Allen v. Dana Light Axle Products, LLC

ORDER

Terry Allen appeals from an order enforcing the oral settlement agreement he reached with his former employer, Dana Light Axle Products, claiming that he agreed to the settlement under duress. Because the record demonstrates that Allen entered freely into the agreement, we affirm.

Allen worked for Dana as a machine operator for 23 years before his termination in 2009, purportedly for poor job performance. He then sued the company, one of its employees, and his former union, claiming race, age, and disability discrimination. The district judge recruited an attorney for him. Shortly…