· 12/5/1997
Delph v. Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. of Paragould, Inc.
Citations
- 130 F.3d 349
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 34098
- 72 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 45,079
- 75 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 886
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that “the use of the word [nigger] even in jest could be evidence of racial antipathy.”
- upholding hostile work environment claim where the plaintiff had been subjected to \a steady barrage of racial name-calling at the [defendant’s] facility\
- upholding a hostile work environment claim where the plaintiff was subjected to a “steady barrage of racial name-calling”
- finding hostile work environment where plaintiff was subjected to “a steady barrage of racial name-calling” at workplace
- reducing $150,000 compensatory damages award to $50,000 because emotional complaints were vague, ill-defined, and not intense
- recognizing “black boy” as a racial slur.
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Bowman, Henley, Arnold
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