Claude Grant v. Metropolitan Gov't of Nashville

ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Chief Judge.

In this class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination, the district court entered judgment for Plaintiffs after a bench trial on their disparate impact claims. Because we find that Plaintiffs failed to establish a prima facie case of disparate impact liability, we reverse.

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Nine named plaintiffs filed this class action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) against Defendant>-Appellant Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee (“Metro”). The named plaintiffs are current and former employees of Metro Water…