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Some Firms May Be Rethinking Retirement Policies
Mandatory retirement policies at law firms are a hot topic both because the baby boom generation of lawyers will soon hit retirement age and because of the ongoing federal age discrimination suit against Sidley Austin Brown & Wood. Currently, some firms with a mandatory retirement age already allow individual attorneys to negotiate exceptions. And as retirement-age attorneys continue to show their worth, there are predictions that firms in general will move away from mandatory retirement policies.Former Top Cop's Suit May Test Burden of Proof for Reverse Bias
The reverse discrimination suit filed by fired State Police Superintendent Carl Williams has high hurdles to clear, but it is likely to be a major headache for the New Jersey governor's administration nonetheless. If the suit is not tossed and if depositions are taken, Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and her top brass may squirm in explaining the reasons behind the obviously political decision to dump the state police boss.Union Included in Age Discrimination Suit
A labor union is being pulled in as a defendant in a class-action age discrimination suit brought by some of its own members over a 1993 round of layoffs at the Great Neck, N.Y., headquarters of Unisys Corp. In a case of first impression in the Second Circuit, Eastern District Judge Arthur D. Spatt said last week that a labor union may be responsible for age discrimination when the employer carries out a discriminatory policy included in a negotiated contract.Bailey, plaintiff-respondent v. New York Westchester Square Medical Centre, defendants-appellants
Dismissed Hospital Nursing Assistant VP Did Not Meet Statutory Requirements for Discrimination ActionJury Upholds Pfizer Drug Patent, Finds Infringement
A federal jury in Newark, N.J., has found, after a 14-day trial, that three generic drugmakers infringed Pfizer Inc.'s patent on its acid-reflux drug, Protonix.Jury Upholds Pfizer Patent on Drug for Acid Reflux and Finds Infringement
A federal jury in Newark has found, after a 14-day trial, that three generic drugmakers infringed Pfizer Inc.'s patent on its acid-reflux drug, Protonix.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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