Legal Opinion
Bobbette Blake v. MJ Optical
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 31, 2017No. 16-3100PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Bobbette Blake sued her former employer, MJ Optical, Inc., alleging she was the victim of sex discrimination, age discrimination, and a hostile work environment. The district court 1 granted MJ Optical’s motion for summary judgment, finding Blake’s evidence insufficient to support her federal and state law claims. Blake appeals, and we affirm. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
1. BACKGROUND
This case involves Blake’s relationships with MJ Optical and the Hagge family, both of which began over forty years ago. Blake started working at a company called Shamrock in the early 1970s.…
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