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Summary Table of Contents
PART 1. PRELIMINARY MATTERS
Chapter 1. Summary Judgment
Chapter 2. Administrative Decisions and Materials
Chapter 4. Defendant’s Prior Acts
Chapter 5. Statistical Evidence
Chapter 6. Defendant’s Documents
Chapter 7. Testimonial Evidence
Chapter 9. Plaintiff’s Medical and Psychological Evidence
Chapter 10. Expert Evidence
Chapter 13. Electronic Evidence
Chapter 14. Attorney's Fees and Costs
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1. Preliminary Matters
Chapter 1. Summary
Judgment
I.
INTRODUCTION
§1:10
Generally
§1:20
Summary Judgment Standards
§1:30
Applicable Law
II.
CONSIDERATIONS WHEN MOVING FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
§1:40
Employer’s Motion
§1:50
Timing of Motion
§1:60
Time for Employee’s Response
III. OTHER PRIOR ACTS OF PLAINTIFF
§1:70
Materials Must Be in Record
§1:71
Plaintiff Checklist—Preparing for the Plaintiff’s Deposition
§1:72
Plaintiff’s Outline for Deposing the Sexual Harasser
§1:80
Checklist—Defendant’s Evidentiary Materials
§1:81
Deposition Outline for the Plaintiff (FLSA and Retaliatory
Discharge Claims)
§1:85
Form: Affidavit in Accordance With Fed. R. Evid. 1006
IV.
EMPLOYER’S MOTION
§1:90
Format of Motion
§1:100
Form: Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment
§1:110
Affidavits Supporting Motion
§1:120
Checklist—Drafting Decisionmaker’s Affidavit
§1:130
Challenging Plaintiff’s
Prima Facie Case
§1:140
Checklist—Evidence Challenging Performance Element of Plaintiff’s
Prima Facie Case
§1:150
Sexual Harassment Cases
§1:160
§1:161
Summary Judgment on Basis of Judicial Estoppel
§1:161.1
Case Example: Claim Not Precluded
§1:161.2
Case Examples: Claim Precluded
§1:161.3
Form: Motion for Summary Judgment—Defendant—Judicial Estoppel
§1:170
Pre-Motion Deposition Checklist—
§1:180
Retaliation Cases
§1:190
Anticipating Pretext
V.
PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSE
§1:200
Introduction
§1:210
Explain Continuance With Rule 56(f) Affidavit
§1:210.1
Form: Rule 56(f) Affidavit
§1:210.2
Form: Plaintiff’s Motion to Extend Discovery Cutoff
§1:220
Checklist—Plaintiff’s Evidentiary Materials
§1:230
Forms: Plaintiff’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment
§1:230.1
Form: Plaintiff’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment—General
§1:230.2
Form: Plaintiff’s Cross Motion for Partial Summary
Judgment—Americans With Disabilities Act
§1:230.3
Form: Plaintiff’s Opposition to Summary Judgment—ADEA
§1:230.4
Form: Plaintiff’s Response to Motion for Summary Judgment—
§1:230.5
Form: Plaintiff’s Response to Motion for Summary
Judgment—PDA/FMLA
§1:230.6
Form: Plaintiff’s Response to Motion for Summary Judgment—Race
Discrimination
§1:240
Sexual Harassment Cases
§1:240.1
Form: Plaintiff’s Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment and
Cross-Motion
Chapter
2. Administrative Decisions and Materials
§2:10
Introduction
§2:20
Common Fact Pattern
§2:30
Foundation
§2:40
Objections
§2:50
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§2:60
Form: Plaintiff Request for Right to Sue Letter
§2:64
Form: Jury Instruction—Receipt of Notice of Right to Sue
§2:70
Form: Plaintiff Letter to EEOC Requesting Investigative File
§2:80
Form: Jury Instruction
§2:90
Defendant’s Tactics
§2:100
Form: Defendant’s Motion in Limine to Exclude and Bar Evidence
Concerning EEOC Cause Finding
§2:110
Cases Involving EEOC Determination Letters and Materials
§2:110.1
Evidence Admitted
§2:110.2
Evidence Excluded
II.
STATE AGENCY REPORTS
§2:120
Introduction
§2:130
Common Fact Pattern
§2:140
Foundation
§2:150
Objections
§2:160
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§2:170
Form: Plaintiff Bench Brief—Exclusion of Evidence From
Unemployment Compensation Hearing
§2:180
Defendant’s Tactics
§2:190
Cases Involving State Administrative Agency Reports
§2:190.1
Evidence Admitted
§2:190.2
Evidence Excluded
§2:190.3
Cases Involving Issue Preclusion
III.
