Legal Opinion
McClain v. Lufkin Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 10, 2008No. 05-41417PublishedCited by 236 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:
In this complex Title VII class action against Lufkin Industries, Inc. (“Lufkin”), African-American plaintiffs allege that Lufkin’s practice of delegating subjective decision-making authority to its managers with respect to initial assignments and promotions disparately affected them. After a bench trial, the district court issued a judgment in favor of the employees. After sifting through numerous issues, we reach results that are unfortunately inconclusive of the litigation. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and vacate and remand in part.
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