Legal Opinion
Ahrens v. Perot Systems Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 3, 2000No. 99-10255PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Summary judgment having been awarded Perot Systems Corp., primarily at issue is whether judicial estoppel precludes Wendy J. Ahrens’ claim of discriminatory discharge by Perot Systems, in the light of her claim, in an earlier action, of discharge because of tortious interference with that employment. We AFFIRM.
I
Perot Systems hired Ahrens in 1992. She took a medical leave of absence in November 1994, and was released to return to work the following February.
That November, her supervisor, Howard, told her that, because of the 1996 budget, it was possible…
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