Smith v. Xerox Corp.: The Fifth Circuit Maintains Mixed-Motive Applicability in Title VII Retaliation Claims

Recent Development by Kimberly Cheeseman

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the mixed-motive framework applies to Title VII retaliation cases and a plaintiff can present circumstantial or direct evidence to obtain a mixed-motive jury instruction. Smith v. Xerox Corp., 602 F.3d 320, 329, 331-32 (5th Cir. 2010).


About the Author

Kimberly Cheeseman. J.D. candidate 2012, Tulane University School of Law; B.A. 2009, Duke University.

Citation

85 Tul. L. Rev. 1395 (2011)