LEDBETTER v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., INC.

No. 05-1074.

127 S.Ct. 2162 (2007)

550 U.S. 618

167 L.Ed.2d 982

Lilly M. LEDBETTER, Petitioner, v. The GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin K. Russell , Washington, DC, for the petitioner.

Glen D. Nager , for the respondent.

Irving L. Gornstein , for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the respondent.

Pamela S. Karlan , Stanford Law School, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stanford, CA, Robert L. Wiggins, Jr. , Jon C. Goldfarb , Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, Birmingham, AL, Kevin K. Russell , Counsel of Record, Amy Howe , Howe & Russell, P.C., Washington, DC, for petitioner.

Jay St. Clair , Bradley, Arant, Rose & White LLP, Birmingham, AL, Glen D. Nager , Counsel of Record, Michael A. Carvin , Shay Dvoretzky , Jones Day, Washington, DC, for Respondent.


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