Cornerstone Research worked with a labor economist to analyze whether a particular CEO of a privately held company was overcompensated.
Consulting and Noncompete Contract
Cornerstone Research worked with a finance professor to assess allegations associated with a consulting and noncompete contract granted to the CEO of a firm being acquired via a tender offer.
Gender Discrimination
Defense counsel for a large brokerage firm jointly retained Cornerstone Research and a number of testifying experts in a gender discrimination class action.
Independent Contractor Versus Employee
The plaintiffs brought a wage and hours class action case in which liability and damages turned on whether thousands of workers were classified as independent contractors or employees.
Owner Versus Employee
A large private partnership was alleged to have engaged in age discrimination by including in its partnership agreement a mandatory retirement age for partners.
Race and/or National Origin Discrimination
In a case involving claims of discrimination in pay and promotions on the basis of race and/or national origin, Cornerstone Research and a labor economist were retained by the defendant…
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