At Mehri & Skalet we are determined to take on cases that have a high impact on American society. These cases tend to generate significant press coverage.
Mehri & Skalet in the News
- Always a Step Ahead
TheRoot.com, March 24, 2012
By Janell Byrd
Case and Practice Area Specific News
Racial Equality
- Cyrus Mehri Speaks Out on the NFL, Coca-Cola and Real Job Competition
By Sakina Spruell
Diversity Inc, April 2007
The Coca-Cola Company
- A Company in Recovery: Coca-Cola- From Discrimination Suit to Diversity Leader
Diversity Inc, January/February 2007
By Sakina Spruell - Few Plaintiffs Opt Out of Coca-Cola Discrimination Settlement
The New York Times, March 20, 2001
By Jonathan D. Glater - Coca-Cola Selects Former Labor Secretary to Lead Diversity Task Force
The New York Times, March 16, 2001
By Jonathan D. Glater and Greg Winter - Bias Case Costs Coke Record $192.5 Million
Chicago Tribune, November 17,2000
By James P. Miller - Coca-Cola in Race Pay-Out
BBC News, November 16, 2000 - Private Sector, Making Another Case for Equality
The New York Times, July 16,2000
By Constance L. Hays - Prevention is the Best Defense
Fortune Magazine, July 10, 2000
By Ann Harrington - New Player Shakes Up Coca-Cola Bias Case; Some Workers Face a Tough Choice
The New York Times, June 24, 2000
By Constance L. Hays - Coca-Cola Reaches a Settlement With Some Workers in Bias Suit
The New York Times, June 15, 2000
By Constance L. Hays
Texaco Inc.
- Texaco Settles Race Bias Suit for $176 Million
Los Angeles Times, November 16, 1996
By Thomas S. Mulligan and Chris Kraul
Madison Avenue Project
- Change on Madison Avenue
Diversity Executive, November 14, 2010
By Cyrus Mehri and Janelle M. Carter - View From the Front Lines
AdWeek, September 26, 2010
By Cyrus Mehri and Janelle Carter - Cyrus Mehri’s Race Battle on Madison Avenue
BusinessWeek, February 25, 2010
By Burt Helm - Click Here for More News Stories on the work of the Madison Avenue Project
Gender Equality
Smith Barney
- Women Employees Sue Smith Barney for Sex Discrimination
Business Wire, March 31, 2005
Morgan Stanley
- Court Gives Final Approval to $46 Million Morgan Stanley Sex Bias Settlement
CCH Business and Corporate Compliance Publisher, November 5, 2007 - Morgan Stanley Settles Lawsuit for $46M
USA Today, October 11, 2007 - Big Suits- August-Johnson et al. v. Morgan Stanley
The American Lawyer, July 2007
By Steven Sprenger - Morgan Stanley Settles Sex Bias Suit
Boston Globe, April 25, 2007 - Wall St. Firm Will Settle Sex Bias Suit
The New York Times, April 25, 2007
By Jenny Anderson - Morgan Stanley Settles Sex-Bias Suit
Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2007
By Peter Lattman
Consumer Protection
Safeway
- Safeway Lawsuit Over Product Recalls
San Francisco Chronicle, February 3, 2011
By Stacy Finz - Consumers Ask Safeway to Use Card Data in Recalls
Associated Press, February 2, 2011
By Sarah Skidmore - 2 Safeway Customers Sue Over Recalled Food
CBS San Francisco, February 2, 2011
Resurrection
- Resurrection Settles Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit
Chi-Town Daily News, January 14, 2009
By Claire Bushey
Ford Focus
- Attorney Steven Skalet: Checks Coming Soon for Ford Focus Owners
LawyersandSettlements.com, August 9, 2008
By Brenda Craig
Whistleblower/False Claims
Voices for Corporate Responsibility
- Voices for Corporate Responsibility Comments to SEC that New Whistleblower Rules Don’t Go Far Enough
The Corporate Insider, December 20, 2010
Corporate Oversight
- Are Federal Courts Biased in Favor of Big Business
Wall Street Journal, February 8, 2011
By Nathan Koppel
Investor Protection
Chamber of Commerce- IRS
- Chamber of Commerce Accused of Tax Fraud
The New York Times, September 10, 2010
By Eric Lichtblau
Fair Housing, Credit and Lending
- Hollywood Builder Accused of Providing Inaccessible Housing
Sun Sentinel, June 2, 2011
By Paul Owers
HUD Reverse Mortgage
Coverage of Filing
- A Red Flag on Reverse Mortgages
The New York Times, March 11, 2011
By Ron Lieber - Reverse Mortgage Reversal Puts Elders Into Foreclosure
The Atlantic, March 10, 2011
By Megan McArdle - HUD Sued by AARP Over Reverse Mortgage Rule Change
Mortgage News Daily, March 9, 2011
By Jann Swanson - Seniors Group Sues HUD Over Reverse Mortgages
Reuters, March 8, 2011
By Corbett B. Daly - U.S. Sued by Widowers Challenging Reverse Mortgage Loan Policy
Bloomberg, March 8, 2011
By Tom Schoenberg - HUD Sued Over Reverse-Mortgage Rules
Market Watch, March 8, 2011
By Amy Hoak - AARP Sues U.S. Over Effects of Reverse Mortgages
The New York Times, March 8, 2011
By David Streitfeld
Coverage of Impact
- Good News for Spouses of Reverse Mortgage Holders
The New York Times, April 7, 2011
By Ron Lieber - Despite HECM Program Change, AARP Lawsuit Against HUD Moves Forward
Reverse Mortgage Daily, April 7, 2011
By John Yedinak
Sports Law
Bringing Diversity to Sports
- Leaders Push to Diversify College Football Sidelines
National Collegiate Athletic Associate, April 20, 2011
By Gary Brown - Impact of Rooney Rule on Minority Coaching
NFL Total Access, January 27, 2011
Interview of Cyrus Mehri - The Rooney Rule is Not Perfect But it is Undeniable That it Has Worked
Yahoo! Sports, January 17, 2011
By N. Jeremi Duru - The 2010 Racial and Gender Report Card: National Football League
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, September 29, 2010
By Richard Lapchick with Jamile M. Kitnurse and Austin Moss II - Click Here for More News Stories on Our Work to Diversify Professional Football
Mehri & Skalet Profiles
- Cyrus Mehri: A Lawyer with a Conscience
Faces of Successful Iranian Americans, January 12, 2009
General Issues of Law
- The Federal Bench in the Age of Obama
National Civil Rights Access to Justice Forum, November 11-12, 2010
Emory School of Law
Panelists: Cyrus Mehri, Judge U.W. Clemon, Judge John T. Nixon - The 2010-2011 Supreme Court Preview
American Constitution Society, September 16, 2010
Panelist: Cyrus Mehri - Why Those “Other” Federal Courts Are So Important in This Election
The American Prospect, October 30, 2008
By Alexander Wohl