9 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 2011–2015 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Tennessee courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Gary M. GOSSETT v. TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.red2 sentences2014In Sykes v. Chattanooga Housing Authority, 343 S.W.3d 18, 26 (Tenn. 2011), the Supreme Court stated as follows regarding the summary judgment standard as applied to -6- retaliatory discharge cases that accrued before June 10, 2011: In the recent cases of Kinsler [v. Berkline, LLC, 320 S.W.3d 796 (Tenn. 2010)] and Gossett v. Tractor Supply Co., 320 S.W.3d 777 (Tenn. 2010), this Court held that the Hannan summary judgment analysis is to be applied in retaliatory discharge actions in the same way as in other cases, and rejected the federal McDonnell Douglas framework of allocation of burdens and 2014In Sykes v. Chattanooga Housing Authority, 343 S.W.3d 18, 26 (Tenn. 2011), the Supreme Court stated as follows regarding the summary judgment standard as applied to retaliatory discharge cases: In the recent cases of Kinsler [v. Berkline, LLC, 320 S.W.3d 796 (Tenn. 2010)] and Gossett v. Tractor Supply Co., 320 S.W.3d 777 (Tenn. 2010), this Court held that the Hannan summary judgment analysis is to be applied in retaliatory discharge actions in the same way as in other cases, and rejected the federal McDonnell Douglas framework of allocation of burdens and order of presentation of proof of each | 3 | 6 |
Kinsler v. Berkline, LLCgreen2 sentences2014In Sykes v. Chattanooga Housing Authority, 343 S.W.3d 18, 26 (Tenn. 2011), the Supreme Court stated as follows regarding the summary judgment standard as applied to -6- retaliatory discharge cases that accrued before June 10, 2011: In the recent cases of Kinsler [v. Berkline, LLC, 320 S.W.3d 796 (Tenn. 2010)] and Gossett v. Tractor Supply Co., 320 S.W.3d 777 (Tenn. 2010), this Court held that the Hannan summary judgment analysis is to be applied in retaliatory discharge actions in the same way as in other cases, and rejected the federal McDonnell Douglas framework of allocation of burdens and 2014In Sykes v. Chattanooga Housing Authority, 343 S.W.3d 18, 26 (Tenn. 2011), the Supreme Court stated as follows regarding the summary judgment standard as applied to retaliatory discharge cases: In the recent cases of Kinsler [v. Berkline, LLC, 320 S.W.3d 796 (Tenn. 2010)] and Gossett v. Tractor Supply Co., 320 S.W.3d 777 (Tenn. 2010), this Court held that the Hannan summary judgment analysis is to be applied in retaliatory discharge actions in the same way as in other cases, and rejected the federal McDonnell Douglas framework of allocation of burdens and order of presentation of proof of each | 3 | 5 |
Timmy Sykes v. Chattanooga Housing Authoritygreen2 sentences2014In Sykes v. Chattanooga Housing Authority, 343 S.W.3d 18, 26 (Tenn. 2011), the Supreme Court stated as follows regarding the summary judgment standard as applied to -6- retaliatory discharge cases that accrued before June 10, 2011: In the recent cases of Kinsler [v. Berkline, LLC, 320 S.W.3d 796 (Tenn. 2010)] and Gossett v. Tractor Supply Co., 320 S.W.3d 777 (Tenn. 2010), this Court held that the Hannan summary judgment analysis is to be applied in retaliatory discharge actions in the same way as in other cases, and rejected the federal McDonnell Douglas framework of allocation of burdens and 2014In Sykes v. Chattanooga Housing Authority, 343 S.W.3d 18, 26 (Tenn. 2011), the Supreme Court stated as follows regarding the summary judgment standard as applied to retaliatory discharge cases: In the recent cases of Kinsler [v. Berkline, LLC, 320 S.W.3d 796 (Tenn. 2010)] and Gossett v. Tractor Supply Co., 320 S.W.3d 777 (Tenn. 2010), this Court held that the Hannan summary judgment analysis is to be applied in retaliatory discharge actions in the same way as in other cases, and rejected the federal McDonnell Douglas framework of allocation of burdens and order of presentation of proof of each | 3 | 3 |
Hannan v. Alltel Publishing Co.red1 sentence2014See Hannan v. Alltel Publ’g Co., 270 S.W.3d at 5 (“Summary judgment should be granted only when, with the facts viewed in favor of the nonmoving party, it is clear that no genuine issue of material fact exists.”). | 1 | 1 |
Staples v. CBL & Associates, Inc.green1 sentence2012Auth., 343 S.W.3d 18, 26 (Tenn. 2011) (citing Staples v. CBL & Assocs., Inc., 15 S.W.3d 83, 89 (Tenn. 2000)). 2 Recently, in Gossett v. Tractor Supply Co. Inc., 320 S.W.3d 777, 785-86 (Tenn. 2010), and in Kinsler v. Berkline, LLC, 320 S.W.3d 796, 801 (Tenn. 2010), our state Supreme Court held that the Hannan summary judgment standard applies in retaliatory discharge cases and expressly rejected the federal McDonnell Douglas framework. 3 We note that the recent amendment to the TPPA, Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-1-304(g), and the enactment of section 50-1-701 are inapplicable to the case | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
green
2 sentences2015Two years later it became clear that others in the Hannan majority viewed it as having fundamentally changed summary judgment practice when this Court, in a three-to-two decision, abandoned the burden-shifting mechanics set forth in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 , 93 S.Ct. 1817 , 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973), for use at the summary judgment stage of employment discrimination and retaliation cases, as incompatible with the Hannan summary judgment standard. 2015Two years later it became clear that others in the Hannan majority viewed it as having fundamentally changed summary judgment practice when this Court, in a three-to-two decision, abandoned the burden-shifting mechanics set forth in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 , 93 S.Ct. 1817 , 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973), for use at the summary judgment stage of employment discrimination and retaliation cases, as incompatible with the Hannan summary judgment standard. | 2 | 2015–2015 |
McClung v. Delta Square Ltd. Partnership
green
1 sentence2013McClung, 937 S.W.2d at 894 . | 1 | 2013–2013 |
James Fortune v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
green
1 sentence2011Fortune, 2010 WL 3984705, at *3 . | 1 | 2011–2011 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.