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EXPANDED 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.
MATERIALS USED WITH SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION OR IN OPPOSITION
§1:70 Materials Must Be In Record
§1:80 Checklist—Defendant’s Evidentiary Materials
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 ADA Cases
§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—ADA Case
§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—RIF
§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
I. EEOC Determination Letters 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
§2:70 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
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
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
§4:70 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
§4:140 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
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
§4:290 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
§6:170 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
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
Co-workers 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
§§8:70—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
§§8:180—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
§9:90 Form: Plaintiff’s Motion to Quash
§9:100 Form: Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Psychological or
Medical Treatment
§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 ADA claims
§9:110.2.1
Evidence Admitted
§9:110.2.2
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
§10.85 Checklist for Deposing Plaintiff’s Computer Forensic 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—ADA—“Major Life Activity”
§10:110.6 Form: Jury Instruction—ADA—“Substantially Limited” in
Major Life Activity
§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 ADA Litigation
§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/FARRAGHER 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 Expert Testimony Regarding 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
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
§13:30 Defendant’s Tactics
§13:30.1 Form: Motion for a Protective Order
§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
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