Legal Opinion
Women's Committee for Equal Employment Opportunity v. National Broadcasting Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 31, 1977No. 75 Civ. 6030-LFMPublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacMAHON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this sex discrimination class action apply for approval of a proposed settlement, pursuant to Rule 23(e), Fed.R. Civ.P. We conclude that the total settlement package is fair, reasonable and adequate and represents an equitable resolution of the issues raised by the action. Accordingly, we approve the settlement, although, as discussed below, we have reservations about one aspect of the settlement providing for a separate fund to be distributed only to the named plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs brought this action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42…
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