Legal Opinion
Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 9, 1979No. Civ. A. 2111-70PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
AUBREY E. ROBINSON, Jr., District Judge.
With respect to the Title VII backpay recovery period, this Court has been directed to do two things: first, determine the local statute of limitations most appropriate to this case and thus determine “the outermost limit on awards of Title VII backpay,” Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., 185 U.S. App.D.C. 322, 362, 567 F.2d 429, 469 (D.C. Cir.1976), and second, “reconsider, in light of Albermarle and this opinion, the need to limit the backpay remedy here.” Id., 185 U.S.App.D.C. at 364, 567 F.2d at 471.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Corning Glass Works v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- City of Los Angeles Department of Water v. ManhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Cope v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Mary P. Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., Air Line Pilots Association, Non-Aligned PartyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Bartel v. Federal Aviation AdministrationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1985
- West Virginia Institute of Technology v. West Virginia Human Rights CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
- Mary Pat Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., Air Line Pilots Association, Non-Aligned Party. (Two Cases) Mary Pat Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., Air Line Pilots Association, Non-Aligned Party. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984