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· 8/18/2009

Courie v. Alcoa Wheel & Forged Products

Citations

  • 577 F.3d 625
  • 186 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3354
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 18561
  • 107 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 20
  • 2009 WL 2497928

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that courts do not accept “allegations that [are] sufficiently fantastic to defy reality as we know it”
  • granting a motion to dismiss a plaintiff's claim that his union discriminated against him on the basis of race, despite deeming the plaintiff's claim for relief \plausible\
  • granting a motion to dismiss a plaintiffs claim that his union discriminated against him on the basis of race, despite deeming the plaintiffs claim for relief \plausible\
  • identifying the same elements in the context of § 4112 reverse discrimination claims
  • “[T]o say that Ohio courts narrowly define ‘extreme and outrageous conduct’ would be something of an understatement.”
  • “Exactly how implausible is ‘implausible’ remains to be seen, as such a malleable standard will have to be worked out in practice.”

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Judges: Martin, Suhrheinrich, Gibbons

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