Legal Opinion
Rea v. Federated Investors
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 15, 2010No. 10-1440PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Dean Rea filed a complaint in the United States District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania alleging that Federated Investors violated 11 U.S.C. § 525(b) when it refused to hire Rea because he had previously declared bankruptcy. The District Court granted Federated’s motion under Rule 12(b)(6), Fed.R.Civ.P., to dismiss for failure to state a claim, holding, in accordance with the majority of other courts to have addressed the issue, that § 525(b) does not create a cause of action against private employers who engage in…
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