Cooper v. Southern Co.’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor · Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Falcon
Most-quoted passages
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“inadequate showing ... to raise a presumption of discrimination arising from application of the collective whole of Defendants' compensation and promotion policies. Thus, disparate impact analysis produce[d] no evidence common to the claims of all class members. Also, the [statistical evidence] fail[ed] to establish evidence of a pattern and practice of discrimination.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the commonality and typicality requirements of Rule 23(a) overlap. Both requirements focus on whether a sufficient nexus exists between the legal claims of the named class representatives and those of individual class members to warrant class certification.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the common bond between the class representatives' claims and those of the class is strong enough so that it is fair for the fortunes of the class members to rise or fall with the fortunes of the class representatives.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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