Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Burlington Northern Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 20, 1985No. 78 C 269PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LEIGHTON, District Judge.
I
This multi-district litigation involves suits, some of them class actions, and intervenor complaints which allege that a railroad corporation and its unions have discriminated against Negroes in employment opportunities. On the day of trial, in a spirit of compromise, cooperation, and amicability, lead counsel for plaintiffs and the class, and the chief lawyer for the railroad, settled all the claims of the plaintiffs and members of the class, a group whose size has been estimated as between 5,000 and 20,000 Negroes. Then, the lawyers agreed on a consent…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
31 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Catherine L. Tomazzoli v. Michael Sheedy and Christian County, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Harris v. MarshDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1987
- Solaia Technology LLC v. ArvinMeritor, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2005
- Bennett v. Central Telephone Co. of IllinoisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.