Legal Opinion

Blake v. State

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 23, 2005PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClifford, J.

[¶ 1] Virginia Blake appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Marden, J.) in favor of the State of Maine. Blake contends that the court erred in declaring that she had not presented evidence to create a genuine issue of material fact as to whether she suffered an adverse employment action pursuant to the Maine Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (WPA), 26 M.R.S.A. §§ 831-840 (1988 & Supp.2004), in particular, whether her evidence was sufficient to show that she was working in a hostile environment. We find no error and we affirm the summary judgment.

[¶ 2] The…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Danco, Inc. And Benjamin Guiliani, Appellees/cross-Appellants v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
  3. Doyle v. Department of Human ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  4. Bowen v. Department of Human ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  5. Nelson v. University of Maine SystemDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1996

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. Watt v. UniFirst Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
  4. Stewart-Dore v. Webber Hospital Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  5. Bodman v. Maine, Department of Health & Human ServicesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2010

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