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McDonnell Douglas framework in Florida

8 Florida opinions name it 1 courts 2007–2024 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Florida 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.

Followed or applied (12)

CaseFollowedCited
Paul Ossmann v. Meredith Corporationgreen
ca11 · 2023 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
2 sentences

2024Appellant has also failed to provide a convincing mosaic of circumstances to prove substantive discrimination; her evidence is based upon speculation, and the mere fact that an employee outside her protected class replaced her “is not enough to carry the day on the 1 McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973). substantive question of discrimination.” Ossmann v. Meredith Corp., 82 F.4th 1007, 1019 (11th Cir. 2023).

2024Appellant has also failed to provide a convincing mosaic of circumstances to prove substantive discrimination; her evidence is based upon speculation, and the mere fact that an employee outside her protected class replaced her “is not enough to carry the day on the 1 McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973). substantive question of discrimination.” Ossmann v. Meredith Corp., 82 F.4th 1007, 1019 (11th Cir. 2023).

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Jacqueline Lewis v. City of Union City, Georgiagreen
ca11 · 2019 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
2 sentences

2024See Lewis v. City of Union City, Ga., 918 F.3d 1213 , 1220–21 (11th Cir. 2019) (holding that to meet the McDonnell Douglas test for a prima facie case of employment discrimination, comparators must be substantially similar in material respects).

2024See Lewis v. City of Union City, Ga., 918 F.3d 1213 , 1220–21 (11th Cir. 2019) (holding that to meet the McDonnell Douglas test for a prima facie case of employment discrimination, comparators must be substantially similar in material respects).

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Tillis v. Sheriff of Indian River Countygreen
ca11 · 2015 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
2 sentences

2018See Tillis v. Sheriff of Indian River Cty., 603 F. App’x 851, 853 (11th Cir. 2015).

2018See Tillis v. Sheriff of Indian River Cty., 603 F. App’x 851, 853 (11th Cir. 2015).

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Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Services, LLCgreen
ca6 · 2013 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

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Haire v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical Collegegreen
ca5 · 2013 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

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Smith v. Lockheed Martin Corp.green
ca11 · 2011 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014For example, in Smith v. Lockheed-Martin Corp., 644 F.3d 1321, 1328 (11th Cir.2011), the Eleventh Circuit, after holding that the plaintiff had not identified a sufficient comparator to satisfy the fourth prong of McDonnell Douglas, stated: However, establishing the elements of the McDonnell Douglas framework is not, and never was intended to be, the sine qua non for a plaintiff to survive a summary judgment motion in an employment discrimination case.

2014For example, in Smith v. Lockheed-Martin Corp., 644 F.3d 1321, 1328 (11th Cir.2011), the Eleventh Circuit, after holding that the plaintiff had not identified a sufficient comparator to satisfy the fourth prong of McDonnell Douglas, stated: However, establishing the elements of the McDonnell Douglas framework is not, and never was intended to be, the sine qua non for a plaintiff to survive a summary judgment motion in an employment discrimination case.

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Andrea Weathers v. University of North Carolinagreen
ca4 · 2011 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

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William Schechner v. Kpix-Tvgreen
ca9 · 2012 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

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Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc.green
ca1 · 2012 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

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Tabor v. Hilti, Inc.green
ca10 · 2013 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

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Nancy G. Holmes v. Trinity Healthgreen
ca8 · 2013 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

2014Coll., 719 F.3d 356, 363-64 (5th Cir.2013); Rachells v. Cingular Wireless Employee Servs., LLC, 732 F.3d 652, 661 (6th Cir.2013); Holmes v. Trinity Health, 729 F.3d 817, 821 (8th Cir.2013); Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1216 (10th Cir.2013); Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., PR, Inc., 699 F.3d 563, 571 (1st Cir.2012); Schechner v. KPIX-TV, 686 F.3d 1018, 1023 (9th Cir.2012); and Weathers v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill, 447 Fed.Appx. 508, 510 (4th Cir.2011) (all utilizing some form of the traditional McDonnell Douglas test as the only circumstantial method of proof in a Title VII

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United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mallinckrodt, Inc.green
flmd · 2008 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2012–2012
2 sentences

2012See U.S. E.E.O.C. v. Mallinckrodt, Inc., 590 F.Supp.2d 1371, 1376 (M.D.Fla.2008).

2012See U.S. E.E.O.C. v. Mallinckrodt, Inc., 590 F.Supp.2d 1371, 1376 (M.D.Fla.2008).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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Also cited on this issue (7)

CaseCitedYears
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green green
scotus · 1973
2 sentences

2024Appellant has also failed to provide a convincing mosaic of circumstances to prove substantive discrimination; her evidence is based upon speculation, and the mere fact that an employee outside her protected class replaced her “is not enough to carry the day on the 1 McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973). substantive question of discrimination.” Ossmann v. Meredith Corp., 82 F.4th 1007, 1019 (11th Cir. 2023).

2024Appellant has also failed to provide a convincing mosaic of circumstances to prove substantive discrimination; her evidence is based upon speculation, and the mere fact that an employee outside her protected class replaced her “is not enough to carry the day on the 1 McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973). substantive question of discrimination.” Ossmann v. Meredith Corp., 82 F.4th 1007, 1019 (11th Cir. 2023).

42007–2024
Valenzuela v. Globeground North America, LLC green
fladistctapp · 2009
2 sentences

2011Valenzuela, 18 So.3d at 22 .

