Legal Opinion
Larkin v. Pullman-Standard Division, Pullman, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 21, 1988No. Nos. 84-7319, 86-7886 and 87-7057PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Few cases better represent the idea that the road to justice can be a long and tortured one. The class action giving rise to two of these three consolidated appeals was filed in 1971. The named plaintiffs, Louis Swint and Willie Johnson (the “Swint plaintiffs”), alleged that Pullman-Standard, Inc. (Pullman), the United Steelworkers, and United Steelworkers Local 1466 (collectively USW) had engaged in a number of racially discriminatory employment practices in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 (1982),1 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1982).2…
2Cases cited87 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Grayson v. K Mart Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Weaver v. Casa Gallardo, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Shuford v. Alabama State Board of EducationDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1997
- William B. Larkin Louise Seals, as Personal Representative of Spurgeon Seals, Deceased Lillie Lofton, as Personal Representative of Edward Lofton, Deceased Jesse B. Terry, on Behalf of Himself and Others Similarly Situated v. Pullman-Standard Division, Pullman, Inc., a Corporation, Defendant- Louis Swint and Willie James Johnson, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated Clyde Humphrey v. Pullman-Standard, Bessemer, Alabama United Steelworkers of America Local 1466 and United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio, International Association of MacHinists Louis Swint, and Willie James Johnson, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated Clyde Humphrey v. Pullman-Standard, Bessemer, Alabama, United Steelworkers of America Local 1466 and United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio, International Association of MacHinistsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- 55 Fair empl.prac.cas. 27, 55 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,540 Ronald R. Weaver v. Casa Gallardo, Inc., a Foreign Corporation Doing Business in the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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