Legal Opinion
Frakes v. Crete Carrier Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 13, 2009No. 08-10603PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case, plaintiff Lawrence Frakes (“Frakes”) filed suit for slander against his former employer, Crete Carrier Corporation (“Crete”). The district court granted Crete’s motion for summary judgment, finding that the defamatory statement alleged by Frakes was subject to a qualified privilege under Texas law. Frakes now appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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Crete is a trucking company based in Nebraska. In 2006, Crete hired Frakes to work as a night-shift mechanic in its facility in Wilmer, Texas (the…
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