Legal Opinion
Velez v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 31, 2007No. 04 Civ. 9194(GEL)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LYNCH, District Judge.
Female employees of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“NPC”) bring this gender discrimination suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (“Title VII”). Defendant Novartis Corporation (“Corporation”), the corporate parent of NPC, moves for summary judgment, arguing that plaintiffs have failed to show that Corporation is subject to liability for its subsidiary’s actions. Plaintiffs also move for class certification pursuant to Rule 28 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Both motions will be granted.
BACKGROUND
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