SHERVIN v. PARTNERS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen Jane Zucker , with whom Burns & Levinson LLP was on brief, for appellant.

Nancy Gertner , Emma Quinn-Judge , Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Nina Joan Kimball , Kimball Brousseau LLP, Michaela May , and Law Office of Michaela C. May on brief for American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, Union of Minority Neighborhoods, and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, amici curiae.

Thomas A. Reed , with whom Herbert L. Holtz , Eugene J. Sullivan III , and Holtz & Reed, LLP were on brief, for appellees Partners Healthcare System, Inc. and Massachusetts General Hospital Physicians Organization.

John Patrick Coakley , with whom Stephen D. Coppolo and Murphy & Riley, P.C. were on brief, for appellee Harvard Medical School.

Robert E. Burgess , with whom Edward F. Mahoney and Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney were on brief, for appellee Harry E. Rubash, M.D.

Rebecca J. Wilson , with whom Kiley M. Belliveau and Peabody & Arnold LLP were on brief, for appellee James H. Herndon, M.D.

Before KAYATTA, SELYA and DYK, Circuit Judges.