Structural reform litigation, lawsuits that aim to create systemic change, dates back to the school desegregation cases of the 1950s and today continues with  employment discrimination class action suits. Some of\u27 America\u27s most important companies—Home Depot, Texaco, and Coca- Cola among them—have been subject  to such litigation. This Article discusses the legal impetus towards the settling of such suits via consent decrees, and it examines several major consent decrees and  the factors influencing the success or failure of each. The Article concludes that the defendant\u27s acceptance of the desirability of creating a diverse workplace, coupled  with making specific people accountable for delivering diversity, is a key component to a successful consent decree