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Case Name	EEOC v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY	EE-IL-0058
Docket / Court	1:98-cv-06111 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory	Illinois
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Chicago Office of the EEOC filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Defendant was Continental Casualty, an insurance company. The lawsuit was filed in September 1998 and was eventually resolved through a voluntary settlement in June 1999. ... read more > The Chicago Office of the EEOC filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Defendant was Continental Casualty, an insurance company. The lawsuit was filed in September 1998 and was eventually resolved through a voluntary settlement in June 1999. Because the docket is the only accessible document, there is no information available on the nature of the suit or the settlement agreement. Kevin Wilemon - 07/07/2007 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

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Continental Casualty 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)

1:98-cv-06111 (N.D. Ill.)
EE-IL-0058-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/14/1999
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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