Shaver v. Independent Stave Company

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that inadmissible evidence cannot be used to defeat a motion for summary judgment
• describing how dignitary injury can be remedied in ADA case through nominal damages, attorneys’ fees, exemplary damages, and injunctive relief without mention of compensatory damages
• explaining inadmissible evidence may not be used to defeat summary judgment
• stating “[t]here are limits on what kinds of evidence a judge may consider in reviewing a motion for summary judgment, and inadmissible evidence . . . cannot be used to defeat such a motion” and therefore ignoring such evidence
• “[T]he mere fact of discrimination offends the dignitary interest that the statutes are designed to protect... .”
• “Conduct that is merely rude, abrasive, unkind, or insensitive does not come within the scope of the law.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).