Labor/Employment
Dec. 11, 2024
Cognizant opposes class counsel's $26M interim fee request
The motion followed a unanimous jury verdict in October for a plaintiffs' class who claimed Cognizant - founded in India - had corporate practices in place that terminated their job applications because they were not of Indian descent.
Attorneys defending information technology company Cognizant from an unsuccessful race discrimination jury trial this year argued a class counsel's request for $26 million in interim attorney fees was unwarranted because liability has not yet been determined by the judge.
The company's defense team, led by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Michele L. Maryott, disagreed with the plaintiffs' fees motion in an opposition brief on Monday. The motion followed a unanimo...
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