Press Releases

Department of Justice Immigration Judge Meghan Heesch Joins Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight as Partner in San Diego Heesch will Co-Chair the firm’s Trial Practice with Partner Andrew Macurdy

By: Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP | April 20, 2026 | Press Releases

SAN DIEGO, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight today announced that Meghan Heesch has joined the firm as a Partner in its San Diego office, where she will focus on ERISA litigation alongside partners Charles Field and Leigh Anne St. Charles. She will also join Andrew Macurdy as Co-Chair of the[…]

SAN DIEGO, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — today announced that Meghan Heesch has joined the firm as a Partner in its San Diego office, where she will focus on ERISA litigation alongside partners Charles Field and Leigh Anne St. Charles. She will also join Andrew Macurdy as Co-Chair of the firm’s national Trial Practice. […]

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight LLP: 20 Pilot Trainees Now Allege Discrimination and Fraud In American Airlines and Coast Flight Training in Cadet Academy Litigation

By: Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP | April 16, 2026 | Press Releases

Lawsuit: Program targeted people of color, left trainees in debt and without pilot jobs DALLAS and SAN DIEGO, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Two more former pilot trainees have asked to join litigation alleging that American Airlines and Coast Flight Training targeted non-white candidates for a discriminatory and fraudulent cadet program that left them with[…]

Lawsuit: Program targeted people of color, left trainees in debt and without pilot jobs DALLAS and SAN DIEGO, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Two more former pilot trainees have asked to join litigation alleging that American Airlines and Coast Flight Training targeted non-white candidates for a discriminatory and fraudulent cadet program that left them with […]

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight Files Additional Federal Tort Claims Act Complaint Against the Army on Behalf of Victim of Army Doctor Blaine McGraw

By: Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP | April 7, 2026 | Press Releases

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight (“Sanford Heisler”) today filed a new Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) administrative complaint against the United States Department of the Army, the Defense Health Agency, and the Department of Defense (collectively “the Army”) on behalf of Jane Doe 8, who alleges[…]

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Attorneys at (“Sanford Heisler”) today filed a new Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) administrative complaint against the United States Department of the Army, the Defense Health Agency, and the Department of Defense (collectively “the Army”) on behalf of Jane Doe 8, who alleges that she was sexually […]

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight Named Labor & Employment Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation for Second Consecutive Year

By: Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP | March 12, 2026 | Press Releases

NEW YORK, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, a nationally recognized employment, civil rights and social justice plaintiff side law firm, has been named Labor & Employment Firm of the Year at the Benchmark Litigation U.S. Awards for the second consecutive year, underscoring the firm’s continued leadership in high-impact employment litigation[…]

NEW YORK, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — , a nationally recognized employment, civil rights and social justice plaintiff side law firm, has been named Labor & Employment Firm of the Year at the Benchmark Litigation U.S. Awards for the second consecutive year, underscoring the firm’s continued leadership in high-impact employment litigation and advocacy on […]

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight Secures Compassionate Release for Richard Brown in 1988 Kansas City Fire Case

By: Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP | February 27, 2026 | Press Releases

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight announced today that the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri granted compassionate release to Richard W. Brown, vacating his life sentence and resentencing him to time served with five years of supervised release. The underlying conviction arose from the November[…]

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight announced today that the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri granted compassionate release to Richard W. Brown, vacating his life sentence and resentencing him to time served with five years of supervised release. The underlying conviction arose from the November […]

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight Files $134 Million ERISA Class Action Case Against Stifel Financial, Corp. on Behalf of More Than 10,000 Retirement Plan Participants

By: Charles Field and Sharon Kim | February 20, 2026 | Press Releases

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed an ERISA class action Complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri that alleges retirement plan mismanagement by Stifel Financial, Corp. and other fiduciaries of the Stifel Financial Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan. According to the allegations in the Complaint,[…]

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — filed an ERISA class action Complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri that alleges retirement plan mismanagement by Stifel Financial, Corp. and other fiduciaries of the Stifel Financial Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan. According to the allegations in the Complaint, Stifel failed to […]

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight Continues to Pursue Severance Payment on Behalf of Former Twitter Employees

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight today filed an amended Complaint against Elon Musk and X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, in U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California. The amended Complaint is filed on behalf of former Twitter employees who never received the severance benefits they[…]

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — today filed an amended Complaint against Elon Musk and X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, in U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California. The amended Complaint is filed on behalf of former Twitter employees who never received the severance benefits they were entitled to after […]

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight Files $70+ Million ERISA Class Action Case Against BLOOMBERG, L.P. on Behalf of More Than 20,000 Retirement Plan Participants

By: Charles Field and Russell Kornblith | January 29, 2026 | Press Releases

NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed a $70+ million ERISA class action complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that alleges retirement plan mismanagement by Bloomberg, L.P. (“Bloomberg”) and other fiduciaries of Bloomberg’s 401(k) Plan. According to the allegations in the Complaint, Bloomberg[…]

NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — filed a $70+ million ERISA class action complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that alleges retirement plan mismanagement by Bloomberg, L.P. (“Bloomberg”) and other fiduciaries of Bloomberg’s 401(k) Plan. According to the allegations in the Complaint, Bloomberg failed to remove […]

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight Files Federal Tort Claims Act Complaint Against the Army for Failing to Protect a Former Fort Hood Soldier Who Was Raped by Serial Predator Sergeant Greville Clarke

By: Christine Dunn and Jillian Seymour | January 20, 2026 | Press Releases

FORT HOOD, Texas, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight (“Sanford Heisler”) today filed a Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) administrative complaint against the United States Department of the Army (“the Army”) on behalf of Mayra Diaz, who was violently raped and attacked by former Sergeant Greville Clarke in the[…]

FORT HOOD, Texas, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Attorneys at (“Sanford Heisler”) today filed a Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) administrative complaint against the United States Department of the Army (“the Army”) on behalf of Mayra Diaz, who was violently raped and attacked by former Sergeant Greville Clarke in the Fort Hood barracks on […]

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight Promotes Two Lawyers to Partnership and Two Lawyers to Senior Litigation Counsel

Sharon Kim and Alok Nadig are new Partners Ting Cheung and Kasi Wautlet are new Senior Litigation Counsel NEW YORK, Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading national civil rights and social justice law firm Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, today announced the promotion of four lawyers, effective January 1, 2026. Sharon Kim and Alok Nadig, currently[…]

Sharon Kim and Alok Nadig are new Partners Ting Cheung and Kasi Wautlet are new Senior Litigation Counsel NEW YORK, Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading national civil rights and social justice law firm Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, today announced the promotion of four lawyers, effective January 1, 2026. Sharon Kim and Alok Nadig, currently […]