Legal Opinion
Laird v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 15, 1998No. C027975PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SIMS, Acting P. J.
Plaintiff Anne Laird was terminated from her sales position with the PennySaver, a publication owned by Sutton Industries, Inc. (Sutton). She sued defendant Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. (Cap Cities), Sutton’s parent corporation, alleging employment discrimination and wrongful termination. She did not name Sutton as a defendant.
Cap Cities moved for summary judgment on the ground that it was not Laird’s employer. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the complaint. Laird appeals. We shall affirm.
Factual And Procedural Background
The complaint.
Laird’s complaint…
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