Legal Opinion

Hernandez v. Yellow Transportation, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 12, 2011No. 09-10183PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

Employees at a terminal for a trucking company brought claims of race discrimi*123nation, retaliation, and hostile work environment against their employer. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendant on some plaintiffs’ claims and allowed an immediate appeal. We AFFIRM.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Rubin Hernandez, John Ketterer, and Abram Trevino (“Plaintiffs”) were employed at Yellow Transportation’s Dallas terminal. The evidence reveals a workplace that could be quite mean-spirited, crude, and insulting. The issue for us to decide is…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. Faragher v. City of Boca RatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Forsyth v. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. Yellow Transp., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  2. Elwakin v. Target Media Partners Operating Co. LLC.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2012
  3. Kenneth Nunley v. City of WacoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  4. David Montgomery v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  5. Butler v. Exxon Mobil Corp.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 2012

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