Legal Opinion
Escamilla v. Mosher Steel Company
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 2, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-H-966PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NOEL, District Judge.
This is a case of first impression in this Circuit, dealing with the issue of whether a successor company may be held liable for the unlawful employment practices of its predecessor. The facts appear to be undisputed. In the latter part of 1971, plaintiff was discharged by the corporation then known as The Mosher Steel Company and as a result, filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming racial discrimination by the company. Slightly over a year after the complaint was filed with the EEOC, Mosher Steel and Trinity Industries,…
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- Harold FRANKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, Johnny Lee, Intervenor-Appellant, v. BOWMAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Johnson v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- James P. Miller v. International Paper CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- First Judicial District Department of Correctional Services v. Iowa Civil Rights CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
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- Stevenson v. International Paper Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1977
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