Legal Opinion

Austin v. Inet Technologies, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided October 23, 2003No. 05-01-01915-CVPublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

Diana Austin sued Inet Technologies, Inc., (Inet), her former employer, for defamation arising from an incident that resulted in Austin’s firing. 1 In a single issue, Austin contends the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in Inet’s favor. For the reasons that follow, we resolve Austin’s issue against her and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Austin was employed by Inet from July 1998 to June 2000 as a technical trainer. Johnny Michael was Austin’s direct supervisor. On June 9, 2000, Austin was conducting a training…

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