employment discrimination settlements

Co-authored by Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Scott Velasquez 

Today Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York gave final approval to a $175 million settlement of a gender discrimination class action in Velez v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., Case No. 04-9194 (S.D.N.Y.). The settlement benefits a class of more than 6,000

Continue Reading Record Gender Discrimination Class Action Settlement And Fee Award Given Final Approval

The stakes in workplace class action litigation just got higher. A class of female sales representatives at Novartis have agreed to accept a settlement of $175 million to resolve their sex discrimination class action in Velez v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., Case No. 04-9194 (S.D.N.Y.). As such, it is one of the 10 Largest EPL Settlements. On July 14, 2010

Continue Reading Record Class Action Settlement Follows Massive Class Action Verdict