Novartis Pharmaceuticals was slammed with $250 million in punitive damages on Wednesday in the largest-ever award in a gender bias case. A New York federal jury took slightly more than one day of deliberations to deliver the blow after finding the company liable for discrimination against women employees in pay, promotion and pregnancy policies. One lawyer said the verdict should be seen as part of a sea change on the gender discrimination front that will lead to more litigation.
May 20, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. was slammed with $250 million in punitive damages on Wednesday in the largest-ever award in a gender bias case.
A Southern District of New York jury took slightly more than one day of deliberations to deliver the blow to a company that on Monday it had found liable for discrimination against women employees in pay, promotion and pregnancy policies.
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