Thomas v. Rohner-Gehrig & Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GRADY, District Judge.

This is an employment discrimination class action 1 brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982 and 1985, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (“Title VII”). The matter is now before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint or for summary judgment, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), 56.

FACTS

Plaintiffs are former employees of the corporate defendants, Rohner-Gehrig & Co., Inc. (“Rohner”) and Panalpina Air Freight, Inc. (“Panalpina”). 2 Panalpina was, until late 1982, a subsidiary of Rohner. Both corporations were engaged…