Jones v. Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Co., Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER

FEIKENS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Before me is defendant’s motion for summary judgment of plaintiffs’ disparate impact discrimination claims. Because plaintiffs have failed to establish that defendant’s selection process had a statistically significant adverse impact on members of plaintiff class who belong to various statutorily protected groups 1 , defendant’s motion is granted. 2

II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs’ class action against defendant, Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc. (“Pepsi” or the “Company”) arises out of the administration of the Company’s…