Legal Opinion
Lawton v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 3, 1996No. 96-1609PublishedCited by 233 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Maryann E. Lawton alleges that her former employer, defendant-appellee State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, discriminated against her on account of her gender, in violation of both federal and state law. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5 (1994); Mass. Gen. L. ch. 151B, § 4(1) (1996). The district court granted summary judgment in the employer’s favor. See Lawton v. State Mut. Life Assur. Co., 924 F.Supp. 331 (D.Mass.1996). Lawton appeals.
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