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Case Name
Wiginton v. CB Richard Ellis
EE-IL-0283
Docket / Court
1:02-cv-06832 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory
Illinois
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Private Employment Class Actions
Case Summary
On September 25, 2002, female employees of CB Richard Ellis filed a lawsuit against their employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs alleged that they had been discriminated ...
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On September 25, 2002, female employees of CB Richard Ellis filed a lawsuit against their employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs alleged that they had been discriminated against on the basis of their gender and asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as compensatory and punitive damages. Specifically, the plaintiffs contended that there was a sexually hostile and offensive work environment, that they were sexually harassed, and that they lost favorable job assignments and other job related benefits.
According to the PACER docket, the plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification on August 31, 2004. On September 9, 2006, they withdrew their motion for class certification, pending a settlement agreement. According to the PACER docket, the court approved a class action settlement agreement on January 9, 2008, according to which, defendant agreed to pay $3.4 million attorneys' fees, $35 million to named plaintiffs as incentive awards, and other monetary awards to be determined on a case-by-case basis. Additionally the settlement defined some equitable relief defendant should provide, such as no retaliation, having a harassment-free workplace policy, etc.
Kunyi Zhang - 01/20/2010
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Female
Content of Injunction
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Discrimination Prohibition
Goals (e.g., for hiring, admissions)
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Monitoring
Provide antidiscrimination training
Recordkeeping
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Pay / Benefits
Discrimination-basis
Sex discrimination
General
Pattern or Practice
Retaliation
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
CB Richard Ellis
Plaintiff Description
female employees of CB Richard Ellis
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Mixed
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
2007 - 2009
Filed
09/25/2002
Case Closing Year
2010
Case Ongoing
No
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Ill.
11/08/2010
1:02−cv−06832
EE-IL-0283-9000.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
N.D. Ill.
05/06/2003
Opinion
(2003 WL 21037874 / 2003 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 7621)
EE-IL-0283-0005.pdf
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LEXIS
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Detail
N.D. Ill.
09/16/2003
Opinion
(2003 WL 22232907 / 2003 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 16266)
EE-IL-0283-0006.pdf
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LEXIS
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Detail
N.D. Ill.
10/27/2003
Opinion
(2003 WL 22439865 / 2003 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 19128)
EE-IL-0283-0007.pdf
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LEXIS
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Detail
N.D. Ill.
01/09/2004
Complaint [ECF# 89]
EE-IL-0283-0001.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
N.D. Ill.
08/10/2004
Opinion
(229 F.R.D. 568)
EE-IL-0283-0004.pdf
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N.D. Ill.
10/24/2007
Corrected Settlement Agreement and Consent Decree [ECF# 321-2]
EE-IL-0283-0003.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
N.D. Ill.
01/09/2008
Order Granting Final Approval to Class Action Settlement [ECF# 360]
EE-IL-0283-0002.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
People
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Judges
Andersen, Wayne R.
(N.D. Ill.)
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Ashman, Martin C.
(N.D. Ill.)
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Berman, Steve W.
(Washington)
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EE-IL-0283-0001 | EE-IL-0283-9000
Breckenride, Jeniphr AE
(Washington)
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Connolly, Jennifer Fountain
(Illinois)
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Duffy, Michael Lawrence
(Illinois)
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Favre, JoDee
(Illinois)
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Fegan, Elizabeth A.
(Illinois)
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Gluek, Karla
(Minnesota)
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Gustafson, Daniel E.
(Minnesota)
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Nesbitt, Amber Margaret
(Illinois)
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Styant-Browne, Nicholas
(Washington)
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Wexler, Kenneth A.
(Illinois)
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Zipprich, Renee Lynn
(Illinois)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Alamuddin, Sari M.
(Illinois)
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Billows, Tracy Marie
(Illinois)
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Carlson, Scott A.
(Illinois)
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Davidson, Deborah S.
(Illinois)
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DeGroff, Christopher James
(Illinois)
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Duprey, Anne Elizabeth
(Illinois)
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Feis, Brenda H.
(Illinois)
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