Legal Opinion
Sahli v. Bull HN Information Systems, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 9, 2002PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
In this case, we hold that a lawsuit filed by an employer against a former employee who has lodged a charge *697of discrimination is not an act of retaliation or interference in violation of the State’s antidiscrimination laws where the lawsuit had a legitimate basis in law and in fact.
1. Background. Sonja Sahli worked in the human resources department of Bull HN Information Systems, Inc. (Bull), for eight years.1 She was laid off in April, 1995, at age fifty-three.2 After she was notified about the impending layoff, Sahli applied for, but was not selected to fill, a vacant position in the human…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. CruikshankSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Wallace v. JaffreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by40 opinions
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