Torres v. Merck
488 F.3d 34 (1st Cir. 2007) Cited 180 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that first factor weighed in favor of finding of a single enterprise where parent company established personnel policies applicable to all of its subsidiaries and retained the power to terminate an employee at a subsidiary
McMillan v. Massachusetts Society, Prevention
140 F.3d 288 (1st Cir. 1998) Cited 184 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that once FEPA plaintiff makes prima facie showing of wage discrimination, burden shifts to employer to prove that pay disparity can be explained by legitimate factor such as seniority or performance
Faigin v. Kelly
184 F.3d 67 (1st Cir. 1999) Cited 152 timesHolding that "the issues must be defined by reference to the judicial determinations at stake"
Conway v. Electro Switch Corp.
825 F.2d 593 (1st Cir. 1987) Cited 176 timesHolding that statement made eight months before employee was dismissed and one made at least ten months before were not too remote from the dismissal and, thus, properly admitted at trial as evidence of a discriminatory atmosphere where he who made the first statement may have participated in the decision to fire her and the other refused to block her termination
Lynch v. City of Boston
180 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 1999) Cited 70 timesRuling that a single decision by another court, applying precedent from outside this circuit, “is plainly insufficient” to overcome qualified immunity
Simon v. Navon
71 F.3d 9 (1st Cir. 1995) Cited 73 timesHolding that "a showing of bad motive in connection with 'regular' process is not enough" to sustain an abuse of process claim
Rule 50 - Judgment as a Matter of Law in a Jury Trial; Related Motion for a New Trial; Conditional Ruling
Fed. R. Civ. P. 50 Cited 13,592 times 62 Legal AnalysesAllowing "renewed motion"