Legal Opinion
Karen Auday v. Wet Seal Retail, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 25, 2012No. 12-5057PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
Karen Auday had a bad week. To start, her employer, Wet Seal Retail, fired her, a decision she believes was based on age. Four days later, she and her husband filed for bankruptcy. Auday now attempts to sue Wet Seal for age discrimination, but the claim became property of her estate when she entered bankruptcy. We thus must vacate the judgment and return the case to the district court either to allow Auday to dismiss the action without prejudice or to allow Auday to amend the complaint.
In December 2008, according to the complaint, Auday started work at a Wet Seal…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- White v. Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- Reed v. City of ArlingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
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