On December 30, 2004, the Charlotte and Norfolk offices of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit under Title VII against Welborne Automotive, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. The EEOC alleged that the defendants, a car dealership, had violated the rights of the complainant by firing her because she was female.

On August 1, 2005, the complainant intervened as a plaintiff in the lawsuit. The case went to mediation in May of 2006, but parties could not reach a settlement. On September 15, 2006, the defendants asked to court for summary judgment, but the district court denied the motion on November 26, 2007. On December 10, 2007, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss, but the parties reached a settlement before the court ruled on that motion. Under the terms of the settlement, the complainant agreed to release all of her claims against the defendants in exchange for $70,000 in damages, which included $24,333 in attorneys fees and costs. On December 28, 2007, the district court approved the settlement and dismissed the case.
The settlement term was 5 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2012.

Kristen Sagar - 04/11/2008
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