Abbott obtains dismissals of eight complaints alleging citizenship discrimination in connection with outsourcing of information technology operations

Client(s) Abbott Laboratories

Jones Day client Abbott Laboratories obtained dismissals of complaints filed by eight former employees alleging that the company discriminated against them based upon their citizenship when it outsourced its information technology operations to a third party contracting company. After the eight complainants filed notices of voluntary dismissal, the administrative law judge dismissed all eight complaints with prejudice.

Frank Dadgari v. Abbott Laboratories, Case No. 17B00001 (OCAHO); Mark Isch v. Abbott Laboratories, Case No. 17B00002 (OCAHO); Marco Pena v. Abbott Laboratories, Case No. 17B00003 (OCAHO); James David Dixon v. Abbott Laboratories, Case No. 17B00005 (OCAHO); Eric White v. Abbott Laboratories, Case No. 17B0000 (OCAHO); Tian Yu v. Abbott Laboratories, Case No. 17B00007 (OCAHO); Angela Atwater v. Abbott Laboratories, Case No. 17B00008 (OCAHO); Larry Triplett v. Abbott Laboratories, Case No. 17B00014 (OCAHO)