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Former Littler lawyer drops California suit against firm, bringing end to departure dispute

By Debra Cassens Weiss

September 3, 2024, 12:27 pm CDT

A former lawyer at Littler Mendelson has dropped a California lawsuit alleging that the law firm violated a $950,000 agreement to settle their dueling claims in connection with her departure.

Uliana Kozeychuk’s request for dismissal of the California case states that she is “recovering $10,000 or more in value by this action,” Law360 reports. An Orange County, California, court agreed to dismiss the case Aug. 16.

In the California case, Kozeychuk had alleged that the firm violated a deal in a Dallas County, Texas, case in which the firm would pay her $950,000 for back pay, emotional distress, attorney fees and costs, if she satisfies certain conditions.

The Dallas County dispute stemmed from a Littler suit alleging that Kozeychuk uploaded more than 7,900 documents to an external Dropbox in February 2023 before quitting her job. Some of the documents contained client information and belonged to Littler, the suit claimed.

Kozeychuk claimed, however, that the firm was targeting her for complaining about bullying by one of its shareholders, according to Law360.

The Texas settlement called for Kozeychuk to delete mentions of the firm from her social media accounts and to allow a forensics expert to remove firm documents from her electronic files. She also agreed to drop a pending claim with the California Division of Labor Standards, according to Law360.