Case: EEOC v. Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC

1:05-cv-05445 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 21, 2005

Closed Date: 2008

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Case Summary

On September 21, 2005 the Chicago District Office of the EEOC filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiff sued Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire LLC under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The plaintiffs, representing Hispanic and African American employees of Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire LLC, asked the court for injunctive and monetary relief. The plaintiff claimed that African American and Hispanic employees were subjected to different terms and conditions of employment and were subjected to a hostile work environment because of their race and national origin. The plaintiff also alleged that one employee was discharged in retaliation for complaining about the discrimination.

On August 21st, 2006, the plaintiffs and defendants jointly moved for a protective order to maintain confidentiality over certain information and documents. On September 6, 2006, Judge Joan B. Gottschall entered the agreed protective order. Specifically, the order stated information and documents such as wage, financial, or tax information; social security numbers; physical and mental health information; trade secrets; performance evaluations; employee complaints; proprietary business processes and procedures; and defendant's affirmative action plans were to remain confidential.

Between 2007 and 2008 the parties conducted multiple settlement conferences. On April 4, 2008, both parties consented to transferring the case to Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys. On April 9, 2008, Chief Judge James F. Holderman signed an Executive Committee Order transferring the case to Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys.

On May 21, 2008 the Honorable Arlander Keys signed a consent decree. The decree included injunctive and monetary relief. The injunctive relief enjoined the defendant from discriminating against employees on the basis of race; required the defendant to create a policy prohibiting discrimination in the workplace; and required posting, record keeping, and training. The monetary relief totaled $425,000 to be distributed among 17 class members.

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Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (5/27/2008)

Gabriela Hybel (11/21/2016)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Adams, Raechel L. (Illinois)

Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Illinois)

Anderson, Suzanne M (Illinois)

Andrew, Regina Maria (Illinois)

Arendes, Jennifer L. (Illinois)

Attorney for Defendant

Judge(s)

Gottschall, Joan B. (Illinois)

Holderman, James F. (Illinois)

Keys, Arlander (Illinois)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Adams, Raechel L. (Illinois)

Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Illinois)

Anderson, Suzanne M (Illinois)

Andrew, Regina Maria (Illinois)

Arendes, Jennifer L. (Illinois)

Attorney, Prim F. (Illinois)

Awad, Wasan (Illinois)

Backhaus, William C (Illinois)

Bannon, Jeffrey C (Illinois)

Baran, Andrea G. (Illinois)

Batog, Konrad (Illinois)

Bean, Julie Steptoe (Illinois)

Burstein, Jeffrey Charles (Illinois)

Caiola, Michelle Anne (Illinois)

Call, Gary L. (Illinois)

Canino, Robert A (Illinois)

Carrillo, Gina E (Illinois)

Chandy, Sunu P. (Illinois)

Che, May R (Illinois)

Cheung, Raymond T. (Illinois)

Cohen, Ethan M (Illinois)

Cole, Holly Waldron (Illinois)

Coleman, Charles Franklin (Illinois)

Cook, Terrence R. (Illinois)

Cooper, Ronald S (Illinois)

Costas, Toby W (Illinois)

Cox, Lisa Ann (Illinois)

Crook, Debra Hawes (Illinois)

Curtin, Nora Ellen (Illinois)

Deck, Dayna F. (Illinois)

Denig, Jessica A (Illinois)

Dixon, Pamela (Illinois)

Dreiband, Eric S (Illinois)

Dubey, Devika S (Illinois)

Edge, Dawn M. (Illinois)

Elkin, Laurie S (Illinois)

Farrell, Michael J (Illinois)

Feldman, Laura R (Illinois)

Fiorito, Bradley S. (Illinois)

Fischer, Kurt S (Illinois)

Flores, Carmen (Illinois)

Foslid, Kristen Marie (Illinois)

Fox, Rosemary J (Illinois)

Gochanour, Gregory M. (Illinois)

Graziano, Louis (Illinois)

Grossman, Elizabeth (Illinois)

Guerrier, Charles E. (Illinois)

Gusewelle, Anne E. (Illinois)

Haden, Kara L (Illinois)

Hamilton, Deborah L (Illinois)

Harper, Donna (Illinois)

Healy, Teri L. (Illinois)

Hendrickson, John C. (Illinois)

Henry, Ann Marie (Illinois)

Hobson, William R (Illinois)

Holman, Patrick J (Illinois)

Hope, Jennifer L. (Illinois)

Imdieke, Michael H. (Illinois)

Isenhart, Jessi D. (Illinois)

Johnson, Robert G. (Illinois)

Jones, Anica C. (Illinois)

