{"id":22543,"date":"2014-11-01T11:09:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T15:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=22543"},"modified":"2015-03-16T17:01:36","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T21:01:36","slug":"mets-answer-lawsuit-filed-by-pregnant-woman-executive-they-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=22543","title":{"rendered":"Mets answer lawsuit filed by pregnant woman executive they fired"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mets<\/a> and their chief operating officer, Jeff Wilpon, in court papers filed Friday, denied all the accusations made in a lawsuit by a former senior ticket-sales executive who said that she had been discriminated against for being pregnant out of wedlock.<\/em><\/p>\n

The executive, Leigh Castergine, said she had been fired in retaliation for complaining to the team\u2019s human resources department.<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s the entire article: Mets Deny Bias in Ticket Official\u2019s Firing – NYTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is a lawsuit follow-up to the original story about this lawsuit. <\/a><\/p>\n

UPDATE 3\/16\/2015.<\/strong> The post above and the links were the last time I reported on this case.<\/p>\n

Well, what do you know? It’s “resolved.” That means “settlement,” in a hey-we’re-not-at-fault euphemism. But hey, as the Times article says:<\/p>\n

Now, there will be no trial. The two sides said in\u00a0 joint statement that they had agreed to “resolve” the case and later filed a court document saying they had jointly agreed to dismiss the case–a required filing that follows a private settlement. No terms were announced.<\/em><\/p>\n

The article, by Richard Sandomir (Mets Resolve Suit With Executive They Fired When She Was Pregnant and Unmarried – NYTimes.com<\/a>.), goes on to mention a case I was also on top of:<\/p>\n

The decision to jointly end the lawsuit differs from Madison Square Garden’s decision in 2006 to fight a sexual harassment and discrimination case filed against it and Isiah Thomas, the team’s president, by Anucha Browne Sanders<\/a>, a senior marketing executive. The testimony at that trial was highly negative for the Garden. A jury verdict found for Ms. Browne Sanders; she settled for $11.5 million in damages.<\/em><\/p>\n

Anne C. Vladeck, who represents Ms. Castergine, was part of the legal team for Ms. Brown Sanders.<\/em><\/p>\n

Very interesting, Mr. Sandomir. You didn’t have to mention that case, but you did and in doing so, you sketched how disadvantageous it can be for a company to go to trial aggressively when a woman sued them for discrimination.<\/p>\n

Brava, again, Ms. Vladeck.<\/p>\n

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