A blown deadline and a naming mix-up gave the employer another shot
A former employee had obtained a default against her ex-employer's business unit. A federal judge just erased it.
On July 20, 2026, the court vacated that default, giving Gravity Research, LLC another chance to respond to the discrimination suit brought by a former employee of National Journal Group, LLC. She had sued both entities in December 2025, representing herself and bringing four counts of employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
She alleged that her former employer "treated her worse than her non-Black colleagues," retaliated against her "for advocating for a Black colleague," subjected her to a hostile work environment, and "constructively discharged her" - pushed her to quit - because she is Black, according to the court's account of her complaint. Her employment ended in September 2023. The employer denied the bulk of her allegations.
It also denied something more basic: that Gravity Research exists as a legal entity at all. The defendants said Gravity Research is "an unincorporated business unit" operating within National Journal Group - not a company that can be sued on its own. That mismatch, the court said, was "largely responsible" for the dispute that followed.
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