Legal Opinion
Chin v. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 10, 2012No. 10-1904-cv(L), 10-203I-cv(XAP)PublishedCited by 406 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVINGSTON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellees, eleven Asian Americans currently or formerly employed as police officers by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (“Port Authority”), sued the Port Authority under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., alleging that they were passed over for promotions because of their race. The plaintiffs asserted three theories of liability for discrimination: individual disparate treatment, pattern-or-practice disparate treatment, and disparate impact. After a nine-day trial, a unanimous jury found the Port Authority…
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