Legal Opinion
Wetzel v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 23, 1975No. 74-1515PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises significant questions concerning the management of class actions brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (1970), as amended, Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (Supp. II, 1972).
Appellant, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual), is a casualty insurance company with offices throughout the country. Both men and women are employed in the claims department of these offices in what the appellant terms a “technical” capacity. Within its claims department…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
- 9 Fair empl.prac.cas. 211, 9 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9931 Sandra Wetzel and Mari Ross, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Equal Opportunity Commission as Amicus Curiae v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Samuel WRIGHT, Appellant, v. STONE CONTAINER CORP., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- DeGrace v. RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Chevalier v. Baird Savings Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Pennsylvania v. Local Union 542, International Union of Operating EngineersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
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