Recent Cases

Settlements - Discrimination

Geier v. Sundquist, et al., Civ. No. 5077 (M.D. Tenn.) (Wiseman, J.). The firm served as Lead Counsel for the original plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit initiated in 1968 challenging the dual system of public higher education in Tennessee. The case was the oldest and longest lasting class action case on the docket in the Middle District of Tennessee and served as a model for other similar cases brought in the South. The case resulted in significant changes in public higher education throughout the State of Tennessee including the dismantling of a dual system of education and resulted in benefits totaling in excess of $320 million. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals discussed at length the great social impact of the case and that the results achieved by Plaintiffs' counsel were "rare" and "exceptional." See Geier v. Sundquist, 372 F.3d 784, 796 (6th Cir. 2004).

Hutcheson v. Tennessee Valley Authority, et al., Civ. No. 3-84-0201 (E.D. Tenn.) (Jarvis, J.). The firm served as Plaintiff's counsel for approximately 2000 female employees in a class action suit brought under Title VII alleging wage discrimination. The case resulted in a settlement of approximately $5 million.