Smith v. Stratus Computer, Inc.

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• holding that plaintiff's failure to adduce evidence that maker of statement made or influenced personnel decision rendered comment irrelevant to issue of discriminatory animus
• holding that plaintiff's failure to adduce evidence that maker of statement made or influenced personnel decision rendered comment irrelevant to issue of discriminatory animus
• holding that the district court correctly interpreted Hicks when it ruled that plaintiff had to adduce evidence sufficient to support a finding of the employer’s stated reason was not only a pretext, but that it was a pretext for illegal discrimination
• finding for “meaningful comparison” because plaintiff was a vice president her treatment must be compared to that of other terminated or transferred male executives
• stating in a Title VII discrimination case that a plaintiff is not entitled to relief where she “has been discharged unfairly, even by the most irrational of managers, unless the facts and circumstances indicate that discriminatory animus was the reason for the decision”
• stating in a disparate treatment case that the colleagues to whom the plaintiff compares herself must be similar to the plaintiff in every material respect and because the plaintiff could not demon- strate the same flaws in her comparators, she could not prove pretext

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Cited by

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

• Holifield v. Reno
  Eleventh Circuit· 1997-07-02· cited 876×
• Hodgens v. General Dynamics Corp.
  First Circuit· 1998-05-21· cited 602×
• William Radue v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 2000-07-10· cited 480×
• Cynthia J. Fisher, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Vassar College, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
  Second Circuit· 1997-06-05· cited 466×
• Vincent DeNOVELLIS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant, Appellee
  First Circuit· 1997-09-02· cited 448×
• Higgins v. New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1999-10-25· cited 423×
• Alexander v. Fulton County
  Eleventh Circuit· 2000-03-30· cited 372×
• Benoit v. Technical Manufacturing Corp.
  First Circuit· 2003-06-09· cited 298×
• Barbour v. Dynamics Research Corp.
  First Circuit· 1995-08-15· cited 288×
• Richard S. Silvera, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Orange County School Board, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
  Eleventh Circuit· 2001-03-30· cited 258×
• Myrtle Thomas v. Eastman Kodak Company
  First Circuit· 1999-07-15· cited 256×
• Conner v. Schnuck Markets, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1997-08-05· cited 255×
• Santiago, etc. v. Canon, U.S.A., Inc.
  First Circuit· 1998-02-24· cited 250×
• Myra J. WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONSBANK OF FLORIDA N.A., a Florida Corporation, Defendant-Appellee
  Eleventh Circuit· 1995-06-12· cited 249×
• Ollie LATTIMORE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. POLAROID CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant
  First Circuit· 1996-11-05· cited 237×
• Feliciano De La Cruz v. El Conquistador Resort & Country Club
  First Circuit· 2000-07-28· cited 232×
• Woodman v. Haemonetics Corp.
  First Circuit· 1995-04-14· cited 230×
• Matthews v. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-11-12· cited 183×
• Mulero Rodriguez v. Ponte, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1996-10-28· cited 155×
• Udo U. UDO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Henry TOMES, Commissioner for the Department of Mental Health, Defendant, Appellee
  First Circuit· 1995-04-28· cited 128×

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
  Supreme Court· 1973-05-14· cited 38,518×
• Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine
  Supreme Court· 1981-03-04· cited 15,585×
• St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-25· cited 8,844×
• Samuel Mesnick v. General Electric Company
  First Circuit· 1991-12-16· cited 1,952×
• Jose MEDINA-MUNOZ, Etc., Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee
  First Circuit· 1990-02-15· cited 1,782×
• Shirley J. MITCHELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOLEDO HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 1992-05-21· cited 1,717×
• Frank L. LOEB, Plaintiff, v. TEXTRON, INC., Et Al., Defendants
  First Circuit· 1979-06-21· cited 812×
• Thomasina Mack v. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1989-03-28· cited 811×
• The Dartmouth Review, on Behalf of Its Officers, Staff and Subscribers v. Dartmouth College
  First Circuit· 1989-11-09· cited 675×
• Robert Goldman v. First National Bank of Boston
  First Circuit· 1993-03-12· cited 410×
• Jimmie E. Woods v. Friction Materials, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1994-07-29· cited 293×
• Dania R. KEISLING, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. SER-JOBS FOR PROGRESS, INC., Et Al., Defendants, Appellants
  First Circuit· 1994-03-29· cited 90×
• Eugene MENARD, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. FIRST SECURITY SERVICES CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee
  First Circuit· 1988-05-26· cited 82×
• Danny SMITH, Appellee, v. MONSANTO CHEMICAL CO., Appellant
  Eighth Circuit· 1985-09-23· cited 80×

Other cases named Smith v. Stratus Computer, Inc.

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Smith v. Stratus Computer, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1995-05-15· cited 70×
• Smith v. Stratus Computer, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1995-05-15