Legal Opinion
Harris v. Tietex International Ltd.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided June 29, 2016No. Appellate Case No. 2014-000902; Opinion No. 5418PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHORT, J.:
In this defamation case, Gary Harris appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Tietex International, Ltd. (Tietex), arguing the trial court erred in finding summary judgment was appropriate based on (1) a lack of genuine issue of material fact, (2) the statute of limitations, (3) res judicata, and (4) collateral estoppel. We affirm.
FACTS
In 1994, Tietex hired Harris as a senior research chemist. In 2006, Harris began to complain of having difficulty breathing and experiencing flu-like symptoms and headaches. Harris believed his health problems were being caused…
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