Lambda Legal’s Case Work
For five decades and counting, Lambda Legal has proudly served as attorneys for the LGBTQ+ community and people living with HIV. Find out what’s on our docket right now—and go in depth on each of our current cases below.
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McCreery v. Don’s Valley Market
Transgender employment discrimination case in which a transgender woman was fired after she told her boss she would be transitioning.
Case Filed: 09/24/2013
Court:
Decision: Victory
Harris v. Millennium Hotel
Case representing same-sex partner of shooting victim seeking survivor benefits in Alaska.
Case Filed: 09/19/2012
Court: Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board
Decision: Victory
Selby and Ballard v. Baltimore County
Case arguing that Baltimore County respect the out-of-state marriage of county employees and provide spousal benefits to married same-sex couples.
Case Filed: 12/15/2011
Court:
Taylor v. Rice
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Decision: Landmark Case
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lee’s Log Cabin, Inc.
Employment discrimination case under ADA in which court ruled that evidence of the impact of AIDS on the claimant did...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Patino v. Birken Manufacturing Co.
Case arguing that Birken Manufacturing failed to protect one of its employees from severe antigay harassment in the workplace.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Connecticut Superior Court for the Judicial District of Hartford
Decision: Victory
Couture v. Bonfils Memorial Blood Center
Employment discrimination case under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in which court did not reach issue of whether person...
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Golinski v. United States Office of Personnel Management
Federal case seeking spousal health benefits for lesbian employee of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Decision: Victory
Gill v. Devlin and Howell
Case representing Texas lesbian denied the opportunity to interview for a permanent teaching position at a Texas community college.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court:
Decision: Victory
Hickman v. Donna Curry Investments, LLC, et al.
Man fired from a Subway restaurant after disclosing his HIV status
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Decision: Victory
Lopez v. River Oaks
Case arguing federal discrimination after a woman has job offer rescinded because she is transgender
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: Federal Court of the Southern District of Texas
Diaz v. Brewer (formerly Collins v. Brewer)
Case representing Arizona lesbian and gay state employees facing elimination of their domestic partner benefits.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court: United States District Court of Arizona
Matter of Kyle Smith
Case arguing against the Foreign Service’s policy of not hiring anyone who is HIV positive.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court:
Caldwell v. SkyWest Airlines, Inc.; Delta Airlines, Inc.
Case winning equal travel benefits for spouses of lesbian and gay employees of SkyWest Airlines.
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court:
Decision: Victory
Matter of Matthew Cusick and Cirque du Soleil
Groundbreaking case arguing against Cirque du Soleil’s decision to fire an employee because of his HIV status
Case Filed: 10/28/2011
Court:
Decision: Landmark Case