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Causation in Retaliation Claims: Conflict Between the Prima Facie Case and the Plaintiff's Ultimate Burden of Pretext

Author: Rhea Gertken (Washington University School of Law)

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Keywords: Lex talionis, Evidence, Prima facie, Pretexting, Proximate cause (Law), Clark County School District v. Breeden 532 U.S. 268 (2001), McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green 411 U.S. 792 (1973), Causation (Tort law), Employment discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Civil Rights Act of 1964

How to Cite: Gertken, R. (2003) “Causation in Retaliation Claims: Conflict Between the Prima Facie Case and the Plaintiff's Ultimate Burden of Pretext”, Washington University Law Review. 81(1).