Smothers v. Solvay Chemicals Inc.

Docket Number12-8013
Decision Date21 January 2014

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    • U.S. District Court — District of Kansas
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    ...first element of her prima facie case, plaintiff must show that she is disabled within the meaning of the ADA. Smothers v. Solvay Chems. Inc. , 740 F.3d 530, 544 (10th Cir. 2014). Defendant asserts that plaintiff has failed her burden on this first element. Doc. 46 at 42. Defendant doesn't ......
  • Lincoln v. BNSF Ry. Co.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Tenth Circuit
    • August 17, 2018
    ...employment action "give rise to an inference that the [action] was based on [the plaintiff's] disability." Smothers v. Solvay Chems., Inc. , 740 F.3d 530, 544 (10th Cir. 2014). A plaintiff may establish an inference of discrimination through (1) "actions or remarks made by decisionmakers th......
  • Riley v. Jordan
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of New Mexico
    • December 18, 2025
    ...F.3d 530, 538 (10th Cir. 2014). A genuine dispute over a material fact exists if a rational jury could find in favor of the nonmoving party. Id.; see also Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 242, 248 (1986) (“[S]ummary judgment will not lie if the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,......
  • King v. Estate of Gilbreath
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of New Mexico
    • March 30, 2016
    ...of law." Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). A fact is material if it could have an effect on the outcome of the suit. Smothers v. Solvay Chems., Inc. , 740 F.3d 530, 538 (10th Cir. 2014). A dispute over a material fact is genuine if the evidence presented could allow a rational jury to find in favor of......
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  • Defendant's Documents
    • United States
    • James Publishing Practical Law Books Archive Employment Evidence
    • April 1, 2022
    ...of identical work rules; rather, the violations need only be of comparable seriousness (citing Smothers v. Solvay Chemicals, Inc. , 740 F.3d 530, 541 (10th Cir.2014). Plaintiff’s alleged conduct was only one of eleven articulated violations that could result in immediate termination without......