Rinaldi v. Quality King Distributors, Inc.

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 plaintiffs “speculative argument that, her termination ‘must have been’ related to her FMLA absences [was] insufficient at the summary judgment stage”
• finding plaintiff unqualified where plaintiff had ten unexcused absence over the course of three months after being absent for five weeks on FMLA leave
• granting summary judgment to the defendant where the record showed the plaintiff was absent for “five out of six weeks” during one period and the plaintiff failed to “propose or even accept a reasonable accommodation” that would have helped her attend work more regularly
• “For an employee whose primary difficulty was itself being at work, time off and reduced hours were logical, reasonable accommodations.”
• “For an employee whose primary difficulty was itself being at work, time off and reduced hours were logical, reasonable accommodations.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

2 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Dechberry v. New York City Fire Department
  E.D. New York· 2015-08-14· cited 56×
• Skates v. Incorporated Village of Freeport
  E.D. New York· 2017-06-28· cited 17×

Cites

37 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation
  Supreme Court· 1986-03-26· cited 58,760×
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
  Supreme Court· 1973-05-14· cited 38,518×
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.
  Supreme Court· 1970-06-01· cited 15,427×
• Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 2000-06-12· cited 12,455×
• Carol A. Gallo v. Prudential Residential Services, Limited Partnership, Doing Business as Prudential Relocation Management
  Second Circuit· 1994-04-27· cited 2,455×
• Shelley Weinstock v. Columbia University
  Second Circuit· 2000-08-23· cited 1,405×
• Laura Holtz v. Rockefeller & Co., Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2001-07-10· cited 1,375×
• Holcomb v. Iona College
  Second Circuit· 2008-04-01· cited 1,168×
• School Bd. of Nassau Cty. v. Arline
  Supreme Court· 1987-04-20· cited 1,128×
• Terry v. Ashcroft
  Second Circuit· 2003-07-17· cited 988×
• McBride v. BIC Consumer Products Manufacturing Co.
  Second Circuit· 2009-10-05· cited 509×
• Dennis James v. New York Racing Association, and New York State Racing & Wagering Board
  Second Circuit· 2000-11-29· cited 496×
• Kathleen Borkowski v. Valley Central School District
  Second Circuit· 1995-08-10· cited 339×
• Redd v. New York Division of Parole
  Second Circuit· 2012-05-04· cited 321×
• McElwee v. County of Orange
  Second Circuit· 2012-11-15· cited 298×
• Peter Potenza, Clifford Aversano v. City of New York
  Second Circuit· 2004-04-23· cited 233×
• Leroy Gilbert v. Anthony M. Frank, in His Capacity as Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service
  Second Circuit· 1991-11-27· cited 198×
• Sotomayor v. City of New York
  Second Circuit· 2013-04-11· cited 157×