Legal Opinion

Tiffany Vargas v. Riverbend Management LLC

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 18, 2024No. Cum-23-249Published

1Opinion of the Court

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

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Docket: Cum-23-249 Argued: February 7, 2024 Decided: April 18, 2024 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, HORTON, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, and DOUGLAS, JJ. TIFFANY VARGAS et al. v. RIVERBEND MANAGEMENT LLC HORTON, J. [¶1] We are called to consider the standard governing an employer’s vicarious liability under the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA), 5 M.R.S. §§ 4551-4634 (2023), for an employee’s discriminatory behavior toward a customer. Tiffany Vargas and Erika Acevedo appeal from a judgment entered after a bench trial in favor of…

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Arguello v. Conoco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
Maine Human Rights Commission v. City of AuburnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
Doyle v. Department of Human ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003

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