McPhail v. Wells Fargo Dealer Services, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that “to prevail on a Section 1981 or 1983 hostile work environment claim against a municipal employer, a plaintiff must show that the harassment derived from a municipal policy or practice”
• comparing Espinal v. Goord, 558 F. 3d 119, 129 (2d Cir. 2009) (five-month period not too long with showing that defendants had deliberately waited to initiate a beating on prisoner) with Hollander v. American Cyanamid Co., 895 F.2d 80, 85–86 (2d Cir. 1990
• public display of noose in workplace created genuine issue of material fact as to whether hostile work environment existed
• “The standard for showing a hostile work environment under Title VII, Section 1981, Section 1983, and the New York State Human Rights Law is essentially the same.”
• “The standard for showing a hostile work environment under . . . Section 1981. . . and the [NYSHRL] is essentially the same.”
• “The standard for showing a hostile work environment under . . . Section 1981. . . and the [NYSHRL] is essentially the same.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).