Claire Trott v. H.D. Goodall Hospital
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
1Concurrence
SILVER, J., with whom JABAR, J., joins,
concurring.
[¶ 27] I concur in the Court’s opinion, and commend the Court for reiterating that determinations of weight or credibility *16are inappropriate at the summary judgment stage. As we have recognized, courts must be especially wary in employment discrimination cases, where issues of motive and intent are present and often turn on circumstantial evidence from which reasonable jurors could draw competing, plausible inferences. See Daniels v. Narraguagus Bay Health Care Facility, 2012 ME 80, ¶ 15, 45 A.3d 722; Cookson v. Brewer Sch. Dep’t, 2009 ME 57,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Fuhrmann v. Staples the Office Superstore East, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
- Cookson v. Brewer School DepartmentSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
- Daniels v. Narraguagus Bay Health Care FacilitySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
- Bonin v. CrepeauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005