A California judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt by Cisco Systems Inc. to route an age discrimination suit brought by a veteran product manager at the company into arbitration.

Ann Bark, 63, has worked at Cisco since 1998. She sued the company in August alleging that she had been denied career opportunities and bonuses as a result of her age. Represented by the Louderback Law Group, Bark alleges that she has lost over $100,000 in compensation as a result of age discrimination, and that she has experienced “extreme stress and reputational damage.”

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