Lawson v. Ak Steel Corp.

Walsh, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Gregory Lawson, appeals two decisions by the Butler County Court of Common Pleas sustaining appellee’s motion for summary judgment and Civ.R. 12(B)(6) motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. We affirm the summary judgment and reverse and remand the dismissal for failure to state a claim.

Appellant has worked for defendant-appellee, AK Steel Corporation, since 1973. In late 1993, appellant was working as a section manager in the machine shop, when he was asked to take a “special assignment” in appellee’s purchasing department. Appellant claims that he…