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Appeals court upholds Wyeth ruling

May

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling dismissing a race discrimination lawsuit a former employee of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in lower Manhattan let stand a ruling by the late U.S. District Court Judge Charles Brieant in the case of former Wyeth compliance officer Newton Paul.

Paul, who is black, worked at Wyeth’s Pearl River campus from 2000 to 2005. He claimed in a lawsuit that he faced discrimination in pay and promotions.

Paul is one of eight current and former Wyeth employees who sued the company for alleged race discrimination in Pearl River. Five of the lawsuits have been dismissed at the trial court level.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 at 10:57 am by Allan Drury. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
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