Jr, Robert A (Illinois)

Kamp, Jean P (Illinois)

Kane, Deborah A. (Illinois)

Kennedy, Melvin D. (Illinois)

Kinne, Paul A. (Illinois)

Kittle, Rita Byrnes (Illinois)

Klaassen, Mark A (Illinois)

Krivonyak, J. Christopher (Illinois)

Kuelbs, Meaghan Leigh (Illinois)

Laura, Peter F. (Illinois)

Lawrence, Debra M. (Illinois)

Lee, Jeffrey A. (Illinois)

Lee, Damien Anthony (Illinois)

Lee, Jeff A (Illinois)

Lee, James L. (Illinois)

Lepak, Thomas Scott (Illinois)

Lewis, Muslima (Illinois)

Li, Derek W (Illinois)

Liem, Connie (Illinois)

Lopez, P David (Illinois)

Lucero, A.Luis Lucero (Illinois)

Mallik, Amrita (Illinois)

Malloy, Margaret Ann (Illinois)

Marino, Stephanie (Illinois)

Martin, C Levi (Illinois)

Martinez, Ana Consuelo (Illinois)

Maxion, Sanya Hill (Illinois)

McBride, Dennis R (Illinois)

McCoy-Cruz, Kimberly A. (Illinois)

McNair, Jacqueline H. (Illinois)

Miller, Gerald L (Illinois)

Moench, William E (Illinois)

Monahan, Camille A (Illinois)

Mrizek, Richard John (Illinois)

Mulaire, Justin (Illinois)

Murray, Steven Lee (Illinois)

Naccarato, Elizabeth A (Illinois)

Neary, Kathleen M. (Illinois)

Northrup, Kate (Illinois)

O'Boyle, Judith A. (Illinois)

O'Brien, Michael J. (Illinois)

Olson, Kathryn Blaire (Illinois)

O'Neill, Mary Jo (Illinois)

Oppenheim, Harriett F (Illinois)

Palmer-Denig, Jessica Ann (Illinois)

Park, Anna (Illinois)

Parker, Russell P (Illinois)

Pearson, Gina Elaine (Illinois)

Peck, Jonathan T (Illinois)

Peral, Cesar J (Illinois)

Peters, Kirsten Jennifer (Illinois)

Peterson, Melanie M. (Illinois)

Phillips, Ronald L. (Illinois)

Pladson, Nicholas J (Illinois)

Pohl, Anna Marie (Illinois)

Powell, Molly P. (Illinois)

Ramos, Marisol (Illinois)

Ranis, Michael Bruce (Illinois)

Ratliff, Sean (Illinois)

Reams, Gwendolyn Young (Illinois)

Rethage, Thomas D (Illinois)

Rivela, David C. (Illinois)

Rivera, Jadhira Virginia (Illinois)

Roberts, Monique Joy (Illinois)

Robertson, Michelle M (Illinois)

Rose, Robert David (Illinois)

Rucker, Marsha Lynn (Illinois)

Ryerse, Mary M (Illinois)

Sanghvi, Ami T. (Illinois)

Santos, Adela P. (Illinois)

Schnitzel, Andrew Marten (Illinois)

Seely, Barbara A (Illinois)

Seth, Devika Rani (Illinois)

Sexton, Richard I (Illinois)

Sirkin, Lisa (Illinois)

Smason, Diane I (Illinois)

Smith, Rachel M. (Illinois)

Smith, C Emanuel (Illinois)

Stanley, John F. (Illinois)

Statkus, Carol A (Illinois)

Steele, Roberta (Illinois)

Stewart, Ronald S (Illinois)

Stith, Rebecca S. (Illinois)

Struble, Stephanie (Illinois)

Szromba, Jeanne Bowman (Illinois)

Tamayo, William R. (Illinois)

Taylor, Judith G. (Illinois)

Tetzlaff, Karl R. (Illinois)

Thomas, Gillian Lathrop (Illinois)

Thornton, Gerald L. (Illinois)

Tomlinson, Robert F (Illinois)

Tyndall, Brian C (Illinois)

Valderrama, Hillary K (Illinois)

Vance, Carrie Noelle (Illinois)

Varma, Maneesh (Illinois)

Vasichek, Laurie A (Illinois)

Vuong, Rumduol Kim (Illinois)

Weisberg, Robert E. (Illinois)

Welsh, Blaine T (Illinois)

Whitehead, Jamal N (Illinois)

Wilburn, Tanisha R (Illinois)

Williams, Faye A (Illinois)

Wong, Kam Sau (Illinois)

Woolley, Christopher (Illinois)

Attorney for Defendant

Katz, Naomi Felicia (Illinois)

