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· 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

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

  • 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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