Legal Opinion
Gutierrez v. Johnson & Johnson
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided April 11, 2005No. Civ. No. 01-5302(WHW)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALLS, District Judge.
Defendant Johnson & Johnson (“J & J”) appeals Special Master Politan’s (“Judge Politan”) December 8, 2004 decision granting plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint to extend the proposed class period back two years to November 15, 1997. The Court heard oral arguments on this appeal on April 11, 2005. Defendant’s motion is denied.
Facts and Procedural History
Plaintiffs filed this class action in November 2001, seeking to certify a class of approximately 8,000 current and former African-American and Hispanic employees of J & J who allegedly suffered discrimination…
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