Eric Jay Ward v. Future US Inc.
Published: Jan. 7, 2012 | Result Date: Dec. 14, 2011 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: CIV 499944 Verdict – Defense
Court
San Mateo Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
John T. Mullan
(Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe LLP)
Defendant
Alyson S. Cabrera
(Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani)
Michael D. Bruno
(Gordon & Rees LLP)
Facts
Plaintiff Eric Jay Ward, an attorney, alleged that during his temporary engagement as acting general counsel at Future US Inc., he opposed sexually inappropriate material in the workplace. Plaintiff alleged that as a result, Future US retaliated against him by discontinuing the process of hiring him as its permanent general counsel.
Future US denied that it retaliated against plaintiff, and asserted that it did not hire him because plaintiff was more interested in working as a business development person than a lawyer.
Result
Defense verdict.
Deliberation
two hours
Length
six days
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