Legal Opinion
Betts v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2009No. 07-2103, 07-2217PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilman, J., joined by Kennedy, J.,
COLE, J. (pp. 476-78), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Six former employees sued Costco Wholesale Corporation, alleging that (1) they were terminated because they are black, and (2) that they were subjected to a racially hostile work environment in violation of Michigan law. (No claim was premised on Title YII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or other federal cause of action.) After the district court denied Costco’s motion for summary judgment, the case proceeded to trial. A deadlocked jury led to an initial…
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