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Case Name	EEOC v. Ford Motor Company	EE-MI-0056
Docket / Court	2:98-cv-72289-BAF ( E.D. Mich. )
State/Territory	Michigan
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In June 1998, the Detroit District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Ford Motor Company in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The only document publicly available regarding the case is the docket; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. After ... read more > In June 1998, the Detroit District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Ford Motor Company in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The only document publicly available regarding the case is the docket; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. After some scheduling orders and some discovery, the parties took part in a settlement conference in April 1999. They entered into a settlement agreement in September 1999, dismissing the case. Michele Marxkors - 06/30/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

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Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company
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	Unknown
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Voluntary Dismissal
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-72289-BAF (E.D. Mich.)
EE-MI-0056-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/11/2001

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