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Litigation

Feb. 11, 2017

Plaintiffs face uphill battle in age discrimination case

Plaintiffs in a putative class action accusing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of systematic age discrimination faced an uphill battle when trying to defend the logic behind one of their claims at a hearing.

By Joshua Sebold
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — Plaintiffs in a putative class action accusing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of systematic age discrimination faced an uphill battle when trying to defend the logic behind one of their claims at a federal court hearing Thursday.

The plaintiffs are attempting to include job applicants in the class, a feat that has been exceedingly difficult to pull off,...

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