Legal Opinion
Avagliano v. Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 10, 1985No. 77 Civ. 5641 (CHT), 82 Civ. 4930 (CHT)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TENNEY, District Judge.
The plaintiffs brought these actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1982) (“Section 1981”), and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17 (1982) (“Title VII”) alleging employment discrimination on the part of the defendant, Sumitomo Corporation of America (“Sumitomo”), formerly Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. The plaintiffs claim that Sumitomo has a practice of hiring only male Japanese citizens to fill positions above the clerical level and that this practice results in discrimination based on sex, national origin, and race. The plaintiffs…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,005 State Teachers Retirement Board v. Fluor Corporation and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Burnett v. GrattanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. AvaglianoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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