Legal Opinion

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Product Fabricators, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 15, 2014No. 13-2102, 13-2103PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Product Fabricators, Incorporated (“PFI”) terminated employee Adam Breaux. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and Breaux appeal the district court’s 1 adverse grant of summary judgment in favor of PFI. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

PFI was a Minnesota sheet metal fabrication company formed by Michael Murphy, Sr. (“Murphy”) and two others. In 1997, PFI hired Breaux as a turret operator. In 1999, PFI hired Murphy’s sons, Mark and Michael Murphy, Jr. (“Mark” and “Mike” respectively). In 2000, Breaux left PFI for another…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Yulanda Hill v. Carolyn WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  2. Kelvin D. Peebles v. John E. Potter, 1 Postmaster General, United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  3. Lake v. Yellow Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. Robert Young v. Warner-Jenkinson Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  5. Nancy M. Kratzer v. Rockwell Collins, Inc., David A. Bellendier, and Eugene R. NedvedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005

13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by81 opinions

  1. Foster v. Mountain Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
  2. Norah Oehmke v. Medtronic, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  3. Melvin Morriss, III v. BNSF Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  4. Lindeman v. Saint Luke's Hosp. of Kan. CityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  5. Janice Hustvet v. Allina Health SystemCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018

76 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API