Steenson, Todd David (Illinois)

Vyverberg, Robert W (Illinois)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

	Document
1:05-cv-05445	Docket [PACER]	May 21, 2008	May 21, 2008 Docket
1 1:05-cv-05445	Complaint	Sept. 21, 2005	Sept. 21, 2005 Complaint
23 1:05-cv-05445	Agreed Protective Order	Sept. 6, 2006	Sept. 6, 2006 Order/Opinion
41 1:05-cv-05445	Transfer of Case to the Executive Committee for a Reassignment to Magistrate Judge EEOC v. Bridgestone/Firestone North America	April 9, 2008	April 9, 2008 Order/Opinion
45 1:05-cv-05445	Consent Decree EEOC v. Bridgestone/Firestone North America Tire, LLC	May 21, 2008	May 21, 2008 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
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/4251540/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-bridgestonefirestone-north/

Last updated Feb. 15, 2026, 1:36 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Jury Demand.(vmj, ) (Entered: 09/22/2005)	Sept. 21, 2005	Sept. 21, 2005 RECAP
2	CIVIL Cover Sheet (vmj, ) (Entered: 09/22/2005)	Sept. 21, 2005	Sept. 21, 2005
3	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by Laurie S. Elkin, Gregory M. Gochanour, John C. Hendrickson (vmj, ) (Entered: 09/22/2005)	Sept. 21, 2005	Sept. 21, 2005
5	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by Justin Mulaire (Mulaire, Justin) (Entered: 11/02/2005)	Nov. 2, 2005	Nov. 2, 2005
6	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC by Todd David Steenson (Steenson, Todd) (Entered: 11/21/2005)	Nov. 21, 2005	Nov. 21, 2005
7	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC by Naomi Felicia Katz (Katz, Naomi) (Entered: 11/21/2005)	Nov. 21, 2005	Nov. 21, 2005
8	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC by Robert William Vyverberg, Jr (Vyverberg, Robert) (Entered: 11/21/2005)	Nov. 21, 2005	Nov. 21, 2005
9	Defendant's Answer and Affirmative Defenses ANSWER to Complaint by Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC(Vyverberg, Robert) (Entered: 11/21/2005)	Nov. 21, 2005	Nov. 21, 2005
10	Defendant's Corporate Disclosure Statement by Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC (Vyverberg, Robert) (Entered: 11/28/2005)	Nov. 28, 2005	Nov. 28, 2005
11	MINUTE entry before Judge Joan B. Gottschall : Status hearing set for 12/7/2005 at 09:30 AM. Plaintiff is directed to advise the defendants of the status hearing forthwith. Parties are directed to discuss settlement of case, consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge and a proposed discovery plan. Mailed notice (rj, ) (Entered: 11/29/2005)	Nov. 29, 2005	Nov. 29, 2005
12	MINUTE entry before Judge Joan B. Gottschall : Status hearing held on 12/7/2005. Rule 26 disclosures exchanged by 12/19/2005. Written discovery shall be served by 1/19/2006. Status hearing set for 3/1/2006 at 09:30 AM. Parties are required to present an agreed discovery plan. Mailed notice (rj, ) Modified on 12/22/2005 (rj, ). (Entered: 12/07/2005)	Dec. 7, 2005	Dec. 7, 2005
13	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by Richard John Mrizek (Mrizek, Richard) (Entered: 02/24/2006)	Feb. 24, 2006	Feb. 24, 2006
14	MINUTE entry before Judge Joan B. Gottschall : Status hearing set for 3/1/2005 is stricken and reset to 3/8/2006 at 09:30 AM by request of the parties. Mailed notice (rj, ) (Entered: 02/25/2006)	Feb. 25, 2006	Feb. 25, 2006
15	MINUTE entry before Judge Joan B. Gottschall : Status hearing held on 3/8/2006. Status hearing continued to 9/6/2006 at 09:30 AM. Mailed notice (rj, ) (Entered: 03/08/2006)	March 8, 2006	March 8, 2006
16	MOTION by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Defendant Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC for protective order (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Agreed Protective Order)(Mrizek, Richard) (Entered: 08/21/2006) 2 Text of Proposed Order Agreed Protective Order View on PACER	Aug. 21, 2006	Aug. 21, 2006
17	Joint NOTICE of Motion by Richard John Mrizek for presentment of motion for protective order 16 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 8/24/2006 at 09:30 AM. (Mrizek, Richard) (Entered: 08/21/2006)	Aug. 21, 2006	Aug. 21, 2006
18	MINUTE entry before Judge Joan B. Gottschall : Agreed motion for entry of agreed protective order 16 is denied without prejudice for failure to comply with Judge Gottschall's standing order regarding delivery of courtesy copies. Mailed notice (rj, ) (Entered: 08/30/2006)	Aug. 24, 2006	Aug. 24, 2006
