Legal Opinion
DeCoe v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1994No. 93-1225PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Robert DeCoe, appeals a summary judgment dismissing his claims of slander, tortious interference with economic relations, conspiracy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress against his former employer, defendant General Motors Corporation. DeCoe’s claims were made in response to publicized allegations made by De-Coe’s former co-employees at GM, that De-Coe had sexually harassed them. The district court held that section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, preempted all of the plaintiffs claims. At issue on appeal is whether…
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