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Case Name	EEOC v. AIRBORNE EXPRESS	EE-PA-0006
Docket / Court	98-1471 ( E.D. Pa. )
State/Territory	Pennsylvania
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Philadelphia Office of the EEOC filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Defendant was Airborne Express, shipper of personal and commercial goods. The controversy involved alleged harassment on the basis of race and retaliation by the ... read more > The Philadelphia Office of the EEOC filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Defendant was Airborne Express, shipper of personal and commercial goods. The controversy involved alleged harassment on the basis of race and retaliation by the defendant in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit was filed in March of 1998 and was resolved when the court dismissed the case with prejudice in June 1999 because the parties settled. The defendant filed numerous motions to compel discovery and the defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, which was not resolved. There is no information regarding the settlement or the details of the complaint. Kevin Wilemon - 07/21/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Race

Race, unspecified

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Airborne Express
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

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Documents

Docket(s)

2:98-cv-01471-JW (E.D. Pa.)
EE-PA-0006-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 04/13/2006
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Memorandum Order (1999 WL 124380 / 1999 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 1751) (E.D. Pa.) EE-PA-0006-0003.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 02/23/1999
Memorandum Order (1999 WL 236736 / 1999 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 5562) (E.D. Pa.) EE-PA-0006-0004.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 04/20/1999

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