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· 10/27/1997

Carr v. United Parcel Service

Citations

  • 955 S.W.2d 832
  • 1997 Tenn. LEXIS 511
  • 72 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 45,053
  • 83 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 341

How courts have described this case

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

  • Holding that the elements of a supervisor hostile environment claim are the same as those in a coworker hostile environment claim.
  • “Failure to act or mere presence during the commission of a tort is insufficient for tort accomplice liability.”
  • supervisor can be held liable under an aiding or abetting hostile work environment theory for “encouraging or preventing the employer from taking corrective action”
  • “civil liability for aiding and abetting requires affirmative conduct. Failure to act or mere presence during the commission of a tort is insufficient for tort accomplice liability.”

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Judges: Holder, Anderson, Drowota, Reid, Birch

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