ARBITRATION DECISIONS
§2:200
Introduction
§2:210
Common Fact Pattern
§2:220
Foundation
§2:230
Objections
§2:240
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§2:250
Defendant’s Tactics
§2:260
Cases Involving Admissibility of Arbitration Decisions
§2:260.1
Evidence Admitted
§2:260.2
Evidence Excluded
IV.
DISABILITY APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS
§2:270
Introduction
§2:280
Common Fact Pattern
§2:290
Foundation
§2:300
Objections
§2:310
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§2:320
Form: Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Bar Evidence Concerning
Plaintiff’s Application for Social Security Benefits
§2:330
Defendant’s Tactics
§2:340
Defendant—Examination Checklist—Plaintiff’s Inconsistent
Disability Statements
§2:350
Cases Involving Disability Applications and Materials
§2:350.1
Evidence Admitted or Defense Allowed
§2:350.2
Evidence Not Admitted or Defense Not Allowed
Part 2. Liability
Chapter 3. Plaintiff’s
Prior Acts
I.
PLAINTIFF’S PRIOR SEXUAL CONDUCT
§3:10
Introduction
§3:20
F.R.E. 412—Special Requirements
§3:30
Common Fact Pattern
§3:40
Foundation
§3:50
Procedure to Admit Sexual Conduct Evidence Under F.R.E. 412
§3:50.1
Form: Defendant’s Motion Pursuant to F.R.E. 412
§3:50.2
Form: Plaintiff’s Response to Motion Pursuant to F.R.E 412
§3:60
Objections
§3:70
Defendant’s Tactics
§3:80
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§3:80.1
Form: Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Prior Sexual Acts
§3:80.2
Form: Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order
§3:90
Jury Instructions
§3:90.1
Form: “Unwelcome Conduct”
§3:90.2
Form: “Unwelcome Conduct”—Examples
§3:100
Cases on Key Issues
§3:100.1
Previous Sexual Contact With Alleged Harasser
§3:100.1.1
Evidence Precluding Harassment Claim
§3:100.1.2
Evidence Not Precluding Harassment Claim
§3:100.2
Sexual Behavior in Workplace
§3:100.2.1
Evidence Excluded
§3:100.2.2
Evidence Admitted
§3:100.3
Sexual Conduct Outside Workplace
§3:100.3.1
Evidence Excluded
§3:100.3.2
Evidence Admitted
§3:100.4
Sexual Conduct Involving Third Parties
§3:100.4.1
Evidence Excluded
§3:100.4.2
Evidence Admitted
II.
AFTER-ACQUIRED EVIDENCE
§3:110
Introduction
§3:120
Common Fact Pattern
§3:130
Foundation
§3:140
Objections
§3:150
Defendant’s Tactics
§3:160
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§3:160.1
Form: Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence of Alleged
Misconduct
§3:170
Jury Instructions
§3:170.1
Form: After-Acquired Evidence
§3:170.2
Form: After-Acquired Evidence—Offsets to Damages
§3:180
Cases on Key Issues
§3:180.1
Applying After-Acquired Evidence to Limit Damages
§3:180.2
Declining to Apply Doctrine
III.
