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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shoney's, Inc.
N.D. Ala.May 28, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-G-0509-SCited 1 time
Defendant WinShoney's, Inc.
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Guin
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- summary judgment
- State
- Alabama
- Circuit
- 11th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
RetaliationDiscrimination
Outcome
The EEOC's discrimination claim against Shoney's was dismissed on summary judgment as groundless and frivolous. The court awarded the defendant $18,702.89 in attorneys' fees, finding the EEOC's claim lacked merit from inception and the agency continued litigation despite clear evidence of groundlessness.
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