Legal Opinion
Oates v. Chattanooga Publishing Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 21, 2006No. E2005-00778-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
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OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · SwineyD. Michael Swiney, J.
in which CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.
Joan Oates (“Plaintiff’) was employed by the Chattanooga Publishing Company (“Defendant”) for approximately twenty-three years. In January of 2004, Plaintiff was observed on Defendant’s security camera making obscene gestures with her middle finger toward the camera and then covering the security camera with a cup for a period of time. Defendant terminated Plaintiffs employment. Plaintiff filed this lawsuit alleging that she was terminated because of a disability. Plaintiff also claimed that she was subjected to a hostile…
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