Blair v. Allied Maintenance Corp.

OPINION

KOCH, Judge.

This appeal involves a workplace altercation between an employee and his supervisor. The employee filed an action for assault, outrageous conduct, and breach of implied contract in the Circuit Court for Rutherford County against his supervisor and his employer. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, stating that the employee’s suit was preempted by federal labor law and that his remedies were limited to those available under the Workers’ Compensation Law or the collective bargaining agreement. The trial court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment…