Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit May 18, 2001, 00-1627 (Sandra Smith v. Ashland, Inc., a Kentucky Corporation, Doing Business as Ashland Petroleum, Formerly Known as Ashland Oil & Refining Company)

MCMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Sandra Smith appeals from a final order entered in the United States District Court

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for the District of Minnesota, granting summary judgment in favor of Ashland, Inc., on her claims of discrimination based on race and gender, sexual harassment, and retaliation under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), Minn.Stat. § 363.01,

et seq.,

and common law battery.

Smith v.