Adkins v. General Motors Corp.

SUMMARY ORDER

General Motors (“GM”) appeals from the judgment below in favor of William Adkins, asking this Court to vacate the jury verdict in Adkins’ favor and to reverse the district court’s denial of GM’s motion for judgment as a matter of law. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural posture of the case.

We conclude that GM should have prevailed on its motion for judgment as a matter of law as to Adkins’ breach of fiduciary duty claim, which was the sole claim that went to trial. There was no cognizable theory underlying this claim. To the extent that the…