Perspective
Oct. 13, 2010
The Novartis Verdict: Impact on Employers and Lessons Learned
Slammed with the largest jury verdict ever in an employment discrimination case, what Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. did wrong. By Gary Siniscalco and Lauri Damrell of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
For 10 years, Working Mother magazine ranked Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. as a "Top 100" company for women. Nevertheless, in May 2010, a jury found Novartis liable for gender pay and promotion discrimination and awarded a class of over 5,000 women $250 million in punitive damages. It was the largest ever jury verdict in an employment discrimination case. While Novartis argued throughout the trial th...
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