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EDUCATION
Foltz v. Delaware State University

1:10-cv-00149 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: Feb. 23, 2010

Case Ongoing

This is a class action lawsuit about equitable athletic opportunities for female students. On February 23, 2010, a group of female student-athletes filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The plaintiffs sued Delaware State University (DSU) under Title IX. Represented by the Women's Law Project and a commercial business law firm, the plaintiffs sought class action certification, declaratory judgment, a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, a f…
SCHOOL DESEGREGATION
Belton v. Gebhart, Bulah v. Gebhart

Civ. A. Nos. 258 | Delaware state trial court

Filed Date: 1952

Belton v. Gebhart and Bulah v. Gebhart were two desegregation cases that arose in Delaware. At the time of the actions, the Delaware State Constitution provided that all public schools be segregated on the basis of race. Gebhart stemmed from Claymont, a Wilmington suburb where Black students had to make a 20-mile round trip to Howard High School– the only high school in the state that permitted Black students to attend. Howard High School, along with Carver Vocational School, which was also ope…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Gilder v. Sallie Mae Bank

1:20-cv-00924 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: July 8, 2020

Case Ongoing

This is a case about racial discrimination in hiring practices with background checks. On July 8, 2020, an African-American individual who had his job offer from Sallie Mae Bank rescinded filed this putative class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. He sued Sallie Mae Bank for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiff sought damages, declaratory relief, and attorney fees as a result of Sallie Mae Ba…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. v. New Castle County

1:85-cv-00692 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: Nov. 27, 1985

On November 27, 1985, the United States filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. It sued New Castle County and its Public Safety, Police, and Personnel Departments under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e. Represented by the Department of Justice, the United States sought an injunction to prevent New Castle County from discriminating against women in police hiring. Specifically, it claimed that the defendants required aspirin…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. AT SYSTEMS INC

1:04-cv-01303 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2004

Closed Date: 2007

In September 2004, the EEOC brought this suit against AT Systems, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The EEOC alleged that the defendant violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) by subjecting the charging party, an employee of fifty-five years of age, to disparate treatment in terms of pay and by terminating him because of his age. After some scheduling orders and discovery, the parties settled through a consent decree in August 2005. The two-…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. INITIAL SECURITY

1:04-cv-01309 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2004

Closed Date: 2007

The Philadelphia District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Initial Security, in September 2004, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The suit is based on racial discrimination and retaliation against a black male employee in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Initial Security filed a motion for summary judgment which was never ruled on, and after the case went to court ordered mediation, a settlement was reached. The consent decree was iss…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Wharton v. Danberg

1:12-cv-01240 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: Oct. 1, 2012

On October 1, 2012, four detained former Delaware prisoners, represented by private counsel, filed this lawsuit against Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Corrections (DDOC) and two directors of Central Offender Records (COR). They alleged that the defendants' failure to take steps to correct the allegedly well known and long-term (since at least 2008) dysfunction of COR constituted a violation of the Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendments. Specifically, the plaintiffs claimed that DDOC a…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Gonzalez v. Comcast Corporation

1:03-cv-00445 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: May 1, 2003

Closed Date: 2004

On May 1, 2003, four former employees of one or more Comcast family companies filed this employment discrimination action in the U.S. District Court of Delaware. Represented by private counsel, they alleged that Comcast and several individual employees in supervisory and management positions had discriminated against them on the basis of race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and federal law. The plaintiffs also claimed that the defendants breached Delaware state contract law of…
EDUCATION
Department of Education OCR Title IX Investigation of Wesley College

15-02329 | No Court

Filed Date: May 14, 2015

Case Ongoing

On May 14, 2015, a complaint was filed with the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleging that Wesley College discriminated against a male student in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 by failing to provide him with an equitable grievance and appeal process. The complaint alleged that the student, a senior at the college, had no involvement in the incident for which he was expelled, which involved students filming a sex act between a male studen…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Hamilton v. City of Wilmington

1:00-cv-00635 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: July 7, 2000

Closed Date: July 29, 2003

On July 7, 2000, temporary employees of the City of Wilmington filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The plaintiffs sued the City of Wilmington under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the Wilmington City Charter. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, asked the court for monetary relief and injunctive relief. Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged that the City denied city workers benefits including health care, pensions, life insu…