Atonio v. Wards Cove Packing Co.

Outcome: Defense prevailed on many claims.

Description: Part of defense trial team. The named plaintiffs in this class action suit were former employees at several salmon canneries in Alaska. They brought this action against their former employers charging employment discrimination on the basis of race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981.