Legal Opinion
Runyon v. Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 30, 2010No. 09-3015PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Timothy L. Runyon worked for Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. (“Extrusion”), for about a year, from February 2005 until February 2006. Extrusion is a manufacturer of plastic film. Runyon worked in one of its Terre Haute plants as a support operator in the finishing area. From the start, he had a turbulent relationship with his co-workers. After several heated disputes, Extrusion decided to fire him. Because it did not take similarly harsh action against a younger employee, Troy Corbett, even though Corbett had also misbehaved, Runyon concluded that the company had…
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