| Docket # | SJC-10261 |
| Date | February 5, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | SJC-10261: Anti-discrimination law, Employment, Sex, Termination of employment, Damages. Employment, Discrimination, Termination. Damages, Under anti-discrimination law, Punitive, Remittitur, Future earning capacity. Evidence, Relevancy and materiality. Practice, Civil, Argument by counsel, Instructions to jury.
SJC-10261a: Anti-discrimination law, Attorney's fees. Practice, Civil, Attorney's fees. |
| Appealed From | Berkshire Superior Court, Justice John A. Agostini |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Haddad: Robert S. Mantell, Richard E. Fradette, David E. Belfort |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: David C. Casey, Stephen T. Melnick |
| Amici Curiae | Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action; Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts; Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights of the Boston Bar Association; Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association; Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts; New England Legal Foundation; Associated Industries of Massachusetts |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court in case SJC-10261, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat)
Click to link to the slip opinion in case SJC-10261a, in PDF format |
