Albert Woodfox, the last Angola 3 member behind bars, took the stand in federal court Wednesday to argue that the daily strip and cavity searches he undergoes in prison violate a previous court agreement entered into 35 years ago. Jerry Goodwin, the warden at David Wade Correctional Center, where Woodfox is imprisoned, testified to U.S. District Court Judge James J.…
Yet another drugmaker is being charged with alleged sex discrimination against female employees. The latest lawsuit has been filed by a Merck sales rep, who alleges the drugmaker permits discriminatory and disparate pay and promotion and policies, and allows a hostile workplace environment. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in New Jersey, seeks $100 million and class-action status.…
In gender discrimination disputes, businesses don’t want themselves up against the law firm Sanford Heisler. That firm has become the premier brand in representing plaintiffs in class action lawsuits alleging gender bias – and winning. Japanese pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo might be very nervous today. Yesterday, on behalf of its lead plaintiffs including Sara Wellens, Sandford Heisler filed “Wellens v…
Posted February 12th, 2013. Daiichi Sankyo, a maker of cholesterol and blood pressure drugs, is now a defendant in a case filed before a federal court in San Francisco yesterday. Six current and former female sales representatives employed in the Japanese firm’s North American division are accusing the company of gender discrimination in the workplace. According to the lawsuit, the…
Posted February 11th, 2013. SAN FRANCISCO — The plaintiffs lawyers that once secured the largest-ever award in a gender discrimination suit from a Cravath, Swaine and Moore client have a new target: Japanese pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo. The firm’s sales strategy, the complaint alleges, relies on using attractive women to promote drugs, and male executives treat female employees as “props.”…
Posted January 24th, 2013. Jan 24 (Reuters) – An attorney on Thursday filed a $5 million lawsuit accusing Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr of gender and age discrimination and of wrongfully terminating her for taking leave after adopting a child. “Levinson’s claims are completely without merit and we will vigorously defend the firm,” Susan Murley, the law firm’s co-managing…
Posted December 11th, 2012. A federal lawsuit against Memphis-based retailer City Gear accuses the company with violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by misclassifying employees to avoid paying overtime. Attorneys for the Sanford Heisler firm, which has offices in New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC, filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Nashville on Tuesday. The complaint further…
Congress needs to act to protect the rights of women by promoting nondiscrimination and advancing equal pay, witnesses testified before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee today. The hearing was called to examine the experience of pay discrimination by American women in the workforce and underscored the critical need to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that will…
Posted May 2nd, 2012. As appeared on Cheapest Electricity A class action complaint against Energy Plus has been filed in New Jersey by Sanford Wittels and Heisler for deceiving thousands of New Jersey energy customers with an illegal “bait-and-switch scheme.” Accusations state the company made promises to customers they can save a significant amount by switching energy companies to Energy…
Posted May 1st, 2012. Written by: Tanya Gonzalez Posted in Alaska discrimination attorney Janette Wipper, a partner at Sanford Wittels and Heisler, the firm spearheading the case. “Alaska Communications willfully continues to retain the overtime wages owed to these employees despite the Alaska Department of Labor’s unambiguous finding that Ms. Peterson was entitled to overtime pay.” Peterson, an Anchorage resident,…