Brader v. Biogen Inc.

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Case Number:

19-1268

Court:

Appellate - 1st Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3445 Amer. w/Disabilities - Employment

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  1. December 18, 2020

    1st Circ. Backs Biogen's Win In Scientist's Disability Bias Suit

    The First Circuit refused to reinstate a former Biogen scientist's allegation that he was fired because he suffered a mental breakdown, finding Friday that he hadn't shown there was a nexus between his layoff and his mental struggles.

  2. September 11, 2019

    Biogen Tells 1st Circ. Firing Was Unrelated To Mental Health

    A former Biogen scientist's firing was unrelated to a mental breakdown he suffered and simply the result of a major round of layoffs, an attorney for the company told a First Circuit panel at oral arguments Wednesday as it sought to affirm a lower court win in a disability bias suit.