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First Circuit· 8/19/2004

Joyal v. Hasbro, Inc.

Citations

  • 380 F.3d 14
  • 2004 WL 1837725

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that no reasonable jury could find that an employee's discharge was \arbitrary\ or unjustified where he sought to violate company policy
  • stating that G & M is governing precedent and has yet to be disapproved
  • “ ‘[I]f the reason given by the employer is the real reason for its action,’ it does not matter if ‘the employer’s action was arbitrary or unwise.’ ”
  • where an employee was terminated for, among other things, attempted misuse of company property, the fact that the attempted misuse was perhaps a less serious reason than the others cited and may not have led to the termination standing alone did not suggest that the reason was false

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Judges: Boudin, Lipez, Howard

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