Paul v. Murphy’s Empirical Analysis
2020
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1 district ·
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Applies 29 U.S.C. § 621 (§ 2 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) · 29 U.S.C. § 623 (§ 4 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) · 29 U.S.C. § 633A (§ 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 717 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 703 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. · Mesnick v. General Electric Co. · Medina-Munoz v. Rj Reynolds Tobacco Company · Nilsa Santiago-Ramos v. Centennial Pr Wireless Corp
Most-quoted passages
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“[i]solated, ambiguous remarks are insufficient, by themselves, to prove discriminatory intent,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[I]t is not enough for a plaintiff merely to impugn the veracity of the employer's justification; [the plaintiff] must elucidate specific facts which would enable a jury to find that the reason given is not only a sham, but a sham intended to cover up the employer's real and unlawful motive of discrimination.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[w]e proceed with caution and restraint when considering summary judgment motions where, as here, issues of motive and intent must be resolved[,] . . . 'summary judgment may be appropriate if the nonmoving party rests merely upon conclusory allegations, improbable inferences, and unsupported speculation.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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