University of Michigan Law School
Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
HOME
ABOUT
FOR TEACHERS
SEARCH
QUESTIONS
RECENT ADDITIONS
feedback/
suggestions
log in/
register
Case Profile
new search
page permalink
Case Name
EEOC v. TOM LANGE COMPANY, INC.
EE-PA-0168
Docket / Court
2:05-cv-00955-TFM ( W.D. Pa. )
State/Territory
Pennsylvania
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
On July 13, 2005, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a female employee at a distributor of fruits and vegetables (plaintiff-intervenor), filed a lawsuit in the Western District Court of Pennsylvania, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the ...
read more >
On July 13, 2005, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a female employee at a distributor of fruits and vegetables (plaintiff-intervenor), filed a lawsuit in the Western District Court of Pennsylvania, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, against Tom Lange Company, Inc. The EEOC sought injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys' fees, and other forms of affirmative relief, claiming that the defendant subjected the plaintiff-intervenor to a sexually hostile work environment and retaliated against her after she complained about sexual harassment.
On July 26, 2005, the plaintiff-intervenor filed a complaint alleging the same as the plaintiff above but adding state claims against her supervisors. On September 20, 2005, the District Court (Judge Terrence F. McVerry) entered a consent decree where the defendant, among other things, agreed to pay the plaintiff-intervenor $100,000, and pay plaintiff-intervenor's counsel $50,000 in attorneys' fees.
Perry Miska - 04/22/2014
compress summary
- click to show/hide ALL -
Issues and Causes of Action
click to show/hide detail
Issues
Affected Gender
Female
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Recordkeeping
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis
Sex discrimination
EEOC-centric
Private Party intervened in EEOC suit
General
Disparate Treatment
Retaliation
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
click to show/hide detail
Defendant(s)
TOM LANGE COMPANY, INC.
Plaintiff Description
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of a female employee at a wholesale distributor of fruits and vegetables alleging sexual harassment and retaliation.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
EEOC
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Attorneys fees
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
2005 - 2008
Filed
07/13/2005
Case Closing Year
2005
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
click to show/hide detail
Court
Docket(s)
W.D. Pa.
09/23/2005
2:05-cv-00955-TFM
EE-PA-0168-9000.pdf
|
Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
W.D. Pa.
07/13/2005
Complaint [ECF# 1-1]
EE-PA-0168-0001.pdf
|
Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
W.D. Pa.
07/26/2005
[Intervenor's Complaint] [ECF# 3-2]
EE-PA-0168-0002.pdf
|
Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
W.D. Pa.
09/20/2005
Consent Decree [ECF# 16]
EE-PA-0168-0003.pdf
|
Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
not recorded
09/22/2005
EEOC Litigation Settlement Report
EE-PA-0168-0005.pdf
|
Detail
Source: EEOC.gov
W.D. Pa.
09/23/2005
Order of Court [Dismissing Case] [ECF# 19]
EE-PA-0168-0004.pdf
|
Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
People
click to show/hide detail
show all people docs
Judges
McVerry, Terrence F.
(W.D. Pa.)
show/hide docs
EE-PA-0168-0003 | EE-PA-0168-0004 | EE-PA-0168-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Clickner, M. Jean
(Pennsylvania)
show/hide docs
EE-PA-0168-0001 | EE-PA-0168-0003 | EE-PA-0168-9000
McNair, Jacqueline H.
(Pennsylvania)
show/hide docs
EE-PA-0168-0001 | EE-PA-0168-0003
Moore, Francis M.
(Pennsylvania)
show/hide docs
EE-PA-0168-0002 | EE-PA-0168-9000
O'Boyle, Judith A.
(Pennsylvania)
show/hide docs
EE-PA-0168-0001 | EE-PA-0168-0003 | EE-PA-0168-9000
Reams, Gwendolyn Young
(District of Columbia)
show/hide docs
EE-PA-0168-9000
Defendant's Lawyers
Miller, Gregory A.
(Pennsylvania)
show/hide docs
EE-PA-0168-9000
Tuite, Jaime S.
(Pennsylvania)
show/hide docs
EE-PA-0168-9000
- click to show/hide ALL -
new search
page permalink
- top of page -
Contact
Report an Error
Privacy Policy