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Case Name	EEOC v. LIBERTY MARITIME CORPORATION	EE-LA-0051
Docket / Court	2:98-cv-03144-AJM ( E.D. La. )
State/Territory	Louisiana
Case Type(s)	Disability Rights-Pub. Accom. Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In October 1998, the New Orleans District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Liberty Maritime Corporation alleging discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown ... read more > In October 1998, the New Orleans District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Liberty Maritime Corporation alleging discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. However, it appears from the consent decree that the complaint alleged the defendant refused to hire individuals complaining of having asbestosis. Following extensive discovery, the parties settled the lawsuit in April 2000 through a consent decree. The two-year decree, containing an agreement not to retaliate, required the defendant to: report on complaints and pay $251,999.92 to be distributed among 17 individuals and pay for attorney's fees and court costs. David Friedman - 03/20/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Content of Injunction

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Liberty Maritime Corporation
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	Damages Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2000 - 2002
Case Closing Year	2000
Case Ongoing	No

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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 ]
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Documents

Docket(s)

2:98-cv-03144-AJM (E.D. La.)
EE-LA-0051-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 04/19/2000
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Consent Decree

EE-LA-0051-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 04/19/2000

People