44 Cited authorities

  1. Erickson v. Pardus

    551 U.S. 89 (2007)   Cited 60,832 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"
  2. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc.

    530 U.S. 133 (2000)   Cited 20,999 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, since the 58-year-old plaintiff was fired by his 60-year-old employer, there was an inference that "age discrimination was not the motive"
  3. Tolan v. Cotton

    572 U.S. 650 (2014)   Cited 4,862 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, in determining whether a dispute about a material fact is "genuine," the trial court must not weigh the evidence and instead must draw all reasonable inference in the nonmoving party's favor
  4. Hunt v. Cromartie

    526 U.S. 541 (1999)   Cited 2,850 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the court must resolve all reasonable inferences and doubts in the nonmoving party's favor and construe all evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party
  5. Henderson v. Shinseki

    562 U.S. 428 (2011)   Cited 1,526 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that there must be "clear indication that Congress wanted the rule to be jurisdictional," although Congress "need not use magic words" (cleaned up)
  6. Allen v. McCurry

    449 U.S. 90 (1980)   Cited 5,743 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that under res judicata, parties may not "relitigat[e] issues that were or could have been raised" in a prior action
  7. Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick

    559 U.S. 154 (2010)   Cited 1,124 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Copyright Act's requirement that copyright holders register their works before suing for infringement "is a precondition to filing a claim that does not restrict a federal court's subject-matter jurisdiction"
  8. United States v. Western Pac. R. Co.

    352 U.S. 59 (1956)   Cited 1,467 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Interstate Commerce Commission, not the court, should decide whether napalm gel bombs without fuses or bursters are "incendiary bombs" within the meaning of an ICC tariff
  9. Test Masters Educ. Serv., Inc. v. Singh

    428 F.3d 559 (5th Cir. 2005)   Cited 785 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Singh was precluded from re-litigating issue of secondary meaning
  10. Harvill v. Westward Commc'ns, L.L.C

    433 F.3d 428 (5th Cir. 2005)   Cited 651 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the employer took sufficient remedial action to end sexual harassment of an employee fondling the victim's breasts numerous times and pressing his body against the victim from behind, among other things, because the employer "acted swiftly in taking remedial measures" by separating the employees "and the harassment ceased"
  11. Rule 41 - Dismissal of Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 41   Cited 106,487 times   192 Legal Analyses
    Holding that such dismissal "operates as an adjudication on the merits"
  12. Section 2000e-3 - Other unlawful employment practices

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3   Cited 14,324 times   43 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting retaliation against employees who "oppos[e] any [unlawful] practice"
  13. Section 3730 - Civil actions for false claims

    31 U.S.C. § 3730   Cited 5,310 times   427 Legal Analyses
    Granting the government primary responsibility for conducting suit
  14. Section 23:301 - Short title

    La. Stat. tit. 23 § 301   Cited 402 times   3 Legal Analyses

    This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law". La. R.S. § 23:301 Acts 1997, No. 1409, §1, eff. 8/1/1997.

  15. Section 23:967 - Employee protection from reprisal; prohibited practices; remedies

    La. Stat. tit. 23 § 967   Cited 373 times   4 Legal Analyses

    A. An employer shall not take reprisal against an employee who in good faith, and after advising the employer of the violation of law: (1) Discloses or threatens to disclose a workplace act or practice that is in violation of state law. (2) Provides information to or testifies before any public body conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry into any violation of law. (3) Objects to or refuses to participate in an employment act or practice that is in violation of law. B. An employee may commence

  16. Section 23:303 - Civil suits authorized

    La. Stat. tit. 23 § 303   Cited 209 times
    Outlining a maximum prescription period of 18 months
  17. Section 2 - Jurisdiction over subject matter

    La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2   Cited 208 times

    Jurisdiction over the subject matter is the legal power and authority of a court to hear and determine a particular class of actions or proceedings, based upon the object of the demand, the amount in dispute, or the value of the right asserted. La. C.P. § 2

  18. Section 1201 - Appointment of members of the Merit Systems Protection Board

    5 U.S.C. § 1201   Cited 154 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Providing for the appointment of members to the Merit Systems Protection Board
  19. Section 1 - Jurisdiction defined

    La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1   Cited 129 times
    Defining jurisdiction as a court's legal power and authority to hear an action and grant relief
  20. Section 2409 - Renumbered

    10 U.S.C. § 2409   Cited 79 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Limiting its application to Department of Defense and NASA contracts and grants