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Coleman v. Exxon Chemical Corp.

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided August 2, 2001No. H-99-4543PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ATLAS, District Judge.

This is a Title VII employment discrimination case. Plaintiffs Ed Coleman, Carl McClore, Charlotte Allen, Reginald Carter, Tony Williams, Gaines Owens and Joseph Sloan contend that they have suffered disparate treatment on account of their race 1 while employed at Defendant Exxon Chemical Corporation (“Defendant” or “Exxon”). Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that the competitive ranking system Exxon uses to rate its employees and determine their salary allows the racial and/or gender biases of supervisor-rankers to run unchecked. Plaintiffs contend…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Little v. Liquid Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by5 opinions

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