Case Digest—other prior acts of Plaintiff
§3:200
Poor Work Performance at Prior Employer Inadmissable
§3:210
Prior Lawsuit Against Defendant Inadmissable
§3:220
Prior Lawsuit Against Another Employer Inadmissible
§3:220.1 Form: Plaintiff Brief—Motion in Limine—Prior Lawsuits or Claims
§3:230 Bad Acts Related to Job Performance
§3:230.1 Form: Plaintiff Brief—Motion in Limine—Alleged Prior Bad Acts
Chapter 4. Defendant’s
Prior Acts
I.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASES—DEFENDANT’S PRIOR SEXUAL CONDUCT
§4:10
Introduction
§4:20
Common Fact Pattern
§4:30
Foundation
§4:40
Procedure to Admit Sexual Assault Evidence Under F.R.E. 415
§4:50
Objections
§4:60
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§4:61
Checklist for Deposing Sexual Harasser
§4:62
Form: Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Motion in Limine
Regarding Allegations of Sexual Harassment Raised by Other Female
Employees
§4:63
Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Motion in Limine Regarding
Other Harassers
§4:64
Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Motion in Limine Regarding
Alleged Time-Barred Evidence
§4:70
Form: Plaintiff’s Affidavit in Opposition to Defendant’s Summary
Judgment Motion or Motion in Limine
§4:80
Defendant’s Tactics
§4:90
Forms
§4:90.1
Form: Defendant’s Jury Instruction Regarding Prior Sexual
Harassment
§4:90.2
Form: Defendant’s Motion to Bar Pursuant to F.R.E. 415
§4:90.3
Form: Defendant’s Motion in Limine to Exclude and Bar Evidence
Concerning Character of Defendant’s Employees
§4:90.4
Form: Jury Instruction—Hostile Work Environment
§4:90.5
Form: Jury Instruction—Unwelcome Conduct
§4:90.6
Form: Jury Instruction—Hostile Work Environment—Burden of
Proof—Supervisor Acts
§4:90.7
Form: Jury Instruction—Hostile Work Environment—Burden of
Proof—Co-Worker Acts
§§4:100-4:110 [Reserved]
§4:120
Cases on Key Issues
§4:130
Cases Involving Pervasiveness
§4:130.1
Evidence Admitted
§4:130.2
Evidence Excluded
§4:131
Cases Involving “Second Hand” Harassment
§4:131.1
Evidence Insufficient
§4:131.2
Evidence Sufficient
§4:140
Cases Involving Quid Pro
Quo Harassment
§4:140.1
Evidence Admitted
§4:150
Cases Involving Notice, Motive or Intent
§4:150.1
Evidence Admitted
§4:150.2
Evidence Excluded
§4:151
Time Barred Evidence
II.
DISPARATE TREATMENT CASES—DEFENDANT’S PRIOR ACTS
§4:160
Introduction
§4:170
Common Fact Pattern
§4:180
Foundation
§4:190
Objections
§4:200
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§4:205
Deposing Defendant’s Human Resources Manager
§4:210
Defendant’s Tactics
§4:220 Defendant’s Forms
§4:220.1
Form: Defendant’s Proposed Limiting Instruction Regarding Prior
Acts
§4:220.2
Form: Defendant’s Memorandum in Support of Motion in
Limine—ADEA—FRE 402, 403
§4:230
Cases Involving Notice to Employer
§4:230.1
Evidence Admitted
§4:230.2
Evidence Excluded
§4:240
Cases Involving Pervasiveness or Pretext
§4:240.1
Evidence Admitted
§4:240.2
Evidence Excluded
§4:250
Cases Involving Pattern or Practice
§4:250.1
Evidence Admitted
§4:250.2
Evidence Excluded
§4:260
Cases Involving Discrimination of Other Protected Classes
§4:260.1
Evidence Admitted
§4:260.2
Evidence Excluded
§4:270
Cases Involving Other Lawsuits or Charges of Discrimination
§4:280
Cases on Other Key Issues
§4:280.1
Evidence Admitted
§4:280.2
Evidence Excluded
§4:285
Time Barred Evidence
§4:285.1
Evidence Admitted
§4:290
Direct Evidence Not Required in Mixed Motives Cases
Chapter 5. Statistical
Evidence
I.
DISPARATE TREATMENT CASES
§5:10
Introduction
§5:20
Common Fact Pattern
§5:30
Foundation
§5:40
Objections
§5:50
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§5:60
Plaintiff’s Checklist—Discovery Matters for Statistical Analysis
§5:70
Defendant’s Tactics
§5:80
Form: Defendant’s Motion to Bar Plaintiff’s Expert
§5:90
Defendant’s Checklist—Cross-Exam of Plaintiff’s Statistical
Expert
§5:100
Cases Involving Statistics in Disparate Treatment Cases
§5:100.1
Evidence Admitted
§5:100.2
Evidence Excluded
II.
DISPARATE IMPACT CASES
§5:110
Introduction
§5:120
Common Fact Pattern
§5:130
Foundation
§5:140
Objections
§5:150
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§5:160
Defendant’s Tactics
§5:170
Defendant’s Cross-Examination Checklist for Plaintiff’s
Statistical Expert
§5:180
Form: Jury Instruction—Considering Statistics as Evidence
§5:190
Form: Jury Instruction—ADEA—Comparing Relevant Populations
§5:200
Cases Involving Statistics in Disparate Impact Cases
§5:200.1
Evidence Admitted
§5:200.2
Evidence Excluded
III.
CLASS ACTION/PATTERN AND PRACTICE CASES
§5:210
Introduction
§5:220
Common Fact Pattern
§5:230
Foundation
§5:240
Objections
§5:250
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§5:260
Plaintiff’s Checklist—Discovery and Evidence in Class Action and
Pattern and Practice Cases
§5:270
Defendant’s Tactics
§5:280
Form: Jury Instruction—Statistics to Prove Pattern and Practice
of Race Discrimination
§5:290
Cases Involving Statistics in Class Action/Pattern and Practice
Cases
§5:290.1
Evidence Admitted
§5:290.2
Evidence Excluded
Chapter 6. Defendant’s
Documents
I.
