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D. Wendy Greene, Pretext Without Context, 75 Missouri L. Rev. 403 (2010).Suja A. Thomas, Oddball Iqbal and Twombly and Employment Discrimination, 2011 Illinois L. Rev. 215.Patricia Nemeth & Deborah Brouwer,…
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Hawaii Supreme Court: No Per Se Rule In Pretextual Takings
It's pretty easy to blog about cases in which your side prevails, but not so easy when you don't. This post is one of the latter instances. In County of…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Recently Published Scholarship: Missouri L. Rev.
Wendy Greene (Cumberland) writes to let us know about a recent colloquium issue, and rather than re-invent the wheel, I'll just post the text of Wendy's email:I am not sure…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Shifting Reasons Still Help Show Pretext
Many times, an employee comes to see me and asks me how strong his/her case is. Often, i do not know. It is hard to gauge the strength of a…
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Eighth Circuit Reaffirms Shifting Reasons Are Proof of Pretext
In a published opinion released earlier this week, the Eighth Circuit has confirmed that a plaintiff can prove pretext by showing that an employer provided reasons for its action that…
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Government’s Brief In Hawaii Eminent Domain Abuse Case: Pretext, Actual Purposes, And Private Benefit
The County of Hawaii has filed its Answering Brief in the latest phase of County of Hawaii v. C&J Coupe Family Ltd. P'ship,two condemnation cases arising out of the County's…
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HAWSCT To Hear Pretext And Private Benefit Appeal
Today, the Hawaii Supreme Court filed this Order Granting and Accepting Application for Transfer (Dec. 21, 2009), in County of Hawaii v. C&J Coupe Family Ltd. P'ship, transferring the appeal…
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Opening Brief In Kona Eminent Domain Abuse Case: Pretext, Actual Purposes, And Private Benefit
Today, my Damon Key colleagues Ken Kupchak, Mark Murakami, Matt Evans and I filed the Opening Brief in the latest phase of County of Hawaii v. C&J Coupe Family Ltd.…
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Eminent Domain Academic Round-Up: Pretext And Compensation
I've been reading some noteworthy law journal articles on the subject of eminent domain -- two on the issue of pretext, and one on just compensation. Worth reviewing.Daniel S. Hafetz,…
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Pretext In Eminent Domain: Law Of The Land On The Coupe Opinion
Dean Patty Salkin's Law of the Land blog posts James Lawlor's summary of the Hawaii Supreme Court's decision in County of Hawaii v. C&J Coupe Family Ltd. P'ship, 119 Haw.…