Little v. United Technologies

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• concluding that because section 1981 is different from Title VII, the type of discrimination it proscribes must be different and holding that section 1981 does not encompass retaliation claims
• concluding that because section 1981 is different from Title VII, the type of discrimination it proscribes must be different and holding that section 1981 does not encompass retaliation claims
• holding that no rational jury could find that Little’s belief was objectively reasonable because he never voiced his concern regarding a discriminatory practice and reported a single incident over eight months after it occurred
• holding that to establish a prima facie case of retaliation, a plaintiff must demonstrate a good faith belief that her employer has engaged in an illegal employment practice
• ruling that employee’s opposition to remark by coworker was not protected where, because the remark could not be attributed to the employer, there was no objectively reasonable belief that it violated Title VII
• concluding that because section 1981 is different from Title VII, the 14 1-06-2428 & 1-06-2928 Consolidated type of discrimination it proscribes must be different and holding that section 1981 does not encompass retaliation claims

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Cited by

191 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Reya Boyer-Liberto v. Fontainebleau Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 2015-05-07· cited 702×
• Hedrick G. Humphries v. Cbocs West, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2007-01-29· cited 431×
• Gladys Gregory v. Georgia Dept. of Human Resources
  Eleventh Circuit· 2004-01-07· cited 362×
• Sandra J. MANICCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jerry D. BROWN, Sheriff of Santa Rosa County, Florida, Defendant-Appellee
  Eleventh Circuit· 1999-04-09· cited 362×
• Myra Furcron v. Mail Centers Plus, LLC
  Eleventh Circuit· 2016-12-16· cited 330×
• Tonya J. WIDEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant-Appellee
  Eleventh Circuit· 1998-05-27· cited 295×
• D. Lisa CLOVER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellant
  Eleventh Circuit· 1999-05-27· cited 280×
• Paul Wimmer v. Suffolk County Police Department and Peter F. Cosgrove, Commissioner of Suffolk County Police Department, Suffolk County
  Second Circuit· 1999-05-05· cited 208×
• Michael J. OLMSTED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TACO BELL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
  Eleventh Circuit· 1998-05-28· cited 174×
• Lipphardt v. Durango Steakhouse of Brandon, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2001-09-28· cited 168×
• Darveau v. Detecon, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 2008-01-31· cited 159×
• Thomas v. Westchester County Health Care Corp.
  S.D. New York· 2002-11-21· cited 152×
• Butler v. Alabama Department of Transportation
  Eleventh Circuit· 2008-07-30· cited 147×
• Howard v. Walgreen Co.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2010-05-13· cited 145×
• Harper v. Blockbuster Entertainment Corp.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1998-04-29· cited 124×
• Dixon v. the Hallmark Companies, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2010-12-09· cited 111×
• Anderson v. Conboy
  Second Circuit· 1998-09-10· cited 104×
• Lisa S. Fine v. Ryan International Airlines, Cross-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 2002-09-19· cited 97×
• Andrews v. Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital
  Eleventh Circuit· 1998-05-15· cited 95×
• Wolfe v. Becton Dickinson and Co.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2003-06-06· cited 91×

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation
  Supreme Court· 1986-03-26· cited 58,760×
• Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, Alabama
  Eleventh Circuit· 1981-11-03· cited 11,375×
• United States v. Diebold, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1962-05-14· cited 7,008×
• Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1975-05-19· cited 2,546×
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.
  Supreme Court· 1968-06-17· cited 1,168×
• Charles PAYNE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. McLEMORE’S WHOLESALE & RETAIL STORES, a Louisiana Corporation, Defendant-Appellant
  Fifth Circuit· 1981-09-04· cited 220×
• D. Tammy COUTU, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARTIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Robert H. Oldland, Defendants-Appellees
  Eleventh Circuit· 1995-03-16· cited 190×
• Essie Rollins v. State of Florida Department of Law Enforcement
  Eleventh Circuit· 1989-03-23· cited 161×
• Sandra Silver v. Kca, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1978-11-13· cited 133×
• Church of Scientology of California v. Gabriel Cazares
  Fifth Circuit· 1981-03-09· cited 117×
• Jameson v. Arrow Company
  Eleventh Circuit· 1996-02-28· cited 104×
• Erica Benson SPLUNGE, Sandra Calhoun, Tisha Scott, Jo Catherine Smoot, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SHONEY’S, INC., Defendant-Appellant
  Eleventh Circuit· 1996-10-10· cited 51×