UPDATE 1-Novartis unit hit with $110 mln gender discrimination suit
March 17, 2015 at 15:13 PM EDT
March 17 (Reuters) - A $110 million lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims a U.S. division at Swiss drugmaker Novartis has routinely denied female employees equal pay and promotion opportunities, five years after the pharmaceutical giant was hit with a nine-figure jury verdict over similar claims.