Legal Opinion
Vatel v. Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 14, 2011No. 10-7013PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:
David McCurdy is President and CEO of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. In November 2007, McCurdy fired his assistant, Karen Vatel. McCurdy asserted that he dismissed Vatel because they had incompatible styles of work and her performance therefore did not meet his expectations. Vatel sued, claiming that McCurdy fired her because of her race and gender. Finding that Vatel had produced insufficient evidence to undermine McCurdy’s stated reason for firing her, the District Court granted summary judgment to…
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