Kimberly Laing v. Federal Express Corporation

How courts have described this case

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• noting that “[t]his is not to say that comparator evidence is the final answer in the discrimination law”
• plaintiff may demonstrate retaliation through either direct evidence of retaliation or through the McDonnell Douglas framework
• plaintiff may demonstrate retaliation through either direct evidence of retaliation or through the McDonnell Douglas framework
• “[I]n attempting to defend the conduct that led to her termination, all Laing has proven is the unexceptional fact that she disagrees with the outcome of FedEx’s investigation.”
• “This is not to say that comparator evidence is the final answer in the discrimination 8 USCA4 Appeal: 21-2328 Doc: 29 Filed: 10/19/2023 Pg: 9 of 16 law.”
• “[I]t is not [the Court’s] province to decide whether the reason was wise, fair, or even correct ultimately, so long as it was truly the reason for the plaintiff’s termination.”

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