Court Rejects Challenges to Adverse Jury Decision

A California appellate court upheld a trial judge’s evidentiary rulings for an attorney’s unsuccessful disability discrimination claim against the Department of Justice. Case: Amgwerd v. Department of Justice, No. C084868, 10/27/2020, unpublished. Facts: Jessica Amgwerd worked as an attorney for the Department of Justice. In 2008, she joined the department’s health quality enforcement section, under the supervision of Gail Heppell. Heppell allegedly created intolerable working conditions for her subordinates by defaming and demeaning them, as well as making false accusatio...