Quantum Chemical Corp. v. Toennies
Texas Supreme Court
1DissentJustice Hecht
I respectfully dissent. The several reasons why Section 107(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 19911 did not eliminate the United States Supreme Court’s requirement in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins2 that a plaintiff in an employment discrimination “pretext” case must prove that an illegitimate consideration was a determinative factor in an employer’s decision have been thoroughly and convincingly explained by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Watson v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority3 No one questions that Section 21.125(a) of the Texas Labor Code,4 first…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Price Waterhouse v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- William Hayden v. County of Nassau, United States of America and Nassau County Guardians Association, Defendants-Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Schroeder v. Texas Iron Works, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
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