Stevenson v. Potlatch Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 621 (§ 2 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967)
Relies on Foster v. Arcata Associates, Inc. · Douglas v. Anderson · Sengupta v. Morrison-Knudsen Co. · Palmer v. United States · White v. Unigard Mutual Insurance
Most-quoted passages
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“no specific facts which raise a genuine issue of material fact with respect to the legitimacy or believability of the reasons proffered or that such reasons were not the actual reasons for plaintiff's discharge.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“was in fact performing his job adequately, but rather, whether there was sufficient evidence of unsatisfactory performance to be a legitimate concern of his employer.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“a question of fact only with respect to the correctness of the decision to terminate.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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