· 9/13/1999
Skidmore v. Precision Printing & Packaging, Inc.
Citations
- 188 F.3d 606
- 53 Fed. R. Serv. 44
- 16 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1081
- 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 21886
- 77 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 46,256
- 81 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1252
- 1999 WL 710539
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the employer took prompt remedial action when it admonished the harasser and transferred the plaintiff to a new shift
- holding that remedial action was sufficient when it was reasonably calculated to, and in fact did, abate the harassment
- indicating that the cessation of offending behavior is evidence that an employer’s actions were sufficiently remedial
- holding that the district court properly admitted testimony of a psychiatrist who diagnosed plaintiff because the psychiatrist “testified to his experience, to the criteria by which he diagnosed [the plaintiff], and to the standard methods of diagnosis in his field”
- finding that the employer took prompt remedial action when it reprimanded the harasser and transferred the plaintiff to a new shift
- holding district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting 15 psychiatrist’s testimony that plaintiff suffered post-traumatic stress disorder and that “he did not think [the plaintiff] had lied to him or fabricated her psychiatric symptoms”
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Judges: Garwood, Duhé, Benavides
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