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· 10/5/1987

Merrell v. Thomas

Citations

  • 484 U.S. 848
  • 108 S. Ct. 145

How courts have described this case

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  • where the court in applying the Monsanto standard held that termination may be justified in order to avoid losing a disgruntled customer
  • named plaintiff must have suffered the same type injury of those he purports to represent
  • named plaintiff must. have suffered the same type injury of those he purports to represent
  • where the court in applying the Monsanto standard held that termination may be justified in order to avoid losing a disgruntled customer
  • no anticompetitive agreement could be inferred where manufacturer and distributor pursued different goals
  • “In light of Falcon, general statistical evidence of underrepresentation in the workforce will undoubtedly not suffice to justify a single class covering different types of discrimination such as in hiring, promotion, and discharge.”

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