Mitchell v. Fujitec America, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION DARRYL MITCHELL, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:20–cv–363 JUDGE DOUGLAS R. COLE FUJITEC AMERICA, INC., et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER This case raises difficult questions regarding the scope of liability for intra- corporate statements made in connection with reporting alleged workplace misconduct. Defendant Fujitec America, Inc. terminated Plaintiff Darryl Mitchell (“Mitchell”) after Co-Defendant Shawnez McKenzie (“McKenzie”) made sexual harassment allegations against Mitchell to Fujitec’s human resources department.…