PERSONNEL MANUALS AND POLICIES
§6:10
Introduction
§6:20
Common Fact Pattern
§6:30
Foundation
§6:40
Objections
§6:50
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§6:50.1
Plaintiff’s Checklist—Defendant’s Personnel Manuals and Policies
§6:50.2
Form: Jury Instruction—Pretext
§6:60
Defendant’s Tactics
§6:60.1
Form: Defendant’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Employee Handbook
§6:70
Cases Involving Personnel Manuals and Policies
§6:70.1
Evidence Admitted
§6:70.2
Evidence Excluded
II.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS
§6:80
Introduction
§6:90
Foundation
§6:100
Objections
§6:110
Cases Involving Affirmative Action Plans
§6:110.1
Evidence Admitted
§6:110.2 Evidence Excluded
III.
BUSINESS RECORDS AND INTERNAL MEMORANDA
§6:120
Introduction
§6:130
Common Fact Pattern
§6:140
Foundation
§6:150
Objections
§6:160
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§6:160.1
Form: Plaintiff—Request for Admission of Defendant’s Business
Records
§6:160.2
Form: Stipulation—Defendant’s Business Records
§6:160.3
Form: Jury Instruction—Request for Admission of Documents
§6:170
Defendant’s Tactics
§6:170.1
Form: Defendant—Motion to Strike
§6:180
Cases Involving Business Records and Internal Memoranda
§6:180.1
Evidence Admitted
§6:180.2
Evidence Excluded
IV.
EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINARY RECORDS AND PERSONNEL FILES
§6:190
Introduction
§6:200
Common Fact Pattern
§6:210
Foundation
§6:220
Objections
§6:230
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§6:230.1
Form: Plaintiff—Designation of Personal Representative
§6:240
Defendant’s Tactics
§6:240.1
Form: Agreed Protective Order
§6:240.2
Form: Motion to Modify Protective Order—Plaintiff
§6:250
Cases Involving Employee Disciplinary Records and Personnel Files
§6:250.1
Evidence Admitted
§6:250.2
Evidence Excluded
V.
MISSING DOCUMENTS OR DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE
§6:260
Introduction
§6:270
Common Fact Pattern
§6:280
Foundation
§6:290
Objections
§6:300
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§6:300.1
Form: Plaintiff—Motion to Compel
§6:300.2
Form: Plaintiff—Complaint Count Alleging Spoliation of Evidence
§6:300.3
Form: Plaintiff—Jury Instruction—Failure to Produce Evidence
§6:300.4
Form: Plaintiff—Jury Instruction—Spoilation—Bad Faith Destruction
§6:310
Defendant’s Tactics
§6:310.1
Form: Defendant: Motion in Limine—Destruction of Evidence
§6:320
Cases Involving Destruction of Documentary Evidence
§6:320.1
Evidence Admitted
§6:320.2
Evidence Excluded
VI.
SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS; DEFENDANT’S POST-TERMINATION OFFERS
§6:330
Introduction
§6:340
Common Fact Pattern
§6:350
Foundation
§6:360
Objections
§6:370
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§6:380
Defendant’s Tactics
§6:390
Cases Involving Severance Agreements and Other Post-Termination
Offers
§6:390.1
Evidence Admitted
§6:390.2
Evidence Excluded
Chapter 7. Testimonial Evidence
I.
DISCRIMINATORY REMARKS
§7:10
Introduction
§7:20
Common Fact Pattern
§7:30
Foundation
§7:40
Objections
§7:50
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§7:50.1
Plaintiff’s Tactics—Age Discrimination
§7:60
Form: Jury Instruction—Discriminatory Remarks
§7:70
Form: Affidavit—Plaintiff—Discriminatory Remarks
§7:80
Defendant’s Tactics
§7:90
Defendant’s Forms
§7:90.1
Form: Motion to Strike—Defendant—Discriminatory Remarks
§7:90.2
Form: Jury Instruction—Direct Evidence—Stray Remarks—Statements
by Persons Not Involved
§7:90.3
Form: Defendant’s Memorandum in Support of Motion in Limine—Title
VII Race Discrimination/Failure to Promote—Racially Derogatory Comments
§7:110
Cases Involving Evidence of Discriminatory Remarks
§7:110.1
Evidence Admitted as Direct Evidence of Discrimination
§7:110.2
Evidence Not Admitted as Direct Evidence of Discrimination
§7:110.3
Evidence Admitted as Circumstantial Evidence of Discrimination
§7:110.4
Evidence Not Admitted—Stray Remarks
§7:110.5
Evidence Admitted—Not Germane to Claim
§7:110.6
Evidence Admissible as Cat’s Paw Theory
§7:110.7
Evidence Inadmissible as Cat’s Paw Theory
II.
