Case: EEOC v. MERCK & CO.

3:01-cv-04533 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2001

Closed Date: July 9, 2002

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Case Summary

The Philadelphia district office of the EEOC brought this suit against Merck & Company, Inc in September 2001 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The nature of the allegations is not known because the complaint is unavailable. Apparently after the parties met in a settlement conference, they reached a tentative agreement in April 2002 and the action was dismissed as settled. It appears that there was some difficulty reducing the agreement to writing, but the parties agreed on a consent decree. We do not have a copy of that decree, but it was evidently entered in June 2002.

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Kevin Wilemon (5/23/2008)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11357459/parties/eeoc-v-merck-company/

Judge(s)

Brown, Garrett E. (New Jersey)

Attorney for Plaintiff

TIERNAN, MARY M. (New Jersey)

Attorney for Defendant

BENNETT, JOHN K. (New Jersey)

Judge(s)

Brown, Garrett E. (New Jersey)

Attorney for Plaintiff

TIERNAN, MARY M. (New Jersey)

Attorney for Defendant

BENNETT, JOHN K. (New Jersey)

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3:01-cv-04533	Docket [PACER]	July 9, 2002	July 9, 2002 Docket

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11357459/eeoc-v-merck-company/

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Docket for: EEOC v. MERCK & COMPANY

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 25, 2001	COMPLAINT filed; jury demand (DH) (Entered: 09/28/2001)	RECAP
2	Sept. 28, 2001	NOTICE of Allocation and Assignment filed. (Trenton-Hon. Garrett E. Brown) Magistrate Judge Freda L. Wolfson(nm) (DH) (Entered: 09/28/2001)	RECAP
	Sept. 28, 2001	SUMMONS issued for MERCK & COMPANY, INC (20 Days)(Mailed to Counsel) (DH) (Entered: 09/28/2001)	PACER
	Sept. 28, 2001	SUMMONS issued for MERCK & COMPANY, INC (20 Days)(Mailed to Counsel) (DH)
3	Dec. 13, 2001	ANSWER to Complaint by dft; jury demand. (ij) (Entered: 12/13/2001)	RECAP
4	Dec. 13, 2001	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Re: [3-1] answer. (ij) (Entered: 12/13/2001)	RECAP
5	Dec. 13, 2001	ORDER, setting scheduling conference for 11:00 1/31/02 (signed by Mag. Judge Freda L. Wolfson) (NM) (ij) (Entered: 12/13/2001)	RECAP
6	Dec. 18, 2001	Substitute attorney for EEOC; Terminated attorney DAVID INGRAM for EEOC; Added, MARY M TIERNAN. (ij) (Entered: 12/18/2001)	RECAP
7	Feb. 5, 2002	SCHEDULING ORDER setting Settlement conference 2:00 2/22/02. (signed by Mag. Judge Freda L. Wolfson) (NM) (eh) (Entered: 02/05/2002)	RECAP
	Feb. 5, 2002	Scheduling conference held before Mag. Judge Freda L. Wolfson on 2/5/2. (eh) (Entered: 02/05/2002)	PACER
	Feb. 5, 2002	Scheduling conference held before Mag. Judge Freda L. Wolfson on 2/5/2. (eh)
8	April 5, 2002	ORDER, dismissing action as settled. (signed by Judge Garrett E. Brown, Jr.) (NM) (ij) (Entered: 04/05/2002)	RECAP
	April 5, 2002	Case closed (ij) (Entered: 04/05/2002)	PACER
	April 5, 2002	Case closed (ij)
9	July 9, 2002	Consent Decree between all parties. (signed by Judge Garrett E. Brown, Jr.) (NM) (Filed 6/26/02) (ij) (Entered: 07/09/2002)	RECAP
10	July 9, 2002	STIPULATION and ORDER, dismissing action with prejudice. (signed by Judge Garrett E. Brown, Jr.) (NM) (ij) (Entered: 07/09/2002)	RECAP