Test Development & Validation
The Proof: Court Cases
Biddle Consulting Group's work products (job analysis, validation and statistical adverse impact analyses) have been supported in many court cases, including:
- Allred v. City of Oakland; statistical analysis and validation; Federal District Court
- Bouman v. Block; statistical analysis (sergeant); Federal District Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Calderon v. Imperial County; job analysis and validation process; consent decree approved by Federal District Court
- Cotton v. City of Alameda; statistics (Police Department); Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Forsberg v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone; job analysis; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Fuchs v. United Airlines; statistics; Federal District Court
- Gilbert v. East Bay Municipal Utility District; validation; Federal District Court
- Hill v. Pacific Maritime Association; statistics; Federal District Court
- Kelley v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority; statistics; state Court
- Lassey v. Port of Oakland; statistical analysis; state court
- Martinez v. City of Salinas; job analysis, test construction, validation, statistical analysis; Federal District Court
- Mattson v. Multnomah County; statistical analysis; state court
- Mendoza v. Imperial County; statistics (Rule of 3); Federal District Court
- Murnane v. United Airlines; statistical analysis; jury in Federal District Court
- Norton v. C.P. National; statistical analysis; jury in Federal District Court
- Paige v. California Highway Patrol; statistical analysis (sworn jobs); Federal District Court
- Parks v. City of Long Beach; job analysis, validation, statistical analysis; Federal District Court
- Ramey v. Murphy; statistical analysis; state court
- Sanchez v. City of Santa Ana; consortium job analysis and validation, job analysis and custom validation; Federal District Court
- Sergeant v. Georgia Pacific; statistical analysis; jury in Federal District Court
- Shelton v. SCPIE; statistical analysis; state court
- Simmons v. The City of Kansas City; statistical analysis, job analysis, and job relatedness; Federal District Court
- United States of America v. City of Seal Beach; job analysis, test construction, and validation; consent decree approved by Federal District Court
- United States of America v. City of Torrance; job analysis and validation; Federal District Court
- Wicker v. Xerox; statistical analysis; state court
- Wunderly v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.; statistical analysis; Federal District Court
