by travisadmin | Aug 21, 2020 | News
In Marquardt v. City of North Cleveland, Ohio (6th Cir., No. 19-4223, 8/19/20), the plaintiff Jamie Marquardt, a captain in the Cleveland EMS, made incendiary comments on his private Facebook page regarding the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year old who was...
by travisadmin | Mar 4, 2020 | ADA, News
Last week, in Fisher v. Nissan North America (6th Cir. 2/27/20), the Sixth Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment by the Middle District of Tennessee. Fisher had worked as a production technician on Nissan’s factory line for 14 years with few disciplinary...
by travisadmin | Jan 24, 2019 | News, Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing
In Weinert v. City of Sevierville, (No. E2018-00479-COA-R3-CV, 1/23/19) the Eastern Section Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment against Weinert on her claim for retaliatory discharge in violation of the Tennessee Public Protection Act (“TPPA”)....
by travisadmin | Sep 16, 2017 | News
In Reitz v. City of Mt. Juliet, 2017 WL 3879201 (Tenn. Ct. App., August 31, 2017), the plaintiff Reitz had entered into a settlement agreement in January 2010 that contained a non-disparagement agreement and required the City to provide neutral employment...