Legal Opinion
Thornberry v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1982No. Nos. 81-4182, 81-4197PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
Several appeals and cross-appeals are involved in this case. All of the appeals and cross-appeals, however, are directed to the appropriateness of the amount of attorneys’ fees awarded to attorneys representing a class of female employees in a Title VII suit against Delta Air Lines.
The suit resulted in a settlement with Delta which provided for a claims procedure to provide Delta employees with open-ended relief from sex discrimination, a complaint process within Delta’s employment structure to deal with any sex discrimination complaints which might arise in the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Nicholas A. Palmigiano v. J. Joseph GarrahyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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