Month: May 2010

Novartis Class Awarded $250 Million in Punitive Damages

Posted May 19th, 2010. Verdict Is Strong Rebuke to Pharma Giant’s Gender Discrimination. Sparks Hope for Change in Company’s Treatment of Female Sales Reps For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newPRos,201-493-1027; [email protected] (May 19, 2010, New York City) –After delivering a unanimous verdict against Novartis on all counts and awarding 12 former Novartis sales reps $3.36 million in compensatory damages yesterday,…

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Sex Discrimination Jury Finds for Female Sales Reps In Novartis Sex Discrimination Case

NEW YORK—A federal jury May 17 found Novartis Corp. liable for sex discrimination against a nationwide class of female sales representatives, awarding some $3.4 million for emotional damages to 12 plaintiffs who testified as witnesses in the case (Velez v. Novartis Corp., S.D.N.Y., No. 04 Civ. 9194, jury verdict 5/17/10). The jury in U.S. District Court for the Southern District…

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