Legal Opinion
Thomas Bagby, Jr. v. General Motors Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1992No. 92-1047PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
In this Texas diversity case, Plaintiff-Appellant Thomas Bagby, Jr., appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee General Motors Corporation (GM), in Bagby’s state law defamation action arising from his temporary suspension from employment by GM. Finding no reversible error in the decision of the district court, we affirm.
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FACTS
Bagby is employed by GM and is a member of a collective bargaining unit, which operates in the plant under the terms set forth in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between GM and the UAW. Under the terms of the CBA, GM must follow…
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