Do No Harm v. Pfizer Inc.

  1. January 10, 2025

    2nd Circ. Yanks Prior Ruling, Revives Pfizer Race Bias Suit

    The Second Circuit reopened an advocacy group's lawsuit Friday claiming a Pfizer Inc. fellowship program unlawfully excluded white and Asian applicants, upending a March panel decision that said the group failed to pinpoint who was harmed.

  2. March 11, 2024

    2nd Circ. Fortifies Employer Defenses Against Attacks On DEI

    The Second Circuit recently made it harder for critics of workplace diversity, equity and inclusion efforts to mount legal challenges to those programs with its decision that an anti-DEI advocacy group didn't have standing to challenge a Pfizer fellowship geared toward historically underrepresented groups, experts said.

  3. March 06, 2024

    Challenge To Pfizer Diversity Program Fails At 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit declined Wednesday to revive an advocacy group's suit claiming a Pfizer diversity fellowship unlawfully discriminated against white and Asian workers, ruling the nonprofit had no legal foothold because it wouldn't specifically identify anyone allegedly harmed.