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D.C. Circuit· 9/27/1983

Mendaro v. World Bank

Citations

  • 230 U.S. App. D.C. 333
  • 717 F.2d 610
  • 32 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1688
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 16532
  • 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 33,820

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the “facially broad waiver of immunity” in the “World Bank’s Articles of Agreement” did not “waive the Bank’s immunity to employee suits”
  • stating that the IBRD is “commonly referred to as World Bank”
  • finding “no evidence that the members of the [World] Bank intended to waive the Bank’s immunity to employee [Title VII] suits”
  • inferring waiver only insofar as “necessary to enable the [organization] to fulfill its functions”
  • inferring waiver only insofar as “necessary to enable the [organization] to fulfill its functions”
  • barring suit by a terminated employee asserting a sex harassment and discrimination claim

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Federal, Key, Markey, Robinson, Wil, Wilkey

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