Quinlan v. Curtiss-Wright Corporation, A-5728-06T1; Appellate Division; opinion by Wefing, P.J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication August 11, 2009. Before Judges Wefing, Parker and LeWinn. On appeal from the Law Division, Essex County, L-8976-03. [Sat below: Judge Goldman.] DDS No. 25-2-4967 [30 pp.]
In 1980, plaintiff began employment as a benefits analyst in the human resources department of defendant Curtiss-Wright. By 1999, plaintiff was the executive director of human resources. In July 2000, Curtiss hired Kenneth Lewis. In January 2003, Lewis was promoted to the position of vice president of human resources and management development, and Lewis became plaintiff’s superior. Plaintiff expressed her dissatisfaction to Curtiss’s chief executive officer, Martin Benante. Dissatisfied with his explanations, plaintiff consulted with counsel. In addition, she began to review files in the human resources department, copying material that she felt bolstered her case of gender discrimination. She delivered this material, more than 1,800 pages in all, to her attorneys.
