Legal Opinion
Cotton v. Hinton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1977No. 75-1505PublishedCited by 448 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue in this employment discrimination case is whether or not the District Judge clearly abused his discretion in approving a settlement entered into by a plaintiff class of employees. Objectors bring this appeal seeking to overturn the compromise. We affirm.
On December 28, 1971, following submission of their claims to the administrative process of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), two black employees, Hollie Cotton and Young Herrod, filed suit against their employer, United States Iron Pipe and Foundry Company (U.S. Pipe) and against…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Protective Committee for Independent Stockholders of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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- National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative v. Directv, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 2004
- Mars Steel Corp. v. Continental Bank N.A.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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