Akins v. FedEx Corp

Court

District Court, W.D. Tennessee (W.D. Tenn.)
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Assigned judge

John T. Fowlkes, Jr · 681 cases in index

Docket number

2:16-cv-02348

Nature of suit

445 Civil rights ADA employment
Disability-discrimination in employment under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Jurisdiction

Federal question

Date filed

05/20/2016

Date terminated

10/26/2016

8,332 Civil Rights cases in this court are indexed here.

Parties

• plaintiff · Akins · 322 cases
• defendant · Fedex Corporation Airlines & Air Transportation · 140 cases

Part of a Larger Litigation Pattern

This is one of 141 Civil Rights cases in our index naming Fedex Corporation — a possible mass-tort or coordinated-litigation cluster.

• Moran v. FedEx Corporation
  District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 10/16/2025
• Tate v. Fedex Corporation
  District Court, N.D. IllinoisFiled 10/10/2025
• Dorticos v. FedEx Corporation
  District Court, S.D. FloridaFiled 02/06/2024
• McCaskill v. FedEx Corporation
  District Court, N.D. IllinoisFiled 09/25/2023
• Cordova v. FedEx Corporation
  District Court, E.D. New YorkFiled 11/04/2022
• Strong v. FedEx Corporation
  District Court, N.D. IllinoisFiled 07/27/2022

About Civil Rights Lawsuits

Civil rights lawsuits allege violations of constitutional or statutory rights, including employment discrimination, voting rights, disability access, and claims against government actors. Employment-discrimination claims are among the most common in federal court.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Akins v. FedEx Corp?

Akins v. FedEx Corp is a federal civil rights lawsuit filed on 05/20/2016 in the District Court, W.D. Tennessee. The case was terminated on 10/26/2016. Civil rights lawsuits allege violations of constitutional or statutory rights, including employment discrimination, voting rights, disability access, and claims against government actors. Employment-discrimination claims are among the most common in federal court.

What type of case is this?

It is classified as “Civil Rights” under the federal nature-of-suit system. Civil rights lawsuits allege violations of constitutional or statutory rights, including employment discrimination, voting rights, disability access, and claims against government actors. Employment-discrimination claims are among the most common in federal court.

What court is the case in?

The case is in the District Court, W.D. Tennessee, docket number 2:16-cv-02348.

When was the case filed?

Akins v. FedEx Corp was filed on 05/20/2016. It was terminated on 10/26/2016.