Michael Nall v. BNSF Railway Company (2019)
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Hurd v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. (2025)
But see Nall, 917 F.3d at 351 (Costa, J., concurring) (“As the judge-created doctrine has been widely criticized for its inefficiency and unfairness even in the space it is supposed to occupy —a tool for evaluating the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence—we should not expand it beyond those bounds.”).
Costa, J., concurring
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Hittle v. City of Stockton (2025)
Co., 917 F. 3d 335, 351 (CA5 2019) (Costa, J., specially concurring).
Costa, J., specially concurring
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Vasquez v. Union Pacific Railroad (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 341 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Awe v. Harris Health (2026)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019) (quoting Sandstad v. CB Richard Ellis, Inc., 309 F.3d 893, 896 (5th Cir. 2002)).
quoting Sandstad v. CB Richard Ellis, Inc., 309 F.3d 893, 896 (5th Cir. 2002)
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Prevost v. City of Houston (2026)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 341 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Green v. HCTec Partners (2026)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019) (citation omitted).
citation omitted
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Reese v. United Petroleum Transports (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019) (citation omitted).
citation omitted
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Leah Hollis v. Morgan State University (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 351 (5th Cir. 2019) (Costa, J., specially concurring).
Costa, J., specially concurring
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Leah Hollis v. Morgan State University (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 351 (5th Cir. 2019) (Costa, J., specially concurring).
Costa, J., specially concurring
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Highland v. NexPoint (2024)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019) (citation omitted).
citation omitted
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King v. DFW Intl Airport Board (2024)
For the employee to meet the burden, he must “produce evidence from which a jury could conclude that [the employer’s] articulated reason is pretextual.” Nall v. BNSF Railway Co., 917 F.3d 335, 342 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Berry v. Sheriff's Ofc Ouachita Prsh (2024)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 349 (5th Cir. 2019) (“Ultimately, the employee must show that ‘but for’ the protected activity, the adverse employment action would not have occurred.”) (citations omitted). 4 Case: 23-30704 Document: 63-1 Page: 5 Date Filed: 05/28/2024 No. 23-30704 Defendant Captain Marc Mashaw heard that an employee had run for office and actually won.
“Ultimately, the employee must show that ‘but for’ the protected activity, the adverse employment action would not have occurred.”
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West v. Union Pacific Railroad (2020)
See Nall, 917 F.3d at 345 (“Even if it is true that BNSF could choose to credit the opinions of its own doctors over Nall’s, the evidence identified by Nall puts into question the objective reasonableness of those opinions.”).
“Even if it is true that BNSF could choose to credit the opinions of its own doctors over Nall’s, the evidence identified by Nall puts into question the objective reasonableness of those opinions.”
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Mayer v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 350 (5th Cir. 2019) (Costa, J., specially concurring).
Costa, J., specially concurring
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Calderia, LLC v. Claremont, NH, City of (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 347 (5th Cir. 2019)) as to what was required for plaintiffs to cure the purported violations and maintain or resume their occupancy of the Property, for example, when Hays allegedly offered to stay enforcement of the May 8 Notice if plaintiffs demonstrated progress toward NHCORR certification, and then subsequently revoked that offer.9 Construing these allegations in plaintiffs’ favor, it is reasonable to infer that the City’s lack of clear instructions to…
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Armitage v. BNSF Railway Company (2021)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 341 (5th Cir. 2019) (“To be evidence of animus, the comment requires an inference that the irreversible nature of Parkinson’s disease was the reason why [the plaintiff] would not be returning to work.”).
“To be evidence of animus, the comment requires an inference that the irreversible nature of Parkinson’s disease was the reason why [the plaintiff] would not be returning to work.”