19	MOTION by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Defendant Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC for protective order Joint Agreed Motion (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Agreed Protective Order)(Mrizek, Richard) (Entered: 09/01/2006) 2 Text of Proposed Order Agreed Protective Order View on PACER	Sept. 1, 2006	Sept. 1, 2006
20	Joint NOTICE of Motion by Richard John Mrizek for presentment of motion for protective order 19 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 9/7/2006 at 09:30 AM. (Mrizek, Richard) (Entered: 09/01/2006)	Sept. 1, 2006	Sept. 1, 2006
21	MINUTE entry before Judge Joan B. Gottschall :Status hearing held on 9/6/2006 and continued to 1/10/2007 at 09:30 AM. The court intends to set a fact discovery closure date at schdeduled status hearing. Mailed notice(rj, ) Modified on 9/6/2006 (rj, ). (Entered: 09/06/2006)	Sept. 6, 2006	Sept. 6, 2006
22	MINUTE entry before Judge Joan B. Gottschall : Motion by plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Defendant Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC for protective order 19 is granted. Enter Agreed Protective order. (For further detail see separate order.) Mailed notice (hp, ) (Entered: 09/08/2006)	Sept. 6, 2006	Sept. 6, 2006
23	AGREED PROTECTIVE Order Signed by Judge Joan B. Gottschall on 9/6/2006:Mailed notice(hp, ) (Entered: 09/08/2006)	Sept. 6, 2006	Sept. 6, 2006
24	MINUTE entry before Judge Joan B. Gottschall : Status hearing set for 1/10/2007 is stricken and reset to 1/31/2007 at 09:30 AM due to scheduling conflict of the Court.Mailed notice (rj, ) (Entered: 12/19/2006)	Dec. 19, 2006	Dec. 19, 2006
25	MINUTE entry before Judge Joan B. Gottschall :Status hearing held on 1/31/2007. This matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Keys for discovery supervision and settlement conference. Mailed notice (rj, ) (Entered: 01/31/2007)	Jan. 31, 2007	Jan. 31, 2007
26	Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery supervision and settlement conference.(rj, )Mailed notice. (Entered: 01/31/2007)	Jan. 31, 2007	Jan. 31, 2007
27	MINUTE entry Magistrate Judge Status hearing set for 3/19/2007 at 09:00 AM. in courtroom 2230.(ac, ) (Entered: 02/15/2007)	Feb. 15, 2007	Feb. 15, 2007
28	MINUTE entry before Judge Arlander Keys :Magistrate Judge Status hearing held on 3/19/2007; continued to 5/21/2007 at 9:00 a.m. All discovery custs off on 12/31/07. Discovery is proceeding.Mailed notice (eav, ) (Entered: 03/22/2007)	March 19, 2007	March 19, 2007
29	MINUTE entry before Judge Arlander Keys :Status hearing held; continued to 7/23/07 at 9:00 a.m. The parties are reminded that discovery cuts off on 12/31/2007. Discovery is proceeding satisfactorily.Mailed notice (smm) (Entered: 05/24/2007)	May 21, 2007	May 21, 2007
30	MINUTE entry before Judge Arlander Keys :Status hearing held; continued to 9/24/2007 at 9:00 A.M. Counsel for defendant only appeared and informed the Court that discovery is proceeding. The parties ar reminded that discovery cuts off on 12/31/07.Mailed notice (smm) (Entered: 07/25/2007)	July 23, 2007	July 23, 2007
31	MINUTE entry before Judge Arlander Keys : Status hearing held; continued to 11/26/2007 at 9:00 a.m. The Parties appeared and informed the Court that discovery is proceeding. The Parties are reminded that discovery cuts off on 12/31/2007. Mailed notice (hp, ) (Entered: 09/26/2007)	Sept. 24, 2007	Sept. 24, 2007
32	MINUTE entry before Judge Arlander Keys :Magistrate Judge Status hearing held on 11/26/2007 and continued to 1/7/08 at 9:00 a.m. Fact discovery cutoff is extended to 2/15/08 due to the fact that parties are discussing the possibility of resolving this case. (kef, ) (Entered: 11/26/2007)	Nov. 26, 2007	Nov. 26, 2007
33	MINUTE entry before Judge Arlander Keys :Settlement Conference set for 1/25/2008 at 10:00 AM. All parties are to be represented at the settlement conference by an individual (other than their attorneys) with full authority to settle. The parties are to exchange (but not file) written settlement offers, copies of which are to be submitted to the court by 1/18/08. This is a requirement, not an option and no follow up calls for this information will be made by the court's staff. Failure to comply with this requirement is sanctionable (ac, ) (Entered: 01/02/2008)	Jan. 2, 2008	Jan. 2, 2008
