Legal Opinion
Shirley Shaheen v. Wellpoint, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 3, 2012No. 11-2317UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
2Per curiam
After her termination, Shirley Shaheen filed suit against her former employer, al leging defamation in the context of her termination. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of Shaheen’s employer and denied as moot her motion to compel production of certain privileged documents. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
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Shaheen worked for The WellPoint Companies (‘WellPoint”) in various capacities from March 2004 until October 2010. In March 2006, Shaheen was named a manager…
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