Benjamin v. Duncan

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• finding that, absent viable showing of pretext, the court will defer to defendant’s “judgment call that [the selectee] would be a better fit for the position than the plaintiff”
• deferring to employer’s decision where decision-maker believed selectee’s prior work experience demonstrated his “communicati[on] and people skills” while decision-maker and other employees believed plaintiff was difficult to work with
• deferring to employer’s decision where decision-maker believed selectee’s prior work experience demonstrated his “communicati[on] and people skills” while decision-maker and other employees believed plaintiff was difficult to work with

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).