2011Valenzuela, 18 So.3d at 22 .

12011–2011
Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. green
scotus · 2000
2 sentences

2008Mary's Honor Center, [ 509 U.S. at 510 , 113 S.Ct. 2742 ], and the sole remaining issue [is] `discrimination vel non, ' [ United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. ] Aikens, [ 460 U.S. 711, 714 , 103 S.Ct. 1478 , 75 L.Ed.2d 403 (1983)]." Reeves, 530 U.S. at 142-43 , 120 S.Ct. 2097 .

2008Mary's Honor Center, [ 509 U.S. at 510 , 113 S.Ct. 2742 ], and the sole remaining issue [is] `discrimination vel non, ' [ United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. ] Aikens, [ 460 U.S. 711, 714 , 103 S.Ct. 1478 , 75 L.Ed.2d 403 (1983)]." Reeves, 530 U.S. at 142-43 , 120 S.Ct. 2097 .

12008–2008
St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks green
scotus · 1993
2 sentences

2008Mary's Honor Center, [ 509 U.S. at 510 , 113 S.Ct. 2742 ], and the sole remaining issue [is] `discrimination vel non, ' [ United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. ] Aikens, [ 460 U.S. 711, 714 , 103 S.Ct. 1478 , 75 L.Ed.2d 403 (1983)]." Reeves, 530 U.S. at 142-43 , 120 S.Ct. 2097 .

2008Mary's Honor Center, [ 509 U.S. at 510 , 113 S.Ct. 2742 ], and the sole remaining issue [is] `discrimination vel non, ' [ United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. ] Aikens, [ 460 U.S. 711, 714 , 103 S.Ct. 1478 , 75 L.Ed.2d 403 (1983)]." Reeves, 530 U.S. at 142-43 , 120 S.Ct. 2097 .

12008–2008
O'CONNOR v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp. green
scotus · 1996
2 sentences

2008In O'Connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp., 517 U.S. 308, 313 , 116 S.Ct. 1307 , 134 L.Ed.2d 433 (1996), the supreme court considered whether the prima facie case required that the younger person be outside of the protected class, i.e., under forty years of age.

2008In O'Connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp., 517 U.S. 308, 313 , 116 S.Ct. 1307 , 134 L.Ed.2d 433 (1996), the supreme court considered whether the prima facie case required that the younger person be outside of the protected class, i.e., under forty years of age.

12008–2008
United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens green
scotus · 1983
2 sentences

2008Mary's Honor Center, [ 509 U.S. at 510 , 113 S.Ct. 2742 ], and the sole remaining issue [is] `discrimination vel non, ' [ United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. ] Aikens, [ 460 U.S. 711, 714 , 103 S.Ct. 1478 , 75 L.Ed.2d 403 (1983)]." Reeves, 530 U.S. at 142-43 , 120 S.Ct. 2097 .

2008Mary's Honor Center, [ 509 U.S. at 510 , 113 S.Ct. 2742 ], and the sole remaining issue [is] `discrimination vel non, ' [ United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. ] Aikens, [ 460 U.S. 711, 714 , 103 S.Ct. 1478 , 75 L.Ed.2d 403 (1983)]." Reeves, 530 U.S. at 142-43 , 120 S.Ct. 2097 .

12008–2008
Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine green
scotus · 1981
2 sentences

2008"This obligation arises both from the necessity of rebutting the inference of discrimination arising from the prima facie case and from the requirement that the plaintiff be afforded `a full and fair opportunity' to demonstrate pretext." Id. *642 Once the defendant presents such evidence, "`the McDonnell Douglas framework-with its presumptions and burdens'-disappear[s], St.

2008"This obligation arises both from the necessity of rebutting the inference of discrimination arising from the prima facie case and from the requirement that the plaintiff be afforded `a full and fair opportunity' to demonstrate pretext." Id. *642 Once the defendant presents such evidence, "`the McDonnell Douglas framework-with its presumptions and burdens'-disappear[s], St.

12008–2008

Statutes the citing opinions construe

FL § 760.10 (3)

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.

Where else courts name it

CA 173 (1992–2026) OH 102 (1985–2026) TX 100 (1993–2026) MI 83 (1997–2026) MN 78 (1985–2025) NJ 54 (1978–2026) TN 39 (1997–2020) WA 30 (1985–2025) IA 24 (1990–2026) VT 22 (1979–2026) PA 20 (1983–2026) KY 19 (2002–2025) NM 18 (1990–2025) IL 16 (1989–2026) MA 15 (1994–2025) WV 15 (1985–2025) NY 13 (2012–2026) DC 13 (2000–2025) HI 11 (1997–2025) MO 10 (1984–2024) MD 10 (2000–2025) DE 10 (1980–2026) ME 10 (2003–2023) RI 9 (2004–2017) GA 9 (2013–2023) CT 9 (1991–2024) FL 8 (2007–2024) MT 8 (1987–2007) ND 7 (1993–2015) MS 7 (1991–2017) NE 6 (1999–2017) IN 6 (1995–2009) LA 5 (2005–2022) NC 5 (2004–2019) AK 5 (1983–2019) SD 4 (2006–2018) KS 3 (1990–2024) NH 3 (2001–2024) ID 3 (1979–2018) VA 3 (1997–2011) UT 3 (2022–2025) CO 2 (2000–2001) WY 2 (2006–2009) VI 2 (2015–2015) AR 2 (2013–2014) WI 2 (1985–2016)

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