· 6/4/2009
Littleton v. Pilot Travel Centers, LLC
Citations
- 568 F.3d 641
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 11959
- 92 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,575
- 106 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 619
- 2009 WL 1544436
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a seven-month gap was not close enough to establish causation
- noting that “retaliation cannot be trivial; it must produce some injury or harm” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)
- noting that a “Correction Notice concerned [the employee’s] conduct months after his protected activity”
- concluding a seven-month gap was unable to demonstrate causation
- analyzing the plaintiff's retaliation claim under the causation element even though plaintiff's employment was not harmfully impacted after observing that the plaintiff was threatened with termination for allegedly engaging in protected conduct
- stating employer’s lack of knowledge of protected activity to undermine a finding of causation
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Judges: Loken, Beam, Kyle
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