Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 31, 2007No. 05-3383PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Michael Lewis brought suit against his former employer, Defendant-Appellee Circuit City, for wrongful termination, based on alleged retaliation against Lewis for seeking workers’ compensation benefits, a tort recognized by Kansas. However, Lewis has already arbitrated a claim of retaliatory discharge against Circuit City, pursuant to an arbitration agreement he signed with his employment application, and lost on the merits of that claim. Yet Lewis now brings the very same claim of retaliatory discharge in court based on the same incident and harm…
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