Sandra Connelly v. Lane Construction Corp

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a prima facie case is an evidentiary standard, not a “proper measure of whether a complaint fails to state a claim” (citation omitted)
• recognizing that claims brought under Title VII and the PHRA “are governed by essentially the same legal standards”
• holding that plaintiff’s complaint alleged conclusions—not facts—when stating that she “was sexually harassed”
• holding that Title VII and the PHRA are assessed under the same standards
• noting that an “allegation is conclusory and unworthy of weight in analyzing the sufficiency of a complaint [when] it embodies a legal point”
• explaining that sex discrimination claims under both Title VII and the PHRA “are governed by essentially the same legal standards”

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