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Console Mattiacci Law LLC will collect almost $765,000 in fees for winning a $2.3 million age-bias suit against AT&T Mobility Services, after a Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday slightly trimmed the firm's requested hours and rates but noted that a less-experienced female shareholder deserved the same hourly rate as her older male co-counsel.
A Penn State faculty member filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the university of racial discrimination. Errol Henderson, an associate professor of political science, says that in response to his complaints about racism at Penn State, he was disciplined and denied a promotion to full professor. A Penn State spokesperson declined comment, saying the university does not comment on pending litigation. Attorney Stephen Console wrote that as early as 2010, Henderson, who is Black, “formally complained about the racially hostile work environment and Penn State’s poor engagement with i...