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Case Name	EEOC v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	EE-TX-0225
Docket / Court	4:01-cv-00215 ( S.D. Tex. )
State/Territory	Texas
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In January 2001, the EEOC district office in Houston, Texas brought this action against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act by causing an ... read more > In January 2001, the EEOC district office in Houston, Texas brought this action against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act by causing an employee to be denied a desired transfer in retaliation for his earlier filing of an age discrimination complaint. The parties settled in July 2001. No settlement documentation is available. Jason Chester - 07/24/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)

Discrimination-basis

Age discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Metropolitan Life Insurance 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


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)

4:01-cv-00215 (S.D. Tex.)
EE-TX-0225-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 07/30/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-TX-0225-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/19/2001
Stipulation of Dismissal EE-TX-0225-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/16/2001

People


Judges	Johnson, Nancy A. Court not on record [Magistrate] EE-TX-0225-9000