Attorney Patricia V Pierce's Legal Cases

Employment and labor

Whistleblower

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OUTCOME: $1.5 Million Recovery

Telecommunications company on behalf of two whistleblowers who protested off-shore company practices that violated the law of the foreign country in which they resided and worked. The employer was a Ne ... w Jersey based firm. One of the first extra-territorial cases to be brought under New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act. $2.6 Million Recovery against pharmaceutical company for two scientists who were terminated after reporting violations of federal regulations.

Class action

Class and Collective Actions

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OUTCOME: $30+ Million Recovery

100 workers against Fortune 500 Company for discriminatory lay-offs in nation-wide reduction-in-force.

Sexual harassment

Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

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OUTCOME: $2.1 Million verdict

female sales manager sexually harassed by President of 7-Up Bottling Company of Philadelphia. GPFF partner Pat Pierce represented a female sales manager who was repeatedly subjected to requests for sex ... ual favors, sexual jokes and banter and sexual touching by the President of a local soda bottling company. The jury awarded $50,000 in compensatory damages and $2.1 Million in punitive damages.

Sexual harassment

Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

N/A

OUTCOME: $900,000 recovery

School district counselor sexually harassed by principal and retaliated against by superintendent following complaint.

Sexual harassment

Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

N/A

OUTCOME: $490,000 recovery

Factory worker sexually harassed by supervisor. After employee reported the abuse, co-workers and HR Director subjected her to continued harassment at work causing her constructive discharge.

Sexual harassment

Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

N/A

OUTCOME: $420,000 recovery

Sales representative sexually molested by supervisor, then terminated while on FMLA leave taken to recover from effects of abuse.

Discrimination

Ethnic Discrimination and Constructive Discharge

N/A

OUTCOME: $300,000 Jury Verdict

Italian-American male discriminated against and harassed by owners of Arc Water Treatment Company. GPFF partner Pat Pierce brought suit against the company after for constructive discharge and hostile ... work environment. The Vice-President and owner of the company defended the case claiming that the offensive terms used on a daily basis were mere jokes. The jury determined that the harassment had been severe warranting substantial damages.

Civil rights

Sexual Molestation

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OUTCOME: $3.9 Million Recovery

4 girls molested by counselor at summer camp.

Employment and labor

Whistleblower

N/A

OUTCOME: $375,000 Recovery

Office manager who refused to provide false information to U.S. Attorneys investigating criminal activity by employers.

Employment and labor

Whistleblower

N/A

OUTCOME: $1.5 Million Recovery

For manager against University who was terminated for reporting violations of good manufacturing practices by University scientist in clinical trials of investigatory drug.

Patricia V Pierce's Legal Cases (27)

Whistleblower

Class and Collective Actions

Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Ethnic Discrimination and Constructive Discharge

Sexual Molestation

Whistleblower

Whistleblower