Attorney Misrepresentations Result in Revival of Dismissed Claims

Misleading and confusing correspondence from their attorneys resulted in the reinstatement of age discrimination claims of more than 600 Department of Transportation flight service controllers.

In Breen v. Chao, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that justice required it to reconsider the dismissed claims because the plaintiffs’ ex-counsel had failed to fulfill their ethical and professional obligations.