Novartis, a Swiss-based pharmaceutical company, and other defendants were sued Wednesday in Georgia Northern District Court over alleged employment discrimination. The lawsuit was brought by the Law Office of John P. Batson on behalf of Jessica Norres, who contends that she was wrongfully terminated after reporting adverse information to her direct manager regarding a Novartis nurse ‘falsifying medical documents.’ Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 1:22-cv-02753, Norres v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. et al.
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amended (“Title VII”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., and the common laws of the
2. Plaintiff, a female resident of South Carolina, was an employee of
Specialist”) (commonly known as a “Sales Representative” or “Sales Rep”), from
subsidiaries that include Defendant Novartis Corporation, which is responsible for
was Plaintiff’s direct employer. These Defendants are “employers” as that term is
Leader for Novartis Pharmaceuticals, overseeing approximately eight (8) sales
representatives, including Plaintiff, and he had control over the terms and
Human Resources (“HR”) Director for the entire U.S.,...
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