Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Coca-Cola Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 15, 2008No. 07-2107PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Upon returning from vacation in Jamaica, Dudley Thompson was terminated by The Coca-Cola Company (“Coca-Cola”) for failure to follow office procedure including not finding someone to cover his shifts while he was away. Thompson alleges that he suffered discrimination based on his race and national origin in addition to retaliation for engaging in protected conduct. The district court granted summary judgment for Coca-Cola. Thompson appeals. After careful consideration, we affirm.
I. Background
We recite the facts from the record in the light most favorable to the…
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