Yarborough v. Burger King Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “the difficulties presented by Mr. Griffin's illness did not make it ‘impossible’ for Plaintiffs to file on time and equitable tolling is not appropriate”
• “The Equal Pay Act prohibits wage discrimination on the basis of sex; it does not address racial discrimination.”
• “Because all federal claims will be dismissed, supplemental jurisdiction is not available.”
• “Illness is rarely valid grounds for the application of equitable tolling.”
• attorney’s illness and hospitalization “made it more difficult for Plaintiffs to file on time, but not impossible,” and there was “no evidence in the record to show that Plaintiffs made any independent effort to safeguard their right to file”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).