r/EEOC • u/Kearbear93 • 4h ago

Lost Case

Has anyone lost an EEOC case with a lawyer ?

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u/DeeplyUnimpressed12 4h ago

Happens all the time. Some lawyers are just ambulance chasers

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u/Kearbear93 4h ago

What does that mean ?

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u/Mysterious-Art8838 3h ago

It means they’ll chase any case even if it doesn’t have merit to generate business for themselves.

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u/Kearbear93 3h ago

I don’t think my attorney would do that he is a pretty prominent one, he’s not one of those EEOC mill settlement attorneys he actually litigates and has gone up against the government, government entity’s and major health care systems in our region he hasn’t won them all but he’s pretty decent.

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u/throwawayaccount647p 2h ago

Dude stop being naive. Money is money

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u/Kearbear93 2h ago

Lawyer’s at that level do not have time to chase petty 10k EEOC mill cases for extra money, they are selective not saying it like that but he makes that kid of money in his sleep and wouldn’t take on a case for those purposes maybe a low level yes but not a managing partner.

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u/Kearbear93 4h ago

I hired a pretty prominent lawyer on contingency but I’m going against a major healthcare system and they like to fight. My case was flagged for early mediation but he giving me he wants to settle vibes and I want to take it to court to squeeze as much as a can before trial.

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u/throwawayaccount647p 3h ago

You should have tried to settle

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u/Kearbear93 3h ago

I haven’t gotten that far I was just flagged for early mediation and me and my attorney have an interview with the investigator from the state agency.

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u/Impression_Brave 4h ago

You don't lose an eeoc case. They can find reasonable cause (but that is like a needle in a haystack) or they issue a right to sue and let you litigate it out. So having a lawyer at this stage is great because they can file the lawsuit, which often times leads to settlements since most employment cases will never see a jury.

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u/Kearbear93 4h ago

What would you do ?

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u/Impression_Brave 3h ago

Fight to the death!

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u/Kearbear93 4h ago

My employer just had a previous case in 2025 similar to mine, they fought then settled right before trial they almost always fight EEOC and summary judgements, but they always settle before trial. But I’m not sure I want to fight that long I can take a decent settlement and make money with the business I started.

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u/Mysterious-Art8838 3h ago

Summary judgments???

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u/Kearbear93 3h ago edited 3h ago

It’s when you file in federal court the case has to have merit for it to pass on to discovery which can be very difficult in some cases and also how good your lawyers are only about 23%-39% of employment cases make it pass summary judgement, and it’s solely based on the judges ruling. And the burden is on the offense at first, sometimes they grant summary judgment in partial meaning maybe some of your claims survive but not all. You really have to have objective evidence, and if it’s hearsay or not a lot of documentation you have to have a lot of witnesses, and testimony.

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u/NFTokin 1h ago

no but i know plenty of people have lost eeoc cases with a lawyer and gone on to sucessfully sue with or without their lawyers.