Legal Opinion
Seals v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 17, 2008No. 07-4415PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGuy, J.
BATCHELDER, J. (p. 772), and McKEAGUE, J. (pp. 772-73), delivered separate concurring opinions.
*768OPINION
RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Chavtz Seals, who was injured at work, brought this action asserting a workplace intentional tort claim against defendant General Motors Corporation (GM). The district court granted GM’s motion for summary judgment, finding (1) that this claim was barred by a release plaintiff signed in connection with a voluntary buyout of his employment, and (2) that plaintiff failed to demonstrate a genuine issue of material fact with respect to his intentional…
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