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· 12/15/1992

Richard L. Britt and Timothy Jackson, Jr. v. The Grocers Supply Company, Inc., James E. Hamilton v. The Grocers Supply Company, Inc.

Citations

  • 978 F.2d 1441
  • 978 F.3d 1441
  • 8 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 164
  • 142 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2017
  • 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 32493
  • 60 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 42,024
  • 60 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 673
  • 1992 WL 347989

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  • holding that “speculation and belief” are “insufficient to create a fact issue as to pretext”
  • noting that speculation and belief are insufficient to create a fact issue regarding pretext
  • Stating remarks from striking employees about why they were replaced, without evidence of a pretext, were not enough to create genuine issue
  • “[T]he question is not whether the plaintiff proves pretext, but rather the plaintiff raises a genuine issue of material fact regarding pretext.”
  • “[T]he question is not whether the plaintiff proves pretext, but rather the plaintiff raises a genuine issue of material fact regarding pretext.”
  • \[T]raditional preemption analysis does not apply in a conflict between two federal statutes.\

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Judges: Reavley, Higginbotham, Duhé

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