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Labor/Employment

Aug. 20, 2026

Split 9th Circuit lets ex-CFO leave arbitration for harassment suit

A 2-1 9th Circuit panel allowed former Structure Therapeutics CFO Ding Ding to leave arbitration for court after discovering evidence supporting a sex-based harassment claim, with Judge Johnnie Rawlinson sharply dissenting.

Split 9th Circuit lets ex-CFO leave arbitration for harassment suit
Judge Gabriel Sanchez

A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a former Structure Therapeutics Inc. chief financial officer may leave arbitration and pursue her claims in court after discovering evidence that her alleged workplace mistreatment was based on sex.

Circuit Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson dissented, saying Ding Ding had already chosen her forum by filing an arbitration demand seven months after her termination and then spending more than a year participating in hearings, ...

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