Walton v. Nalco Chemical Co.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that plaintiff met this standard for MHRA claim where complaint alleged that plaintiff had court should freely give leave [to amend] when justice so requires.”
• upholding dismissal of IIED claim under Maine law where defendant transferred plaintiff’s sales accounts to a younger employee, spread a false and demeaning performance review about plaintiff, and repossessed a company car in front of plaintiff’s family and neighbors
• “plaintiff . . . must plead the requisite MHRC filing” (internal quotation marks and alteration omitted)
• “A § 1983 action against a city fails as a matter of law unless a city 2 employee’s conduct violates one of the plaintiff’s federal rights.”
• “[S]ection 4622 more closely resembles a condition precedent” than an affirmative defense
• “Rule 701 permits the rendering of lay opinion testimony when [it] is (a) rationally based upon the perception of the witness, and (b) helpful to a clear understanding of the witness’ testimony or the determination of a fact in issue.”

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