Richard J. Daronco: Difference between revisions

In April 1988, Daronco became the presiding judge over a [[civil suit]] for [[sex discrimination]] and [[sexual harassment]]. He was the third judge to preside over the [[bench trial]], which had already spanned seven years of litigation. The plaintiff, Carolee Koster, alleged she had been denied promotion and was [[Wrongful dismissal|wrongfully terminated]] by her employer, [[Chase Manhattan Bank]], after she ended an affair with a vice president of the bank.<ref name="nyt23" /> She opted to represent herself ''[[Pro se legal representation in the United States|pro se]],'' after having been represented by three different attorneys, the last of whom withdrew from the case.<ref name="nyt23">{{Cite news|last=McFadden|first=Robert D.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/23/nyregion/slain-judge-ruled-against-his-killer-s-daughter.html?pagewanted=all|title=Slain Judge Ruled Against His Killer's Daughter|date=May 23, 1988|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 11, 2017|page=A1, B4|url-access=subscription}}</ref> She had previously rejected two [[settlement offer]]s of several hundred thousand of dollars,<ref name="7yearcase">{{Cite news|last=Doyle|first=John M.|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1988/7-Year-old-Case-Led-to-Judge-s-Murder/id-77dd248b175681892af20a8d2d2818e7|title=7-Year-old Case Led to Judge's Murder|date=May 23, 1988|work=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> and instead sought $2.5 million.<ref name="nyt23" />