Past Successes

Notable Cases

Lawyers at Outten & Golden have obtained tens of millions of dollars of monetary relief and important policy changes for tens of thousands of veterans and service members.

    • Southwest Airlines
      • Received preliminary approval of a settlement worth $19 million in restored benefits for at least 1,500 Southwest Airlines pilots denied retirement contributions and sick leave for periods of military service.

       

    • Washington State Patrol
      • Obtained a $15 million settlement for nearly 900 Washington State Patrol officers denied veteran’s preference.

       

    • L-3 Communications
      • Obtained $2 million settlement for hundreds of pilots who were denied jobs at a major defense contractor, as well as critical programmatic changes that will benefit reservists who apply to and work for the company.

 

    • American Airlines
      • Obtained a $6.4 million settlement for over 1,200 American Airlines pilots denied pension contributions for periods of military service.

 

    • United Airlines
      • Obtained a $6.15 million settlement for over 1,200 United Airlines pilots denied pension contributions for periods of military service.

 

    • U.S. Postal Service
      • Obtained a more than $10 million settlement for disabled veterans who applied to work for the Postal Service, and were required to provide medical information before receiving conditional offers of employment.

 

  • Podliska v. House Benghazi Committee
    • Settled high profile USERRA case in which a congressional investigator alleged that he was discriminated and retaliated against due to his military service, and alleged that a Congressman defamed him and violated his due process rights.

(Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.)