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A unanimous jury in Philadelphia federal court found in favor of Stephen Middlebrooks and concluded that he was retaliated against and subject to a retaliatory hostile work environment by Teva Pharmaceuticals for complaining about age and national origin (bias against US workers). The jury awarded: $200,000 for emotional distress damages; $332,000 in back pay; $450,000…

PHILADELPHIA, November 7, 2018 — U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the ninth consecutive year, announce the “Best Law Firms” rankings. Console Mattiacci Law has been named in the 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in 1 practice area and regionally in 2 practice areas. Firms included in…

On Thursday, September 6, 2018, a $500,000 judgment was entered in favor of Dr. Kaede Ota and against the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (“CHOP”) in the case, she filed for pregnancy discrimination and retaliation. Dr. Ota’s complaint sets forth detailed facts involving her treatment by her supervisor, Dr. Robert W. Doms after she initially advised…

Congratulations to Stephen Console, Laura Mattiacci and Susan Saint-Antoine for being recognized in the Lawdragon 500 Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Guide, an honor reserved for the top 500 employment lawyers nationwide.  This is the first edition of Lawdragon’s 500 Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Guide. Lawdragon researched nationwide for the past two years before the inaugural guide was published. We at…

PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 20, 2018 – Console Mattiacci Law, LLC won a unanimous jury verdict in federal court on behalf of a former employee, Ruth Briggs, in age discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment case against Temple University. Ms. Briggs was represented by trial counsel Laura C. Mattiacci, Esquire and Rahul Munshi, Esquire, and assisted…

Console Mattiacci Law won a unanimous jury verdict in federal court on behalf of a former employee, Jack Gerundo, in an age discrimination case against AT&T. Mr. Gerundo, age 66 at the time, alleged that he was terminated by AT&T in connection with a “surplus” event that occurred in March of 2013, which resulted in…

On April 24, 2018, Governor Murphy has signed one of the nation’s strongest equal pay bills into law. The new legislation is known as The Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, S-104 (“the Allen Act”). The Act amends the New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination. While the main purpose of the law is to close the gender-pay…

The attorneys at Console Mattiacci Law, LLC, recently attended the Child Advocacy Benefit at the Crystal Tea Room on April 19, 2018. The annual event celebrates the work of the Support Center for Child Advocates and its honorees. The event honored two local community leaders, Ann and Mark Baiada, with the 2018 Judge Lois G.…

On January 26, 2017, after a four-day trial, a federal jury in Camden, New Jersey rendered an age discrimination verdict in favor of Robert Braden and against Lockheed Martin in the amount of $51,560,000. According to ALM’s “Top 100 Verdicts,” the unanimous jury award, in this case, was the highest employment law verdict in the…

Win For Console Mattiacci Law: Federal Judge Agrees That US Teva Worker Is Allowed To Proceed With Age Discrimination Lawsuit Against Israeli Branch Of Teva Pharmaceuticals Law360 reported on February 5, 2018 that Console Mattiacci Law, LLC has won the right to pursue an age discrimination lawsuit against the Israeli Branch of Teva Pharmaceuticals in…