Legal Opinion
Holland v. Zarif
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided January 4, 2002No. Civ.A. 2099-SPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STRINE, Vice Chancellor.
In her complaint, plaintiff Mrs. Patricia Holland alleges that she was fired from her employment as an office manager by defendant Dr. Alae Zarif, M.D., because of unfounded accusations by Dr. Zarifs wife that Mrs. Holland had an affair with Dr. Zarif at a Chicago medical conference. Dr. Zarif allegedly terminated Mrs. Holland’s employment in order to appease his jealous wife, and Mrs. Holland contends that her firing would not have happened if she were not a woman.
After her termination, Mrs. Holland attempted to file a sex discrimination charge under the…
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