Case: EEOC v. THE LION BREWERY
2:00-cv-04908 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2000
Closed Date: Sept. 29, 2000
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Case Summary
In September 2000, the Philadelphia office of the EEOC brought this suit for violation of Title VII against The Lion Brewery in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The EEOC alleged that the Defendant discriminated on the basis of sex, by failing to hire qualified females. The case settled by entry of a consent decree one day later. This Decree required the Defendant to: pay $500,000 in damages to the complainants, to post notice, to refrain from discriminating or retaliating against employees, and to provide annual training to all supervisory, managing, or hiring employees. This decree has a term of 2 years.
Summary Authors
Keri Livingston (7/12/2007)
People
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10966068/parties/equal-employment-opp-v-the-lion/
Weiner, Charles R. (Pennsylvania)
JACHERA, JILL E. (Pennsylvania)
MCNAIR, JACQUELINE H. (Pennsylvania)
O'BOYLE, JUDITH A. (Pennsylvania)
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Docket
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/10966068/equal-employment-opp-v-the-lion/
Last updated Sept. 28, 2026, 5:26 p.m.
Docket for: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPP v. THE LION
Case Details
State / Territory:
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 28, 2000
Closing Date: Sept. 29, 2000
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Private Entity/Person
The Lion Brewery
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Other Dockets:
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 2:00-cv-04908
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: 500000
Order Duration: 2000 - 2002
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Sex/Gender(s):
EEOC-centric:
Case Summary of EEOC v. THE LION BREWERY, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/9219/ (last updated 7/12/2007).