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Pruitt v. International Ass'n of Fire Fighters

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided March 23, 2012No. 06-11-00058-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice CARTER.

Michael Pruitt was the first African-American Fire Chief for the City of Long-view, Texas. After he was terminated from this position, he filed suit against labor union International Association of Fire Fighters (International), local affiliate Longview Professional Firefighters Association (Local), and Local’s officers and directors Wayne Oldham, Steve Oram, Steve Green, Adam Dreary, Tony Marshall, and Craig Barton (Officers). His complaint alleged causes of action for “Intentionaly [sic] Aiding or Abetting Discrimination,” intentional infliction of emotional…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. MirandaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Bland Independent School District v. BlueTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Rio Valley, LLC v. City of El Paso, El Paso Central Appraisal District and Appraisal Review Board of El Paso County, Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2014
  2. Blaire Reid v. SSB Holdings, Inc., D/B/A Protec Laboratory, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2016
  3. Elizabeth Woods and Karen Prater v. Communities in School Southeast Texas and Karen Newton, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2015
  4. Evans Resources, L.P.;Evans I, Ltd.; Evans I Development, Ltd.; Michael Scott Evans and Rose Elaine Evans Shock, as Independent Co-Executor and Co-Executrix of Estate of Gloria A. Evans, Deceased; Jonathan J. Evans; And Mockingbird Oil & Gas, L.P. v. Diamondback E&P, LLC and Diamondback O&G, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2025
  5. Isaac Montes v. Overhead Door Corporation, Randall Furbay, Individually and as Overhead Management and Jane Doe, Individually and as Overhead Management, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2019

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