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Case Name	EEOC v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	EE-GA-0030
Docket / Court	1:99-cv-03276-CAM ( N.D. Ga. )
State/Territory	Georgia
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Atlanta Office of the EEOC filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The Defendant was General Electric Company. The lawsuit was filed in December 1999 and was resolved through a settlement agreement in August 2001. GE filed for summary judgment, but ... read more > The Atlanta Office of the EEOC filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The Defendant was General Electric Company. The lawsuit was filed in December 1999 and was resolved through a settlement agreement in August 2001. GE filed for summary judgment, but the case was resolved before the court ruled on the motion. 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 - 07/21/2007 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

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.

Case Details


Defendant(s)	General Electric 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	2001
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


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	Smith Barney Gender Discrimination https://www.lieffcabraser.com/employment/smith-barney/ Date: August 2008 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Date: Mar. 1, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Faculty) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach Date: Apr. 1, 2001 By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School Faculty) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

1:99-cv-03276-CAM (N.D. Ga.)
EE-GA-0030-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 08/28/2001

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