Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 15, 2005PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
The plaintiff, Mary Sullivan, challenges a Superior Court judge’s order granting summary judgment to the defendant, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty), on Sullivan’s sex and age discrimination in employment claims brought pursuant to the antidiscrimination statute, G. L. c. 151B.1 The case arose from Liberty’s implementation in 1999 of a reduction in force in which it permanently discharged eleven employees in its New England region legal department, including Sullivan. Sullivan appealed. We transferred the case here on our own motion to consider the elements for establishing a prima…
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