Brown v. Diversified Distribution Systems, LLC

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• explaining that when viewed in context of the overall record, temporal proximity may support an inference of retaliation and may also affect the reasonableness of inferences drawn from other evidence
• applying this rule to a decision that was contemplated, but not yet decided when plaintiff requested leave
• finding employees’ lack of personal knowledge would prevent their testimony from establishing a triable issue of fact
• finding employees’ lack of personal knowledge would prevent their testimony from establishing a triable issue of fact
• noting plaintiffs failure to “pro-ducen [any] evidence to rebut” defendant’s affidavit and deposition testimony that the plaintiffs transfer was “discuss[ed] ... before she requested FMLA leave” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)
• noting plaintiff’s failure to “produce[] [any] evidence to rebut” defendant’s affidavit and deposition testimony that the plaintiff’s transfer was “discuss[ed] . . . before she requested FMLA leave” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)

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Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  D. Maine· 2018-08-15· cited 20×
• Salar v. Pruitt
  District of Columbia· 2017-09-30· cited 15×
• Margaret Corkrean v. Drake University
  Eighth Circuit· 2022-12-13· cited 13×
• Clarence Cosby v. Steak N Shake
  Eighth Circuit· 2015-11-04· cited 9×
• Barbara Perry v. Zoetis LLC
  Eighth Circuit· 2021-08-06· cited 1×
• Minnesota Life Insurance Co. v. Financial Institution Consulting Corp.
  W.D. Tennessee· 2017-11-28· cited 1×
• Salak v. McCarthy
  District of Columbia· 2017-09-30
• Angelica Woods v. City of St. Louis, Missouri
  Eighth Circuit· 2026-03-30

Cites

22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 2000-06-12· cited 12,455×
• Clark County School District v. Breeden
  Supreme Court· 2001-04-23· cited 3,456×
• Torgerson v. City of Rochester
  Eighth Circuit· 2011-06-01· cited 1,347×
• Michael Woods v. Daimlerchrysler Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 2005-06-07· cited 369×
• Torgerson v. City of Rochester
  Eighth Circuit· 2010-05-21· cited 347×
• Camfield Tires, Inc. v. Michelin Tire Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 1983-10-28· cited 308×
• Samuel Stallings v. Hussmann Corporation Brian Groninger
  Eighth Circuit· 2006-05-12· cited 296×
• Regina R. King v. Preferred Technical Group
  Seventh Circuit· 1999-01-28· cited 295×
• Wierman v. Casey's General Stores
  Eighth Circuit· 2011-03-31· cited 252×
• Morgan Distributing Company, Inc. v. Unidynamic Corporation (Formerly Known as Umc Industries, Inc.)
  Eighth Circuit· 1989-04-05· cited 217×
• Smith v. Diffee Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 2002-07-29· cited 190×
• Pulczinski v. Trinity Structural Towers, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2012-08-31· cited 176×
• Wallace v. Dtg Operations, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2006-03-29· cited 130×
• Oglala Sioux Tribe of Indians v. Andrus
  Eighth Circuit· 1979-07-27· cited 106×
• Robert Eliserio, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. United Steelworkers of America Local 310 Steve Vonk, Appellees/cross-Appellants
  Eighth Circuit· 2005-02-24· cited 85×
• June Brown v. City of Jacksonville
  Eighth Circuit· 2013-03-29· cited 71×
• Leoni v. Bemis Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1977-06-17· cited 61×
• Margaret Russell v. North Broward Hospital
  Eleventh Circuit· 2003-10-02· cited 55×
• Rotskoff v. Cooley
  Eighth Circuit· 2006-02-17· cited 34×
• Bernadine Stewart v. Rise, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2015-06-30· cited 20×