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Manhua Mandy Lin v. Rohm and Haas Company, dba Dow Advanced Materials
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 16-1887 · judgment April 14, 2017
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
The questions presented in this petition are:
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Should a party be estopped from defending or prevailing in a Title VII retaliation action on the basis of perjury or other fraudulent evidences, a standard enforced by the Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits, but not enforced in the DC, First and Third Circuits?
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The standard of but-for causation established by this Court in University of Texas Southwestern Med. Ctr. v. Nassar, 133 S.Ct. 2517 (2013), permits an employer to escape from liability in a Title VII retaliation action if it advances a legitimate reason for its adverse actions against an employee. Should an employer who fails to advance any legitimate reason for any crucial adverse action be permitted to escape from liability by falsely denying that it took the adverse action?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Manhua Mandy Lin
For respondent
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Proceedings
- Feb 20 2018Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Jan 17 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
- Nov 13 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 29, 2017)
- Jul 10 2017Application (17A42) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 10, 2017.
- Jul 03 2017Application (17A42) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 11, 2017 to November 10, 2017, submitted to Justice Alito.