Newport Shipyard, Inc. v. Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights

Decided November 27, 1984. Thomas F. Kelleher wrote the opinion for the court.

484 A.2d 893 · Cited 238 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
• Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · 450 U.S. 248
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424
• Guarino v. Department of Social Welfare · 410 A.2d 425
• Narragansett Electric Company v. Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights · 374 A.2d 1022
• Caswell v. George Sherman Sand & Gravel Co. · 424 A.2d 646
• Williams v. City of Montgomery · 550 F. Supp. 662

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• Foxon Packaging Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 905 F. Supp. 1139
• Gutchen v. Board of Governors of the University of Rhode Island · 148 F. Supp. 2d 151
• Costa v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles · 543 A.2d 1307
• Iacampo v. Hasbro, Inc. · 929 F. Supp. 562
• Wayne Distributing Co. v. Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights · 673 A.2d 457
• State Ex Rel. State of W. Va. Human Rights Commission v. Logan-Mingo Area Mental Health Agency, Inc. · 329 S.E.2d 77
• DeCamp v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. · 875 A.2d 13
• Johnson v. Newport County Chapter for Retarded Citizens, Inc. · 799 A.2d 289
• Hodgens v. General Dynamics Corp. · 963 F. Supp. 102
• Shoucair v. Brown University · 917 A.2d 418
• Eastridge v. Rhode Island College · 996 F. Supp. 161
• Marley v. United Parcel Service, Inc. · 665 F. Supp. 119
• Rathbun v. Autozone, Inc. · 253 F. Supp. 2d 226
• Donnelly v. Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education · 929 F. Supp. 583
• Wyss v. General Dynamics Corp. · 24 F. Supp. 2d 202
• Lieberman-Sack v. Harvard Community Health Plan of New England, Inc. · 882 F. Supp. 249
• Brouillette v. Department of Employment & Training Board of Review · 677 A.2d 1344
• Tardie v. Rehabilitation Hosp. of Rhode Island · 6 F. Supp. 2d 125
• Moran v. GTech Corp. · 989 F. Supp. 84
• Kriegel v. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, DEPT. OF CORRS. · 266 F. Supp. 2d 288
• Taylor v. STATE OF RI, DEPT. OF MHRH · 736 F. Supp. 15
• Vingi v. Rhode Island · 991 F. Supp. 44

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