Legal Opinion

Hall v. FMR Corp.

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided October 30, 2009No. 1:07-cv-12307PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

STEARNS, District Judge.

BACKGROUND

On October 31, 2005, Olivia Hall resigned from defendant FMR Corporation (FMR) 1 a national financial services firm, because of “health and emotional problems” that she attributed to “differential treatment.” The facts (with those not disputed construed in the light most favorable to Hall) are as follows.

Hall, who was born in Honduras, is of African descent. She has worked in the financial services industry for more than twenty years. Her area of expertise is in stock options. In 1991, Hall began…

2Cases cited62 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. St. Mary's Honor Center v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Fisher v. Town of OrangeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
  2. Bodman v. Maine, Department of Health & Human ServicesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2010
  3. Fisher v. Town of OrangeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2013
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  5. Cherkaoui v. City of QuincyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016

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