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Case Name	EEOC v. Coast International	EE-KS-0005
Docket / Court	2:98-cv-02429-KHV ( D. Kan. )
State/Territory	Kansas
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In September 1998, the EEOC district office in St. Louis, Missouri brought this suit against Coast International, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. The complaint is currently unavailable. The docket suggests that the case was brought under Title VII. The case was quickly ... read more > In September 1998, the EEOC district office in St. Louis, Missouri brought this suit against Coast International, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. The complaint is currently unavailable. The docket suggests that the case was brought under Title VII. The case was quickly disposed of and a consent decree was entered in January 1999. Although the consent decree is not available, the docket states that defendant would pay three aggrieved parties a total of $60,000 and that the terms of the agreement ran for two years. Joel Pettit - 06/20/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Coast International, Inc.
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Damages Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	1999 - 2001
Case Closing Year	1999
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

2:98-cv-02429-KHV (D. Kan.)
EE-KS-0005-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 01/13/1999

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