Legal Opinion

Gregory v. Dillard's, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 12, 2009No. 05-3910PublishedCited by 212 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Thirteen African-Americans appeal the decisions of the district court1 dismissing their claims against Dillard’s, Inc., based on alleged race discrimination at the Dillard’s department store in Columbia, Missouri. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and remand with directions to modify the final judgment so as to dismiss the plaintiffs’ claims under the Missouri Human Rights Act without prejudice.

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In July 2002, plaintiffs Crystal Gregory, Alberta Turner, and Carla Turner filed their original complaint, alleging…

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