CHADWICK v. WELLPOINT, INC.

No. 08-1685.

561 F.3d 38 (2009)

Laurie CHADWICK, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. WELLPOINT, INC.; Anthem Health Plans of Maine, Inc., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 26, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Webbert with whom Matthew S. Keegan and Johnson & Webbert, LLP, were on brief for appellant.

Margaret Coughlin LePage with whom Katharine I. Rand, William P. Saxe, and Pierce Atwood LLP, were on brief for appellees.

Rae T. Vann and Norris, Tysse, Lampley & Lakis, LLP, on brief for amicus curiae Equal Employment Advisory Council.

Before TORRUELLA and STAHL, Circuit Judges, and GARCÍA-GREGORY, District Judge.


STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Laurie Chadwick brought a claim of sex discrimination under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., against WellPoint, Inc. and Anthem Health Plans of Maine, Inc. (collectively, "WellPoint"), after she was denied a promotion.1 She alleged that her employer failed to promote her because of a sex-based stereotype that women who are mothers, particularly of young children...

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