HEARSAY
§7:120
Introduction
§7:130
Common Fact Pattern
§7:140
Foundation
§7:150
Objections
§7:160
Responses to Objections
§7:170
Opponent’s Tactics
§7:170.1
Form: Defendant’s Memorandum in Support of Motion in Limine—Title
VII Demotion—FRE 402, 403, 602, 802
§7:170.2
Form: Plaintiff’s Motion to Exclude Manager’s Testimony About
What Plaintiff’s Coworkers Said
§7:180
Proponent’s Tactics
7:180.1
Form: Plaintiff’s Bench Brief re Admissibility of Statement as
Admission of Party Opponent
§7:190
Cases Involving Hearsay and Alleged Hearsay
§7:190.1
Evidence Admitted
§7:190.2
Evidence Held to Be Inadmissible
III.
PRIOR CONSISTENT STATEMENTS
§7:200
Introduction
§7:210
Foundation
§7:220
Objections
§7:230
Form: Requests for Admissions to Establish Evidentiary Foundation
of Document
§7:240
Cases Involving Prior Consistent Statements
§7:240.1
Evidence Not Admitted
IV.
IMPEACHMENT
§7:250
Introduction
§7:260
Common Fact Pattern
§7:270
Foundation
§7:280
Objections
§7:290
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§7:300
Plaintiff Checklist: Sources of Impeachment for Decisionmaker
§7:301
Opposing Defendant’s Attempt to Discover Impeaching Evidence From
Department of Labor
§7:302
Form: Motion to Quash—Plaintiff—Subpoena Served Upon DOL
§7:303
Form: Jury Instruction—Impeachment of Witnesses
§7:310
Defendant’s Tactics
§7:320
Defendant Checklist—Sources of Impeachment for Plaintiff
§7:321
Compelling Production of Transcripts From Unemployment
Compensation Hearing
§7:322
Form: Defendant’s Response to Plaintiff’s Motion to Quash
Subpoena Served Upon DOL and Motion to Compel Production
§7:330
Cases Involving Impeachment Evidence
§7:330.1
Evidence Admitted
§7:330.2
Evidence Not Admitted
V.
TAPE-RECORDED CONVERSATIONS
§7:340
Introduction
§7:350
Common Fact Pattern
§7:360
Foundation
§7:370
Objections
§7:380
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§7:390
Defendant’s Tactics
§7:400
Form: Motion in Limine—Defendant—Tape-Recorded Conversations
§7:410
Cases Involving Tape-Recorded Conversations
§7:410.1
Evidence Admitted
§7:410.2
Evidence Not Admitted
§7:410.3
Evidence Used to Limit Damages
PART 3. DAMAGES
Chapter 8. Financial
Evidence
I.
DEFENDANT’S NET WORTH
§8:10
Introduction
§8:20
Common Fact Pattern
§8:30
Foundation
§8:40
Objections
§8:50
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§8:60
Forms
§8:61
Form: Plaintiff’s Request for Admission—Financial Evidence
§8:62
Form: Stipulation as to Net Worth
§8:63
Form: Motion for Protective Order—Financial Evidence—Defendant
§8:64
Jury Instructions
§8:64.1
Form: Jury Instruction—Punitive Damages
§8:64.2
Form: Jury Instruction—Back Pay
§8:64.4
Form: Jury Instruction—Damages—General Considerations
§8:65
Form: Plaintiff’s Motion for Liquidated Damages
§8:66
Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Motion in Limine Re: Financial
Information
§§8:70-8:80 [Reserved]
§8:90
Defendant’s Tactics
§8:100
Cases Involving Evidence of Defendant’s Net Worth
§8:100.1
Evidence Admitted
§8:100.2
Evidence Excluded
II.
