Legal Opinion
Gilda F. Williams v. Ac Spark Plugs Division of General Motors Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1993No. 92-1567PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Gilda Williams appeals a judgment dismissing her claims against the AC Spark Plugs Division of General Motors Corporation (“GM”). She argues that the district court had no jurisdiction and that its findings are vague and incorrect. We affirm.
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Williams started to work at GM’s Wichita Falls, Texas, plant in 1979. She is a citizen of Texas; GM is incorporated in Delaware and has its principal place of business in Michigan. In May 1986, Williams developed pain in her wrist and arm, which her family doctor diagnosed as work-related carpal tunnel syndrome. Her doctor…
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