The 9th Circuit ordered a new trial Monday for 23 Latino and Southeast Asian women who say Nibco Inc., a piping system manufacturer, violated their civil rights by firing them after they failed to pass an English-language test of their job skills. The panel said the district court erroneously allowed attorneys for Nibco to use peremptory challenges to boot three Hispanic jurors. Shortly after the initial lawsuit was filed, Nibco sold the plant to new owners, who rehired about two-thirds of the plaintiffs.
March 31, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial Monday for 23 women who say a Fresno, Calif., company illegally fired them because of their limited fluency in English.
In an unpublished 2-1 ruling, the 9th Circuit panel said the district court erroneously allowed attorneys for Nibco Inc., an Indiana-headquartered piping system manufacturer, to use peremptory challenges to boot three Hispanic jurors.
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