Jones Day Sex Bias Suit’s Jane Doe 4 Dropped as Named Plaintiff

A female associate who sought to participate anonymously in a proposed sex bias class action against the law firm Jones Day has been dropped as a named plaintiff in a new court filing.

Nilab Rahyar Tolton, Andrea Mazingo, Meredith Williams, Saira Draper, Jaclyn Stahl, and Katrina Henderson filed the second amended complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Aug. 12. They are six of the seven women who brought the $200 million suit against Jones Day in April, claiming sex discrimination in pay, promotions, and based on pregnancy.

Jane Doe 4 was the seventh but she ...