Shervin v. Partners Healthcare System, Inc., No. 14-1651 (1st Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff was admitted to Harvard Combined Orthopedics Residency Program, one of the country’s most prestigious orthopedic residency programs. Mid-way through the fourth year of her residency, Plaintiff was placed on academic probation based on what Plaintiff suspected was gender bias. When Plaintiff challenged the decision internally, she alleged she was subjected to further discrimination and retaliation. Plaintiff sued several Defendants in federal district court, asserting state-law claims of unlawful discrimination and retaliation and common-law claims of tortious interference with advantageous business relations. After a trial, the jury returned an across-the-board verdict for Defendants, finding that Defendants’ conduct did not cross the border into unlawful discrimination and retaliation. The First Circuit affirmed, holding that no reversible error occurred regarding the calibration of the statute of limitations, the trial judge’s failure to recuse herself, the trial court’s evidentiary rulings, and the court’s instructions to the jury.
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