Legal Opinion
Ball v. Wal-Mart, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 23, 2000No. Civ.A. 98-11887-RBCPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (# 46)
COLLINGS, Chief United States Magistrate Judge.
I. Introduction
Wal-Mart prides itself on its policy of having “people greeters” with smiling faces who stand at the entrances to their stores presumably to “greet” shoppers. 2 At times, Wal-Mart assigns the “greeters” to do other tasks. Mary Claire Ball (hereinafter, “Ms.Ball”) had an encounter with one of the “greeters” on November 22, 1997 which did not leave her smiling. In fact, it led to the filing of this lawsuit ten months later.
Ms. Ball’s central allegation in this…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Steven Wynne v. Tufts University School of MedicineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
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