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· 11/14/2006

Georgia Erickson v. Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Citations

  • 469 F.3d 600
  • 88 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 42,601
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 28125
  • 99 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 334

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that the effectiveness of an employer’s corrective action is a ques- tion of fact
  • noting that the effectiveness of an employer’s corrective action is a ques- tion of fact
  • “The greater the poten‐ tial injury to the employee, the greater care the employer must take.”
  • a verdict will not be set aside unless the evidence presented, combined with all reasonable inferences permissibly drawn therefrom, is insufficient to support it
  • employee brought claim against Department of Corrections because she was raped by a prisoner housed in the same building as the employer
  • “The standard for supervisors is strict liability and the standard for coworkers is negligence.”

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Judges: Rovner, Evans, Sykes

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