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United States: SC Plaintiff Must Show More Than Mere Proximity in Time to Support Retalia-tory Discharge Claim
Posted on 30 Jan 2021 by Thomas A. Robinson

Construing South Carolina law, a federal district court held that a plaintiff's mere showing of proximity in time between her injury and her termination was insufficient to support a claim of retaliatory discharge. Interpreting S.C. Code Ann. §... Read More

Federal: California Plaintiff’s IIED Claim Barred by Exclusive Remedy Provisions of State Law
Posted on 5 Dec 2014 by Larson's Spotlight

A Federal district court in California granted an employer’s motion for summary judgment on exclusive remedy grounds as to one count of plaintiff’s complaint that alleged an intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”... Read More