Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/9/2001

Lipchitz v. Raytheon Co.

Citations

434 Mass. 493
751 N.E.2d 360
2001 Mass. LEXIS 382
90 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1399

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holding that statistical evidence may support an inference that a particular decision was made because of discriminatory animus
concluding that plaintiff must show that defendant’s discriminatory animus was determinative cause of adverse employment action
holding that trial judge erred by failing to \alert the jury to the requirement that [the employee] prove a causal link\ between employer's illegitimate motive and adverse employment action
stating that “if the fact finder is persuaded that one or more of the employer’s reasons is false,” it may infer a discriminatory motive
explaining that under the “determinative cause” standard, a plaintiff must show that “the defendant’s discriminatory animus contributed significantly to that action, that it was a material and important ingredient in causing it to happen”
burden-shifting rules and pretext inquiry involve questions of law more appropriately left to trial judge; jury instructions should focus on ultimate issues of harm, discriminatory animus, and causation

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