· 7/22/1998
James MORROW and John Thalacker, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Citations
- 152 F.3d 559
- 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 16780
- 73 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 45,408
- 77 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1446
- 1998 WL 407708
How courts have described this case
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- noting overlap between another element of the prima facie case and pretext
- employees who are the subject of sexual-harassment complaints are not similarly situated to employees against whom no such complaint was made
- “Hearsay is inadmissible in summary judgment proceedings to the same extent that it is inadmissible in a trial”
- plaintiff not similarly situated to comparator because plaintiff was accused of sexual harassment while comparator wasn’t
- violation of company’s sexual harassment policy was legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for terminating plaintiffs
- violation of company’s sexual harassment policy was legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for terminating Rankins
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Judges: Posner, Flaum, Wood
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