Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 13, 1982No. 79 Civ. 4276 (JMC)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANNELLA, District Judge.
After a nonjury trial on the merits of plaintiff’s complaint, the Court finds for defendant. The complaint is dismissed.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [“EEOC”] commenced this action on August 15, 1979, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. §§ 217, 626(b), alleging that defendant Trans World Airlines, Inc. [“TWA”] had continuously engaged in unlawful employment practices since June 12, 1968, in violation of section 4(a) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act [“ADEA”], 29 U.S.C. § 623(a). At trial, however, plaintiff narrowed the scope of its…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Delaware State College v. RicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Frank L. LOEB, Plaintiff, v. TEXTRON, INC., Et Al., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Roderick LA MONTAGNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN CONVENIENCE PRODUCTS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Air Line Pilots Ass'n International v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., Harold H. Thurston and Nicholas Vasilaros, Defendants- Intervenors Harold H. Thurston, Christopher J. Clark and C. A. Parkhill, Plaintiffs- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. And Air Line Pilots Association, InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Whitten v. Farmland Industries, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1991
- Vaughn v. Mobil Oil Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1989
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