FINANCIAL EVIDENCE OF PLAINTIFF
§8:110
Introduction
§8:120
Common Fact Pattern
§8:130
Foundation
§8:140
Objections
§8:150
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§8:160
Defendant’s Tactics
§8:170
Forms
§8:170.1
Form: Defendant’s Motion to Compel Plaintiff—Financial Evidence
§8:170.2
Form: Defendant’s Motion to Bar
§8:170.3
Form: Agreed Protective Order
§8:170.4
Form: Jury Instruction—Plaintiff’s Duty to Mitigate
§8:170.5
Form: Defendant’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence of Front
Pay From the Jury
§8:170.6
Form: Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Motion to Strike Jury
Demand for Back Pay and Front Pay
§8:170.7 Form: Jury
Verdict
§8:170.8 Form:
Plaintiff's Motion in Limine to Bar Evidence of Offer
of Re-Employment
§§8:180-8:190 [Reserved]
§8:200
Cases Involving Evidence Used to Determine Plaintiff’s Damages
§8:200.1
Evidence Admitted
§8:200.2
Evidence Excluded
Chapter 9. Plaintiff’s
Medical and Psychological Evidence
I.
Plaintiff’s Medical and Psychological History
§9:10
Introduction
§9:20
Common Fact Pattern
§9:30
Foundation
§9:40
Objections
§9:50
Defendant’s Tactics
§9:60
Form: Defendant’s Subpoena for Medical Records
§9:70
Form: Defendant Motion to Compel
§9:80
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§9:81
Form: Motion for Protective Order—Plaintiff—Request for
Independent Medical Examination
§9:82
Form: Plaintiff’s Motion to Quash
§9:83
Form: Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Psychological or
Medical Treatment
§9:84 Form: Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant's Motion in Limine to Exclude Testimony Re: Causation
§9:110
Cases on Key Issues
§9:110.1
Cases Involving Plaintiff’s Medical and Psychological History
§9:110.1.1
Discovery Not Allowed
§9:110.1.2
Discovery Allowed
§9:110.2
Cases Involving
§9:110.2.1
Evidence Admitted
§9:110.2.2
Evidence Excluded [Reserved]
§9:110.3
Cases Involving Lay Opinion Testimony
§9:110.3.1
Evidence Admitted
§9:110.3.2
Evidence Excluded [Reserved]
II.
Independent Medical or Psychological Exams (Rule 35)
§9:120
Introduction
§9:130
Form: Plaintiff—Request for Rule 35 Exam Results
§9:140
Common Fact Pattern
§9:150
Foundation
§9:160
Objections
§9:170
Defendant’s Tactics
§9:180
Form: Defendant’s Motion for Psychological Exam
§9:190
Form: Defendant’s Notice for Psychological Exam
§9:200
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§9:210
Form: Stipulation Regarding Rule 35 Exam
§9:220
Cases Involving Rule 35 Independent Medical Exams
§9:220.1
Exam Permitted
§9:220.2
Exam Not Permitted
III.
MMPI-II AND OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
§9:230
Introduction
§9:240
Common Fact Pattern
§9:250
Foundation
§9:260
Objections
§9:270
Defendant’s Tactics
§9:280
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§9:290
Cases Involving Use of MMPI-II and Other Psychological Tests
§9:290.1
Testing Not Allowed
§9:290.2
Testing Allowed
Chapter 10. Expert
Evidence
I.
Overview
§10:10
Introduction
§10:20
Common Fact Pattern
§10:30
Foundation
§10:40
Objections
§10:50
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§10:60
Plaintiff’s Checklist—Evidentiary Issues at Trial
§10:60.1
Checklist: Preparing for Defendant’s Medical Expert’s Deposition
§10:62
Form: Plaintiff’s Motion and Brief to Bar Defendant’s Expert
§10:65
Form: Plaintiff’s Post-Trial Brief Regarding Damages
§10:70
Defendant’s Tactics
§10:80
Defendant’s Checklist for Plaintiff’s Expert
§10:80.1
Checklist for Deposing Plaintiff's Computer Forensic Expert
§10:80.2
Form: Defendant's Rule 26(a)(2) Interrogatories to Plaintiff's
Forensic Computer Expert
§10:80.3
Form: Plaintiff's Rule 26(a)(2) Request for Production to
Plaintiff's Forensic Computer Expert
§10:80.4
Checklist for Deposing Plaintiff's Vocational
Rehabilitation Expert
§10:85
Checklist for Deposing Plaintiff’s Computer Forensic Expert
§10:85.1
Checklist for Deposing Plaintiff’s Vocational Rehabilitation
Expert
§10:90
Form: Defendant’s Motion to Bar Plaintiff’s Expert
§10:100
Form: Defendant’s Daubert
Motion to Bar Plaintiff’s Expert
§10:110
Forms: Jury Instructions
§10:110.1
Form: Jury Instruction—Disparate Impact—Statistics
§10:110.2
Form: Jury Instruction—Sex Discrimination—Statistics
§10:110.3
Form: Jury Instruction—Age Discrimination—Statistics
§10:110.4
Form: Jury Instruction—Race Discrimination—Statistics
§10:110.5
Form: Jury Instruction—
§10:110.6
Form: Jury Instruction—
§10:110.7
Form: Jury Instruction—FMLA—“Serious Health Condition”
§10:110.8
Form: Jury Instruction—Expert Witness Testimony
§§10:120-10:170 [Reserved]
II.
