Legal Opinion
24 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1693, 25 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,517 Paris Kincade v. General Tire and Rubber Co., and William F. Halliburton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1981No. 78-2863, 78-2864PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a class action brought against General Tire and Rubber Company (“General Tire”) by six named plaintiffs on behalf of a class consisting of more than 500 members. Five of the original six named plaintiffs, joined by one other class member, appeal the trial court’s approval of a settlement in this case. We affirm the trial court’s approval of the settlement.
Background
Plaintiffs’ complaint, filed in February of 1975, alleged that General Tire had engaged in plantwide racial discrimination in employment at its Waco, Texas, plant. During the discovery stage…
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