Hollins v. Delta Airlines

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that “several hangman’s nooses dangling from the ceiling above [the plaintiffs] work area” coupled with racist jokes, including one about lynching, were sufficient to give rise to an inference of a hostile environment
• concluding there was a genuine issue of material fact that the display of several hangman’s nooses, as well as racist jokes, were severe or pervasive enough conduct to constitute a hostile work environment

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• DeSpain v. Uphoff
  Tenth Circuit· 2001-07-10· cited 451×
• Lugo Montalvo v. Sol Meliá Vacation Club
  Supreme Court of Puerto Rico· 2015-12-02· cited 163×
• Billie R. Banks v. General Motors, LLC
  Second Circuit· 2023-09-07· cited 163×
• Tademy v. Union Pacific Corp.
  Tenth Circuit· 2008-04-01· cited 149×
• Schrader v. Fred A. Ray, M.D., P.C.
  Tenth Circuit· 2002-07-16· cited 56×
• Gerald v. Locksley
  D. New Mexico· 2011-05-06· cited 25×
• Curry v. SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
  E.D. Michigan· 2009-10-30· cited 20×
• United States v. Distefano
  Tenth Circuit· 2002-02-12· cited 16×
• Gerald v. Locksley
  D. New Mexico· 2011-08-01· cited 12×
• McCafferty v. Preiss Enterprises, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 2013-08-13· cited 10×
• Brown v. Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2009-01-21· cited 5×
• Watson v. City of Topeka
  D. Kansas· 2002-12-27· cited 5×
• Schmidt v. Medicalodges, Inc.
  D. Kansas· 2007-06-27· cited 3×
• Benavides v. City of Oklahoma City
  Ninth Circuit· 2013-01-23· cited 3×
• Zapata Berríos v. J.F. Montalvo Cash & Carry, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Puerto Rico· 2013-08-27· cited 3×
• Boswell v. Jasperson
  D. Utah· 2003-05-01· cited 1×
• Brown v. Millard County
  Tenth Circuit· 2002-09-20· cited 1×
• Brazzle v. Washington City
  D. Utah· 2013-09-30· cited 1×
• Croley v. JDM Servs., L.L.C.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2025-10-16· cited 1×
• Abdul-Hakim v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  D. Kansas· 2006-10-11

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
  Supreme Court· 1998-06-26· cited 6,226×
• Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-19· cited 5,248×
• Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth
  Supreme Court· 1998-06-26· cited 4,775×
• Adler v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1998-05-18· cited 2,797×
• Simms v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
  Tenth Circuit· 1999-01-25· cited 832×
• James L. Bolden, Jr. v. Prc Inc., Formerly Known as Planning Research Corporation, and Robert Carver
  Tenth Circuit· 1995-01-31· cited 333×
• Lockard v. Pizza Hut, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1998-12-14· cited 202×
• Franks v. Nimmo
  Tenth Circuit· 1986-07-07· cited 144×
• Myron Durtsche, Jr. v. American Colloid Company
  Tenth Circuit· 1992-04-03· cited 79×
• Martha Griffith v. State of Colorado, Division of Youth Services
  Tenth Circuit· 1994-02-28· cited 72×
• Wilson v. Tulsa Junior College
  Tenth Circuit· 1998-12-31· cited 52×
• Harrison v. Eddy Potash, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1998-10-30· cited 22×