Case Summaries
§10:180
Employer’s General Policies and Procedures
§10:180.1
Evidence Admitted
§10:180.2
Evidence Excluded
§10:190
Mental Health/Medical Experts
§10:190.1
FMLA Cases Concerning “Serious Health Condition”
§10:190.1.1
Evidence Admitted
§10:190.1.2
Evidence Excluded
§10:190.2
Hostile Work Environment and Damages
§10:190.2.1
Evidence Admitted
§10:190.2.2
Evidence Excluded
§10:200
Economists and Accountants
§10:200.1
Evidence Admitted
§10:200.2
Evidence Excluded
§10:210
Statisticians
§10:210.1
Evidence Admitted
§10:210.2
Evidence Excluded
§10:220
Experts Used in
§10:220.1
Evidence Admitted
§10:220.2
Evidence Excluded
§10:230
Mitigation Experts
§10:230.1
Evidence Admitted
§10:230.2
Evidence Excluded
§10:240
Miscellaneous Expert Cases
§10:240.1
Evidence Admitted
§10:240.2
Evidence Excluded
PART 4. DEFENSES
Chapter 11. Employer
Responses
I.
BUSINESS JUDGMENT RULE
§11:10
Introduction
§11:20
Common Fact Pattern
§11:30
Foundation
§11:40
Objections
§11:50
Employer’s Tactics
§11:60
Form: Business Judgment Rule—Jury Instruction for Defendant
§11:70
Employee’s Tactics
§11:80
Plaintiff Checklist—Undermining Defendant’s Business Judgment
Reasons
§11:90
Cases Involving Evidence Regarding Business Judgment Rule
§11:90.1
Evidence Sufficient to Establish Defense
§11:90.2
Evidence Insufficient to Establish Defense
II.
BONA FIDE OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION
§11:100
Introduction
§11:110
Common Fact Pattern
§11:120
Foundation
§11:130
Objections
§11:140
Employer’s Tactics
§11:150
Form: Bona Fide Occupational Qualification—Jury Instruction for
Defendant
§11:160
Employee’s Tactics
§11:170
Cases Involving Evidence Regarding Employer’s Bona Fide
Occupational Qualification
§11:170.1
Evidence Sufficient to Establish Defense
§11:170.2
Evidence Insufficient to Establish Defense
III.
ELLERTH/FARAGHER
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
§11:180
Introduction
§11:190
Common Fact Pattern
§11:200
Foundation
§11:210
Objections
§11:220
Employer’s Tactics
§11:225
Form: Jury Instruction—Affirmative Defense
§11:230
Employee’s Tactics
§11:240
Cases Involving Adequacy of Employer’s Sexual Harassment Policy
§11:240.1
Evidence Sufficient to Establish Defense
§11:240.2
Evidence Not Admitted/Insufficient to Establish Defense
IV.
UNDUE HARDSHIP
§11:250
Introduction
§11:260
Common Fact Pattern
§11:270
Foundation
§11:280
Objections
§11:290
Employee’s Tactics
§11:300
Cases Involving Undue Hardship
§11:300.1
Evidence Admitted
§11:300.2
Evidence Excluded
V.
SAME ACTOR
§11:310
Introduction
§11:320
Common Fact Pattern
§11:330
Foundation
§11:340
Objections
§11:350
Employer’s Tactics
§11:360
Form: Same-Actor Inference—Jury Instruction for Defendant
§11:370
Employee’s Tactics
§11:380
Cases Involving Same Actor Inference
§11:380.1
Evidence Sufficient to Establish Inference
§11:380.2
Evidence Insufficient to Establish Inference
VI.
LACHES
§11:390
Introduction
§11:400
Common Fact Pattern
§11:410
Foundation
§11:420
Objections
§11:430
Employer’s Tactics
§11:430.1
Form: Motion for Summary Judgment Based Upon Laches
Defense—Defendant
§11:430.2
Form: Jury Instruction—Laches
§11:440
Employee’s Tactics
§11:450
Cases Involving Laches
§11:450.1
Evidence Sufficient to Establish Defense
§11:450.2
Evidence Insufficient to Maintain Defense
VII.
