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Case Name | Wood v. Safeway, Inc. | |
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Date | 10/20/2005 | |
Note | Employer not civilly liable for injuries stemming from animosity where the animosity is related to the employment situation. | |
Citation | 121 P.3d 1026 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 62005 NV |
Beesley, Peck, Matteoni & Cossitt, Ltd. , and Paul A. Matteoni, Reno; Littler Mendelson and Susan Heaney Hilden, Reno, for Respondent Safeway. As a result of the sexual assaults, Doe became pregnant and gave birth to a healthy child, who is now under the care of Doe and Alan and Judy Wood. *fn13 We take this opportunity to put to rest any questions regarding the continued viability of the "slightest doubt" standard. *fn17 The substantive law controls which factual disputes are material and will preclude summary judgment; other factual disputes are irrelevant. "*fn21 The nonmoving party "'is not entitled to build a case on the gossamer threads of whimsy, speculation, and conjecture.
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