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Subverting Rule 56? Mcdonnell Douglas, White V. Baxter Healthcare Corp., And The Mess Of Summary Judgement In Mixed-Motive Cases, Christopher J. Emden Feb 2010

Subverting Rule 56? Mcdonnell Douglas, White V. Baxter Healthcare Corp., And The Mess Of Summary Judgement In Mixed-Motive Cases, Christopher J. Emden

William & Mary Business Law Review

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Pleading Civil Rights Claims In The Post-Conley Era, A. Benjamin Spencer Oct 2008

Pleading Civil Rights Claims In The Post-Conley Era, A. Benjamin Spencer

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Much has been made of the Supreme Court's recent pronouncements on federal civil pleading standards during the latter half of the 2006-2007 Term. Specifically, what will be the fallout from the Court's decision in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, a case that abrogated Conley v. Gibson's famous "no set of facts" formulation and supplanted it with a new plausibility pleading standard? This Article attempts to examine and distill the impact of Twombly on the pleading standards that lower federal courts are applying when scrutinizing civil rights claims. Two main approaches emerge: that of courts choosing to continue to apply a …


Processing The Explosion In Title Vii Class Action Suits: Achieving Increased Compliance With Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 23(A), Earle K. Shawe Mar 1978

Processing The Explosion In Title Vii Class Action Suits: Achieving Increased Compliance With Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 23(A), Earle K. Shawe

William & Mary Law Review

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