Estoppel
§11:460
Introduction
§11:470
Common Fact Pattern
§11:480
Foundation
§11:490
Objections
§11:500
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§11:510
Defendant Tactics
§11:520
Form
§11:520
Form: Motion to Dismiss—Estoppel—Defendant
§11:530
Cases Involving Estoppel
§11:530.1
Evidence Sufficient to Bar Claim
§11:530.2
Evidence Insufficient to Bar Claim
VIII.
Reasonable Factors Other Than Age (“RFOA”)
§11:540
Introduction
§11:550
Common Fact Pattern
§11:560
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§11:570
Defendant’s Tactics
§11:580
Cases Involving RFOA
Chapter
12. Demonstrative Evidence
§12:10
Introduction
§12:20
Common Fact Pattern
§12:30
Foundation
§12:40
Objections
§12:50
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§12:60
Plaintiff’s Checklist of Demonstrative Evidence
§12:70
Form: Plaintiff—Sample Organizational Chart
§12:80
Form: Plaintiff—Request for Production of Documents
§12:90
Defendant’s Tactics
§12:100
Defendant’s Checklist of Demonstrative Evidence
§12:110
Form: Defendant—Request for Production of Documents (Plaintiff’s
Response thereto)
§12:120
Jury Instruction: Video Deposition
§12:130
Jury Instruction: Charts or Summaries
§12:140
Cases Involving Demonstrative Evidence
§12:140.1
Demonstrative Evidence Not Allowed
§12:140.2
Demonstrative Evidence Allowed [Reserved]
Chapter 13. Electronic
Evidence
§13:10
Introduction
§13:20
Plaintiff’s Tactics
§13:20.1
Form: Checklist for Plaintiff Regarding Preservation Letter to Be
Sent to the Defendant
§13:20.2
Form: Preservation Letter
§13:20.3
Form: Privilege Log for Electronic Evidence
§13:20.4 Form: Brief
in Support of Motion to Quash Subpoena
§13:30
Defendant’s Tactics
§13:30.1
Form: Motion for a Protective Order
§13:30.2
Authentication Checklist for Blog or Online Social Networking
Site
§13:35
Introducing E-Mails Into Evidence
§13:35.1
Introduction
§13:35.2
Foundation
§13:35.3
Objections
§13:36
Cases Involving the Admissibility of E-Mails, Websites or Blogs
§13:36.1
Evidence Excluded
§13:40
Cases Involving Electronic Evidence
§13:40.1
Cases Involving Admissibility
§13:40.1.1
Evidence Admitted
§13:40.1.2
Evidence Excluded [Reserved]
§13:40.2
Cases Involving Discovery
§13:40.2.1
Discovery Permitted
§13:40.2.2
Discovery Not Permitted
§13:40.3
Cases Involving Cost-Shifting
§13:40.3.1
Costs Awarded
§13:40.3.2
Costs Not Awarded [Reserved]
§13:40.4
Cases Involving Sanctions
§13:40.4.1
Sanctions Granted
§13:40.4.2
Sanctions Denied
§13:40.5
Cases Involving Work Product and Privilege
§13:40.5.1
Privilege Upheld
§13:40.5.2
Privilege Denied [Reserved]
§13:40.6
Miscellaneous Cases Involving Electronic Evidence
Chapter 14. Attorney’s
Fees and Costs
§14:10
Introduction
§14:20
Plaintiff Tactics
§14:30
Defendant Tactics
§14:40
Form: Bill of Costs
§14:50
Form: Response to
Request for Taxation of Costs
§14:60
Form: Motion to Set Schedule Concerning Attorney’s Fees and Costs
§14:70
Form: Joint Statement Concerning Attorney’s Fees and Expenses
§14:80
Form: Plaintiff’s Petition for Attorney’s Fees and Costs
§14:90
Form: Attorney Affidavit in Support of Fee Petition
§14:100
Form: Default Order as Exhibit in Support of Fee Petition
§14:110
Form: Response to Defendant’s Motion to Waive Bond
§14:120
Form: Plaintiff’s Objections to Magistrate’s Report and
Recommendation
§14:130
Form: Plaintiff’s Supplemental Fee Petition
§14:140
Cases Involving Attorney’s Fees and Costs
§14:141
Cases Involving Hourly Rates
§14:141.1
Evidence Excluded
§14:141.2
Evidence Admitted
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