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Case Name	EEOC v. KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION, INC.	EE-AZ-0065
Docket / Court	2:97-cv-00539-ROS ( D. Ariz. )
State/Territory	Arizona
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In March 1997, the Phoenix District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Knight Transportation, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. Following some discovery and ... read more > In March 1997, the Phoenix District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Knight Transportation, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. Following some discovery and settlement conferences, the parties settled the lawsuit in December 1997 through a consent decree. We do not have a copy of the decree; therefore, the exact remedies involved are unknown. However, it appears from the docket that the defendant was required, among other remedies, to offer reinstatement to three female individuals and pay $70,000 to be distributed among one complaining party and a class of injured truck drivers. David Friedman - 01/31/2008 compress summary

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EEOC Plaintiff

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Knight Transportation, 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	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
Case Closing Year	1997
Case Ongoing	No

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Docket(s)

2:97-cv-00539-ROS (D. Ariz.)
EE-AZ-0065-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/30/1997
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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