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BRIGGS v. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP., INC.

Civ. A. No. 73-0551-R.

414 F.Supp. 371 (1976)

Joan N. BRIGGS et al., Plaintiffs, v. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

May 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Wallace, Alexandria, Va., Henry L. Marsh, III, Richmond, Va., Peter B. Work, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Francis V. Lowden, Jr., Hunton & Williams, Paul M. Thompson, Hill B. Wellford, Jr., Jack W. Burtch, Jr., Richmond, Va., Bernard M. Mamet, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, black and female employees and applicants for employment for the defendant at its Petersburg, Virginia plant, bring this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 2000e to redress alleged racial and sexual discrimination in defendant's employment practices. Plaintiffs allege that defendant engages in discriminatory hiring, discharge, promotion and compensation practices and seek declaratory, injunctive...

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