Legal Opinion
Willie Love v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 4, 2012No. 10-60106PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
The district court granted summary judgment dismissing Willie E. Love’s lawsuit against Tyson Foods, Inc. It held that Love was judicially estopped from bringing his claims against Tyson because he had failed to disclose them in his Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding. We AFFIRM.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Tyson Foods, Inc. (“Tyson”) hired Willie E. Love (“Love”) as a truck driver on July 23, 2007, but fired Love three days into his orientation after he disclosed that he had tested positive for drug use in 2001. Tyson cited safety concerns as the reason for dismissing…
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