James S. Urban
500 Grant Street, Suite 4500, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
About James S. Urban
Practice Areas
- Employment
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1998J.D.
- University of Pittsburgh, 1987B.A.
Representative Cases
- CBS Corporation defeats class certification and settles age discrimination and ERISA action (2009)
- CBS Corporation defeats ERISA class action in 3rd Circuit
- CBS defends against individual age discrimination lawsuits after dismissal of class action
- CBS obtains favorable settlement in ERISA action
- CBS obtains partial summary judgment dismissing age discrimination class and settles single-plaintiff claims
- CBS settles breach of fiduciary duty claim before trial against former employee
- CBS wins dismissal of former employee's ERISA and ADEA action
- CitiFinancial win in dismissal of employee defamation and wrongful termination suit is affirmed on appeal
- CTS Corp obtains favorable settlement in WARN and COBRA action arising out reduction in force at PA plant
- Metal Traders prevails in discrimination lawsuit after eight days of trial (2009)
- National City Bank of Pennsylvania defeats class certification in bank branch employees' wage and hour FLSA action
- National City Bank of Pennsylvania defends against wage and hour class action
- National City Bank of Pennsylvania wins favorable verdict in contract breach lawsuit (2009)
- PotashCorp obtains dismissal of suit alleging retaliatory discharge in violation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- R.H. Donnelley wins summary judgment in gender and racial discrimination case
- Telecommunications conglomerate defends against arbitration involving collective bargaining agreement
- Telecommunications conglomerate files unfair labor practice charge against the union
- U.S. Steel prevails in "donning & doffing" FLSA case filed by United Steelworkers local union (2009)
- U.S. Steel wins summary judgment in putative nationwide FLSA collective action of "donning & doffing" (2009)
- Verizon defends against labor arbitrations involving contract administration and enforcement with the IBEW and CWA
- Verizon obtains temporary restraining order against illegal union work slowdown
- Verizon wins summary judgment in ADA suit alleging disability discrimination
- Verizon Wireless defends against putative nationwide FLSA collective action brought by retail store employees
- Verizon's motion to dismiss age and gender discrimination claims is granted by district court and upheld by 3rd Circuit
- Westinghouse Government Services obtains injunction to settle strike
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Office Info
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