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Valerie Reynolds v. Kuraray America, Inc. (2026)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019) (quoting Sandstad v. CB Richard Ellis, Inc., 309 F.3d 893, 896 (5th Cir. 2002)).
quoting Sandstad v. CB Richard Ellis, Inc., 309 F.3d 893, 896 (5th Cir. 2002)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 348 (5th Cir. 2019) (conducting a single analysis under the ADA to evaluate the plaintiff's TCHRA and ADA retaliation claims); Rodriguez v. ConAgra Grocery Products Co., 436 F.3d 468, 473-74 (Sth Cir. 2006) (“Given the similarity between the ADA and the TCHRA, Texas courts ‘look to analogous federal precedent for guidance when interpreting the Texas Act.’” (quoting NME Hosps., Inc. v. Rennels, 994 S.W.2d 142, 144 (Tex.1999)).
conducting a single analysis under the ADA to evaluate the plaintiff's TCHRA and ADA retaliation claims
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Mt. Hawley Insurance Company v. Sheila O. Aninipok also known as Sheila Moiani, Independent Executor of the E… (2026)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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In re: Complaint and Petition of Kara Bailey as Owner of a Certain 2011 Godfrey Hurricane 2000 SD for Exonera… (2026)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Felicia Virgin v. Saia Motor Freight Line, LLC (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 349 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Gore v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (2025)
“An issue of material fact is genuine if a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmovant.” Nall v. BNSF Railway Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019) (quoting Sandstad, 309 F.3d at 896 ) (internal citation omitted).
quoting Sandstad, 309 F.3d at 896
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Glasgow-McCall v. Harris County (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019)).
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Ferrari Financial Services, Inc. v. Hammad (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Chauvin v. Town of Franklinton Mayor Gregory Route (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Mitchell v. Prudential Insurance Company of America (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company v. Winters (2025)
“An issue of material fact is genuine if a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmovant.” Nall v. BNSF Railway Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Umana Family, Inc. (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Garza v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 342 (5th Cir. 2019) (quoting Chevron U.S.A.
quoting Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Echazabal, 536 U.S. 73, 86 (2002)
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Tiller v. City of Jackson (2025)
“If an inference is required for evidence to be probative as to an employer’s discriminatory animus, the evidence is circumstantial, not direct.” ., 917 F.3d 335, 341 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Vasquez v. Nelson (2025)
Once the employer does so, the plaintiff “must then show ‘sufficient evidence that the proffered reason is a pretext for retaliation.’” Id. (quoting Nall v. BNSF Ry., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019)).
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Ramsey v. San Jacinto College District (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Archie v. Hut Memphis LLC (2025)
“An issue of material fact is genuine if a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmovant.” Nall v. BNSF Railway Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Scott v. Vulcan Materials Company (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 341 (Sth Cir. 2019).
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Lindley v. North Mississippi Medical Center, Inc. (2025)
“An employer is entitled to a direct threat defense if an employee poses a ‘significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.’” Nall v. BNSF Railway Co., 917 F.3d 335, 342 (5th Cir. 2019) (quoting EEOC v. E.I.
quoting EEOC v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 480 F.3d 724, 731 (5th Cir. 2007)
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Fishbeck v. Lavaca County, Texas (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019) (quoting Sandstad v. CB Richard Ellis, Inc., 309 F.3d 893, 896 (5th Cir. 2002)).
quoting Sandstad v. CB Richard Ellis, Inc., 309 F.3d 893, 896 (5th Cir. 2002)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Reyna v. Epiroc Drilling Solutions LLC (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 341 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Besso v. KeyCityCapital LLC (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Harris v. Amerigas Propane, L.P. (2025)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Harris County v. Hasan Gokal (2024)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 346 (5th Cir. 2019); Little v. Tex. Dep’t of Crim.
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Samay Business Inc. v. Jaddou (2024)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Lugo v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. (2024)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 344 (5th Cir. 2019).
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In Re: Graham Offshore Tugs LLC (2024)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 340 (5th Cir. 2019).
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Brasier v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (2023)
Co., 917 F.3d 335, 345 (5th Cir. 2019) (“Even if it is true that BNSF could 15 choose to credit the opinions of its own doctors over Nall’s, the evidence identified by Nall 16 puts into question the objective reasonableness of those opinions.”).
“Even if it is true that BNSF could 15 choose to credit the opinions of its own doctors over Nall’s, the evidence identified by Nall 16 puts into question the objective reasonableness of those opinions.”