West v. MCI Worldcom, 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 because the male co-worker did not sexually harass the plaintiff after their relationship ended, but before she was fired, the plaintiff did not state a quid pro quo discrimination claim
• analyzing whether the defendant’s numerous phone calls to plaintiff after the end of their consensual relationship established a quid pro quo sexual harassment claim, but ultimately concluding they did not because the plaintiff did not answer the phone
• “[The defendant’s] alleged actions were because of his animosity towards [the plaintiff] for ending the consensual relationship rather than her gender.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Kohutka v. Town of Hempstead
  E.D. New York· 2014-01-29· cited 20×
• Melissa Nelson v. James H. Knight DDS, P.C. and James Knight
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2013-07-12· cited 10×
• Briggs v. Waters
  E.D. Virginia· 2006-10-03· cited 6×
• Parker v. Golden Peanut, LLC
  E.D. Virginia· 2015-07-15· cited 1×

Cites

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

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation
  Supreme Court· 1986-03-26· cited 58,760×
• Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth
  Supreme Court· 1998-06-26· cited 4,775×
• Bell v. Hood
  Supreme Court· 1946-04-01· cited 4,157×
• Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1998-03-04· cited 3,700×
• Farrar v. Hobby
  Supreme Court· 1992-12-14· cited 3,072×
• Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid
  Supreme Court· 1989-06-05· cited 1,141×
• Barbara J. HENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DUNDEE, Defendant-Appellee
  Eleventh Circuit· 1982-08-09· cited 1,019×
• Paul Carter v. William L. Ball, III
  Fourth Circuit· 1994-09-07· cited 626×
• Despina Spirides v. John E. Reinhardt, Director of United States International Communication Agency
  D.C. Circuit· 1979-07-10· cited 264×
• Duggin v. Adams
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1987-10-09· cited 214×
• Wendy Jo Brown v. William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense
  Fourth Circuit· 1999-07-14· cited 106×
• Clifford Scott Aymes v. Jonathan Bonelli, Doing Business as Island Swimming Sales, Inc. And Island Recreational
  Second Circuit· 1992-12-02· cited 99×
• Magnuson v. Peak Technical Services, Inc.
  E.D. Virginia· 1992-12-02· cited 93×
• Harle L. Pipkins v. City of Temple Terrace
  Eleventh Circuit· 2001-09-28· cited 88×
• Cram v. Lamson & Sessions Co.
  Eighth Circuit· 1995-03-15· cited 86×
• Cruz O. Hernandez v. Trawler Miss Vertie Mae, Incorporated
  Fourth Circuit· 1999-08-06· cited 68×
• Jewel A. Farlow,plaintiff-Appellant v. Wachovia Bank of North Carolina, N.A.
  Fourth Circuit· 2001-08-06· cited 63×
• Spencer v. General Electric Co.
  Fourth Circuit· 1990-01-16· cited 39×