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Case Name	EEOC v. PHILIPS LIGHTING CO., INC. div. of PHILIPS ELETRON	EE-TX-0270
Docket / Court	3-99-CV-67 ( E.D. Tex. )
State/Territory	Texas
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In October 1999, the EEOC's Dallas office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Philips Lighting Company, a division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation. The only information available for this summary was the docket. The parties had a ... read more > In October 1999, the EEOC's Dallas office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Philips Lighting Company, a division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation. The only information available for this summary was the docket. The parties had a consent decree approved four days after filing, indicating that filing was a formality as the case had already been settled beforehand. Tony Friedman - 08/14/2007 compress summary

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EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

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Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Philips Lighting 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	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
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)

3:99-cv-00067-RAS (E.D. Tex.)
EE-TX-0270-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/03/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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