Legal Opinion

Lorraine Scamman v. Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 7, 2017Published

1Opinion of the Court

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2017 ME 41

Docket: Fed-16-31 Argued: October 25, 2016 Decided: March 7, 2017 Corrected: March 23, 2017 Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HJELM, and HUMPHREY, JJ. LORRAINE SCAMMAN et al. v. SHAW’S SUPERMARKETS, INC. HUMPHREY, J. [¶1] Pursuant to 4 M.R.S. § 57 (2016), the United States District Court for the District of Maine has certified to us the following question of state law: Is a claim for disparate impact age discrimination under the Maine Human Rights Act, 5 M.R.S.A. § 4572(1)(A), evaluated under the “reasonable…

2Cases cited21 opinions

Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
Smith v. City of JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2015
Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power LaboratorySupreme Court of the United States · 2008

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