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· 12/21/1988

Independent Fire Co. No. 1 v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission

Citations

  • 376 S.E.2d 612
  • 180 W. Va. 406
  • 1988 W. Va. LEXIS 218
  • 53 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 40,027

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that illegal firing was a discrete violation of Human Rights Act that triggered the statute of limitations at the time plaintiff was notified of termination
  • looking to federal law to determine applicability of equitable modification doctrines to West Virginia cause of action
  • waiver and the equitable doctrines of tolling and estoppel are applicable to administrative filing periods
  • discussing the application of equitable tolling to statutes of limitations

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Judges: Miller

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