Lindemuth v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Gernon, J.:

Kent D. Lindemuth appeals from a district court ruling which granted summary judgment to his former employer, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (Goodyear). The district court held that Lindemuth failed to allege sufficient facts to support the tort of outrage and that other incidents complained of by Lindemuth were not defamatory as a matter of law. The district court also held that the majority of Lindemuth’s claims involving his discharge from Goodyear were preempted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a) (1988).

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