On April 10, 2002, an individual employee filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, against her employer, Aldi Inc., in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. The plaintiff, represented by private ...
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On April 10, 2002, an individual employee filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, against her employer, Aldi Inc., in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. The plaintiff, represented by private counsel, alleged racial discrimination and the intentional infliction of emotional distress under state law and asked the court for $75,000. The plaintiff sought to amend her complaint so that she could act on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals.
On August 25, 2002, the court (Judge John W. Lungstrum) granted the defendant's motion to dismiss the claim for the intentional infliction of emotional distress. The court also denied the plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint regarding Title VII class claims but granted the plaintiff's motion in part regarding her remaining claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Briggs v. Aldi, Inc., 218 F. Supp. 2d 1260 (D. Kan. 2002).
The case was voluntarily dismissed in December 2002, and each party was ordered to bear their own costs and expenses.
Emily Kuznick - 04/03/2008
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