Eighth Circuit· 9/22/2011
Bennett v. Nucor Corp.
Citations
- 656 F.3d 802
- 2011 WL 4389194
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- holding that party represented by same counsel had “essentially abandoned” argument by making only a “conclusory challenge”
- holding that the district court properly declined to certify a hostile work environment class where anecdotal evidence was concentrated in a single department
- holding that party represented by same counsel had “essentially abandoned” argument by making only a “conclusory challenge”
- observing that whether the probative value of challenged evidence is substantially outweighed by unfair prejudice “is a fact-intensive question,” which must often be answered by the trial court in the course of trial
- denying certification when there were “stark inter-departmental variations in job titles, functions performed, and equipment used”
- affirming district court conclusion that evidence of prior events was relevant
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Judges: Colloton, Gruender, Shepherd
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