Legal Opinion
Karan v. Nabisco, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 1978No. Civ. A. No. 75-1356PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SNYDER, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Betty J. Karan and Marjorie A. Mitchell, employees of Nabisco, Inc. at its Pittsburgh Bakery, have brought suit against Nabisco alleging sex discrimination in employment in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, 43 P.S. §§ 951-63. They have moved the Court, in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(c)(1), to determine that they may maintain the suit as a Rule 23(b)(2) class action, representing all female employees and job applicants at all of Nabisco’s over 300 facilities.1…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Weiss v. York HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Robinson v. Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1991
- Bartelson v. Dean Witter & Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- 23 Fair empl.prac.cas. 665, 23 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,155, 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,241 Marguerite Stastny v. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (2 Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- National Organization for Women v. Sperry Rand Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1980
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