34	MINUTE entry before Judge Arlander Keys :Pursuant to the parties request, settlement conference set for 1/25/08 is reset to 1/30/2008 at 01:30 PM. All parties are to be represented at the settlement conference by an individual (other than their attorneys) with full authority to settle. The parties are to exchange (but not file) written settlement offers, copies of which are to be submitted to the court by 1/24/08. This is a requirement, not an option and no follow up calls for this information will be made by the court's staff. Failure to comply with this requirement is sanctionable. (ac, ) (Entered: 01/02/2008)	Jan. 2, 2008	Jan. 2, 2008
35	MINUTE entry before Judge Arlander Keys :Status hearing held. Settlement conference set for 1/30/08 at 1:30 p.m. to remain firm.Mailed notice (smm) (Entered: 01/09/2008)	Jan. 7, 2008	Jan. 7, 2008
36	MINUTE entry before Judge Arlander Keys :Settlement conference held. A great deal of progress was made toward settlement. However, the case did not settle at this time. The fact discovery cut off date is extended to 3/31/08. Status hearing set for 2/20/2008 at 9:00 A.M.Mailed notice (smm) (Entered: 02/04/2008)	Jan. 30, 2008	Jan. 30, 2008
37	MINUTE entry before Judge Arlander Keys : Status hearing held; continued to 3/5/2008 at 9:00 a.m. The Parties appeared and informed the Court that they are closer to a resolution of this case. Mailed notice (hp, ) (Entered: 02/22/2008)	Feb. 20, 2008	Feb. 20, 2008
38	MINUTE entry before Judge Arlander Keys :Status hearing held; continued to 4/4/2008 at 9:00 A.M. The parties appeared and informed the Court that they need additional time to prepare the settlement documents and to finalize the language in the consent decree. If plaintiff files a stipulation to dismiss prior to the next status hearing, the status will be stricken and parties will not need ti appear. The parties to submit the consent decree to Judge Gottschall.Mailed notice (smm) (Entered: 03/07/2008)	March 5, 2008	March 5, 2008
39	MINUTE entry before Judge Honorable Arlander Keys:Status hearing held; continued to 5/5/08 at 9:00 a.m. The Parties appeared and informed the Court that they are close to finalizing the language in the consent decree. The Parties also will consent to the jurisdiction of this Court for all further proceedings. The Parties are to submit the consent decree to this Court prior to the next status hearing. (ac, ) (Entered: 04/09/2008)	April 4, 2008	April 4, 2008
40	JOINT CONSENT by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC to Exercise of Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge. (smm) (Entered: 04/14/2008)	April 4, 2008	April 4, 2008
41	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable Arlander Keys for all further proceedings. Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1. Signed by Executive Committee on 4/9/08. (smm) (Entered: 04/14/2008)	April 9, 2008	April 9, 2008
42	MINUTE entry before Judge Honorable Arlander Keys:Pursuant to the telephonic request of the Parties, the status hearing set for 5/5/08 is reset to 5/21/2008 at 09:00 AM.) (ac, ) (Entered: 05/01/2008)	May 1, 2008	May 1, 2008
43	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Arlander Keys:Status hearing held. The Parties appeared and informed the Court that they have come to a resolution of this case and submitted to the Court a consent decree. This case is hereby dismissed with prejudice and without costs to either party. (ac, ) (Entered: 05/23/2008)	May 21, 2008	May 21, 2008
44	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Arlander Keys: Enter Consent Decree.Mailed notice (vcf, ) (Entered: 05/29/2008)	May 21, 2008	May 21, 2008
45	CONSENT DECREE Signed by the Honorable Arlander Keys on 5/21/2008.(vcf, ) (Entered: 05/29/2008)	May 21, 2008	May 21, 2008 RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Illinois

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 21, 2005

Closing Date: 2008

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Mooted before ruling

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC

Defendant Type(s):

Retailer

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Other Dockets:

Northern District of Illinois 1:05-cv-05445

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Content of Injunction:

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Amount Defendant Pays: $425,000

Order Duration: 2008 - 2010

Issues

General/Misc.:

Retaliation

Discrimination Area:

Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

National origin discrimination

Race discrimination

Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):

Hispanic

Affected Race(s):

Black

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/8863/ (last updated 11/21/2016).