Palm Beach County School Board v. Wright

EN BANC

May, J.

The Palm Beach County School Board appeals an adverse judgment on a retaliation claim. It argues the trial court erred in its instruction to the jury on causation. We agree and reverse. Because this requires us to adopt a new standard on causation in line with the United States Supreme Court’s decision in University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, — U.S. -, 133 S.Ct. 2517, 186 L.Ed.2d 503 (2013), and recede from our prior decision in Guess v. City, of Miramar, 889 So.2d 840 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004), we issue this opinion en banc.

*164The plaintiff is of Vietnamese origin…