Legal Opinion

Grant v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 30, 1987No. 697, Docket 86-7767PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MINER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-appellants Roysworth D. Grant and Willie Ellis and plaintiff intervenor-ap-pellant Louis Martinez appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Knapp, J.) approving a $60,000.00 settlement of a class action suit instituted under the provisions of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et *22seq. (1982), and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1982) against defendant-appellee Bethlehem Steel Corporation and three of its supervisors.

On appeal, appellants contend primarily that the settlement should be set aside because all class members…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
  2. Cotton v. HintonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation Mdl No. 381Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  4. Rush PETTWAY Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. Grunin v. International House of PancakesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Grant v. MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  2. Cheryl Reynolds v. Beneficial National Bank, Appeals of Belinda PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  3. In Re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  4. Maywalt v. Parker & Parsley Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  5. In re Global Crossing Securities & Erisa LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004

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