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…
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…
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