Legal Opinion
Brown v. Nucor Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2009No. 08-1247PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
This case involves allegations of racial discrimination at a steel manufacturing plant in Huger, South Carolina, owned by Nucor Corporation and Nucor Steel Berkeley (collectively, “Nucor”). We find that the district court abused its discretion and erred as a matter of law in denying class certification to the plaintiffs-appellants. We therefore vacate the order and remand the case to the district court for certification.
I
The allegations that the appellants present in support of their racial discrimination and hostile work environment claims speak for themselves:…
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