Kim GASTINEAU, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FLEET MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee

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• holding that evidence that plaintiff had sued three of his former employers was admissible to show plaintiff's motive, state of mind, credibility, modus operandi, and to cast doubt on plaintiff's claim for emotional damages
• explaining that “Congress intended only for employers to be liable for their agent’s actions under the traditional respondeat superior doctrine, not for agents to be personally liable.”
• admitting document fraudulently created by plaintiff to show plaintiffs common scheme or plan of creating false documents relating to disputes with employers
• “The other act must be similar enough and close enough in time to be relevant to the matter at issue.”
• “Congress intended only for employers to be liable for their agent’s actions under the traditional respondeat superior doctrine, not for agents to be personally liable.”
• evidence of prior lawsuits against employers were relevant and admissible because they demonstrated plaintiff’s motive, state of mind, credibility, modus operandi, and cast doubt on plaintiff’s claim for emotional damages

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