Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 5, 2010No. 08-14991PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
While in the midst of a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan, plaintiff-appellant Brenda Robinson brought an employment discrimination claim against her former employer, defendant-appellee Tyson Foods. The district court granted summary judgment for Tyson Foods on the threshold issue of judicial estoppel. The court reasoned that because Robinson failed to disclose her employment discrimination suit to the bankruptcy court, she had taken inconsistent positions under oath with the intent of misleading the court. Robinson contends that she did not take inconsistent positions under oath…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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