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Case Name	EEOC v. EUREKA MARINE PRODUCTS, INC	EE-PR-0003
Docket / Court	3:06-cv-01344-FAB ( D.P.R. )
State/Territory	Puerto Rico
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Miami District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Eureka Marine Products Co. of Puerto Rico, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in September 2006. The complaint alleged age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination of Employment Act. The ... read more > The Miami District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Eureka Marine Products Co. of Puerto Rico, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in September 2006. The complaint alleged age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination of Employment Act. The defendant allegedly terminated all of its employees over the age of 60. The EEOC moved for default entry in December 2007, and the case was ongoing in the district court as of April 22, 2008. Kevin Wilemon - 05/29/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discrimination-basis

Age discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

No EEOC Final Resolution Type

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)	Eureka Marine Products Co. of Puerto Rico, Inc.
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	None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Damages
Source of Relief	Litigation None yet
Case Ongoing	Yes

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)

3:06-cv-01344-FAB (D.P.R.)
EE-PR-0003-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 04/30/2008
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1-1] EE-PR-0003-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/31/2006
Final Judgment (D.P.R.) EE-PR-0003-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/30/2008 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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