Smith v. Amedisys 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 “summary judgment was appropriate” where no dispute of material fact existed about the validity of a waiver of claims
• holding that release agreement language “any and all employment related claims” included Title VII claims even if not expressly stated
• holding that evidence of persistent verbal and physical sexual harassment did not reach the threshold of “unendurable” so as to state a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress
• holding that there is no individual liability for employees under Title VII.
• holding that there is no individual liability for employees under Title VII
• finding that two months of salary and agreeing to provide favorable work-related references constituted adequate consideration in exchange for a release

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

78 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Fantini v. Salem State College
  First Circuit· 2009-02-23· cited 357×
• Ackel v. National Communications, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-08-01· cited 291×
• Clarence Enochs v. Lampasas County
  Fifth Circuit· 2011-05-17· cited 238×
• Mendoza v. Murphy
  Fifth Circuit· 2008-06-18· cited 148×
• Osborne v. Keeney
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2012-12-20· cited 145×
• Haire v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College
  Fifth Circuit· 2013-05-21· cited 141×
• Unnamed case
  Fifth Circuit· 2007-04-25· cited 47×
• Martinez v. Bohls Bearing Equipment Co.
  W.D. Texas· 2005-04-11· cited 45×
• Justice v. Rockwell Collins, Inc.
  D. Oregon· 2015-07-22· cited 37×
• Cooper v. Albacore Holdings, Inc.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2006-08-29· cited 34×
• Franklin v. City of Slidell
  E.D. Louisiana· 2013-03-27· cited 34×
• Minnis v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
  M.D. Louisiana· 2014-10-21· cited 29×
• Thomas v. State
  N.D. Texas· 2018-02-13· cited 27×
• Preston v. Tenet Healthsystem Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2007-04-25· cited 27×
• Gallentine v. Housing Authority
  E.D. Texas· 2013-01-22· cited 26×
• Alvin Moore v. Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2024-08-22· cited 23×
• United States Ex Rel. Foster v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
  E.D. Texas· 2008-09-24· cited 22×
• Lang v. DirecTV, Inc.
  E.D. Louisiana· 2010-08-13· cited 22×
• Jones v. Children's Hospital
  E.D. Louisiana· 2014-11-10· cited 21×
• Hudson v. Progressive Security Insurance Co.
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 2008-12-10· cited 20×

Cites

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

• American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Finn
  Supreme Court· 1951-04-09· cited 1,278×
• Phyllis Miller v. Maxwell's International Inc., Dba Maxwell's Plum, Debtor in Possession Carlo Galazzo, Gen. Mgt., Dino La Rosa Don Bohn Don Schupak
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-04-19· cited 636×
• White v. Monsanto Co.
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1991-10-11· cited 451×
• National Association of Government Employees v. City Public Service Board of San Antonio, Texas
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-12-06· cited 407×
• Grant v. Lone Star Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-05-27· cited 320×
• Brown v. Drillers, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1994-01-14· cited 277×
• Constance Chaix INDEST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FREEMAN DECORATING, INC. and Larry Arnaudet, Defendants-Appellees
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-01-19· cited 256×
• Unnamed case
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-08-17· cited 254×
• Caudle v. Betts
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1987-09-09· cited 184×
• McClelland v. Gronwaldt
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-09-10· cited 173×
• Mowbray v. Cameron County, TX
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-12-06· cited 167×
• Batiste v. Island Records, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-06-21· cited 137×
• Watkins v. Scott Paper Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1976-04-29· cited 105×
• King v. Phelps Dunbar, LLP
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1999-06-04· cited 99×
• Copeland v. Wasserstein, Perella & Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-01-04· cited 98×
• Greg and Paige Eastus v. Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-10-15· cited 95×
• Metro Ford Truck Sales, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-06-26· cited 95×
• American National General Insurance v. Ryan
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-12-14· cited 80×
• Williams v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-06-24· cited 73×
• International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, Afl-Cio v. Compania Mexicana De Aviacion, S.A. De C.V.
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-01-19· cited 67×