Legal Opinion
Dawson v. Entek International
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2011No. 09-35844PublishedCited by 222 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURY, District Judge:
OVERVIEW
Shane Dawson (Dawson), a male homosexual, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of his former employer, Entek International (Entek), on claims of discrimination arising from his termination. Entek is an Oregon-based company that manufactures polyethylene battery separators.
On appeal, Dawson argues that the district court erred when it applied the McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973), burden-shifting framework to analyze state claims under Or.Rev.Stat. § 659A.030 for retaliatory…
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