Riddle v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Lockett, J.:

Plaintiff/employee appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant/employer after the court’s finding that the doctrine of after-acquired evidence was a complete defense to the employee’s claim of wrongful discharge and, as a matter of law, that the employer was entitled to judgment on the employee’s defamation claim.

Summary judgment is appropriate when the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is…