Hodgens v. General Dynamics Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that where an employee takes FMLA leave and is terminated in a reduction in force, legitimate selection criteria presented by the employer will not insulate it from liability
• holding that where an employee takes FMLA leave and is terminated in a reduction in force, legitimate selection criteria presented by the employer will not insulate it from liability
• holding that a showing of incapacity of more than three consecutive days is sufficient to afford FMLA protection to etiologically related prior absences of shorter duration
• recognizing that “protected conduct closely followed by adverse action may justify an inference of retaliatory motive”
• holding that plaintiff sufficiently showed causal connection between his FMLA-leave and the adverse employment action because supervisor’s comments regarding taking time-off shortly after plaintiff took leave.
• recognizing that “protected conduct closely followed by adverse action may justify an inference of retaliatory motive” (quoting Marx v. Schnuck Mkts., Inc., 76 F.3d 324, 329 (10th Cir. 1996))

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Cited by

389 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Santiago-Ramos v. Centennial P.R. Wireless Corp.
  First Circuit· 2000-07-07· cited 849×
• Portia Surtain v. Hamlin Terrace Foundation
  Eleventh Circuit· 2015-06-16· cited 624×
• Richard Conoshenti v. Public Service Electric & Gas Company
  Third Circuit· 2004-04-13· cited 562×
• Higgins v. New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1999-10-25· cited 423×
• Daniel R. Arban, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. West Publishing Corp., Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 2003-09-24· cited 414×
• Gale Edgar v. Jac Products, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2006-04-06· cited 350×
• Penny Bachelder Mark Bachelder v. America West Airlines, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-08-08· cited 318×
• Edward Yashenko v. Harrah's Nc Casino Company, LLC
  Fourth Circuit· 2006-04-27· cited 298×
• Alberto Dominguez-Cruz and Nydia Negron-Ramos v. Suttle Caribe, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2000-02-02· cited 297×
• Regina R. King v. Preferred Technical Group
  Seventh Circuit· 1999-01-28· cited 295×
• Michael Skrjanc v. Great Lakes Power Service Company
  Sixth Circuit· 2001-11-14· cited 274×
• Navarro Pomares v. Pfizer Corporation
  First Circuit· 2001-08-20· cited 268×
• Myrtle Thomas v. Eastman Kodak Company
  First Circuit· 1999-07-15· cited 256×
• Graziadio v. Culinary Institute of America
  Second Circuit· 2016-03-17· cited 238×
• Kosereis v. Department for
  First Circuit· 2003-06-12· cited 237×
• Masoud Sharif v. United Airlines, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 2016-10-31· cited 227×
• Claire A. Straughn v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2001-12-05· cited 187×
• Xin Liu v. Amway Corporation Does 1-50 Inclusive
  Ninth Circuit· 2003-10-30· cited 186×
• Mark Duckworth v. Pratt & Whitney, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1998-08-24· cited 184×
• Carrero-Ojeda v. Autoridad de Energia Electrica
  First Circuit· 2014-06-20· cited 173×

Cites

46 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
  Supreme Court· 1973-05-14· cited 38,518×
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 20,645×
• Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine
  Supreme Court· 1981-03-04· cited 15,585×
• St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-25· cited 8,844×
• Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1977-01-11· cited 4,496×
• Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
  Supreme Court· 1989-05-01· cited 3,836×
• United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens
  Supreme Court· 1983-04-04· cited 2,660×
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-23· cited 1,818×
• Tcherepnin v. Knight
  Supreme Court· 1967-12-18· cited 878×
• Morgan v. Hilti, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1997-03-18· cited 708×
• Nancy O'Mara Ezold, at No. 91-1780 v. Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen, at No. 91-1741
  Third Circuit· 1993-02-03· cited 629×
• Norman W. OLIVER, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee
  First Circuit· 1988-05-13· cited 471×
• Vincent DeNOVELLIS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant, Appellee
  First Circuit· 1997-09-02· cited 448×
• Simion Stepanischen v. Merchants Despatch Transportation Corporation
  First Circuit· 1983-12-06· cited 404×
• Palmacci v. Umpierrez
  First Circuit· 1997-08-11· cited 356×
• Abraham WELDON, Appellant, v. KRAFT, INC.
  Third Circuit· 1990-02-22· cited 316×
• Smith v. Stratus Computer, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1994-11-22· cited 315×
• Katz v. City Metal Co.
  First Circuit· 1996-07-02· cited 268×

Other cases named Hodgens v. General Dynamics Corp.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Hodgens v. General Dynamics Corp.
  D. Rhode Island· 1997-05-06· cited 19×