Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Acacia Life Insurance
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 2007No. 02-CV-1451, 02-CV-1452PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM. 1
Barbara Griffin appeals from two orders of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of Acacia Life Insurance Company, her former employer. On appeal she contends (1) that her claim of retaliation under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act is not barred by the doctrine of election of remedies, and (2) that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to Acacia on her claim of negligent supervision. We affirm in part and remand in part.
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A. Factual Background
Appellant, a longtime employee of Acacia, began working under the supervision of Arnold Rexroad, Manager…
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