Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Hiland Roberts Dairy, Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 27, 2017No. 16-3071, 16-3075PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Zyeair Smith and Sam Edwards, both African-American men, brought separate suits against Hiland Roberts Dairy, Co., 1 and Hiland Dairy Foods Company, L.L.C. (collectively, Hiland Dairy), alleging race discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e, et seq., and the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act (NFEPA), Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 48-1101, et seq. The district court 2 granted summary judgment to Hiland Dairy in both cases, finding Smith and Edwards failed to produce sufficient evidence to support their claims. We…

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