Howington
Howington v. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 DEBORAH HOWINGTON, et al., Case No. 24-cv-05684-VKD
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION TO SEAL PORTIONS OF
PROPOSED SECOND AMENDED
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR COMPLAINT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 33 Defendants.
13 Plaintiffs filed this putative class action alleging employment discrimination by defendants Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., TSMC North America Co. Ltd., TSMC Technology, Inc., TSMC Arizona Corporation and TSMC Washington, LLC (collectively, “TSMC” or “defendants”). According to the operative first amended complaint, TSMC engages in an “intentional pattern and practice of employment discrimination against individuals who are not of East Asian race, not of Taiwanese or Chinese national origin, and who are not citizens of Taiwan or China, including discrimination in hiring,…