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· 10/28/2003

Harry B. Ansell v. Green Acres Contracting Co., Inc. Paul Humberston Thomas Pisula Douglas Schiff

Citations

  • 347 F.3d 515
  • 62 Fed. R. Serv. 1159
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 22275
  • 84 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 41,541
  • 92 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1475
  • 2003 WL 22451728

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that if evidence could be admissible in some circumstances, we review a district court’s ruling on that evidence for abuse of discretion
  • “The passage of time and purportedly changed circumstances were proper issues for counsel to argue to the jury, and for the jury to consider in weighing the evidence.”;
  • “[E]vidence regarding an employer's treatment of other members of a protected class is especially relevant to the issue of the employer's discriminatory intent.”
  • “We will not disturb a trial court’s exercise of discretion unless no reasonable person would adopt the district court’s view.” (citation omitted)
  • “While not conclusive, an employer’s favorable treatment of other members of a protected class can create an inference that the employer lacks discriminatory intent.”
  • “We will not disturb a trial court’s exercise of discretion unless no reasonable person would adopt the district court’s view.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Rendell, Smith, Aldisert

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