Split 9th Circuit Reverses Hearsay Ruling On Statement By Former Supervisor

Mealey's (May 9, 2019, 11:29 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A trial court erred when it excluded as hearsay a statement allegedly made by a plaintiff’s former supervisor while that supervisor was still employed by the same employer but in a different role, a split Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled April 29, reinstating the plaintiff’s failure-to-promote claim (David Weil v. Citizens Telecom Services Company, LLC, et al., No. 16-35813, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 12666)....