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· 2/19/1993

Alam v. Reno Hilton Corp.

Citations

  • 819 F. Supp. 905
  • 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5347
  • 1993 WL 127360

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that making decisions for hiring casino dealers based on a preference for “barbie doll” images is not discriminatory
  • finding that “termination of employees, even in the context of a discriminatory 21 policy, does not in itself amount to extreme and outrageous conduct actionable under an intentional 22 infliction of emotional distress theory.”
  • finding that 25 “termination of employees, even in the context of a discriminatory policy, does not in itself 26 1 amount to extreme and outrageous conduct actionable under an intentional infliction of 2 emotional distress theory.”
  • feelings of inferiority, headaches, irritability, and loss of ten pounds is insufficient distress as a matter of law
  • Plaintiffs’ feelings of inferiority, headaches, irritability, and loss of ten pounds were insufficient to amount to severe emotional distress
  • “termination of employees, even in the context of 26 a discriminatory policy, does not in itself amount to extreme and outrageous conduct”

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Judges: Reed

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