Legal Opinion
Shields v. BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 29, 2000No. 99-8307PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Paul Shields appeals from a judgment entered against him dismissing his wrongful termination suit against Defendant BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. (“BAPCO”) under the doctrine of collateral estoppel. Prior to bringing suit in federal court, Shields sought unemployment benefits through the Georgia state courts. During those state proceedings, a Georgia Superior Court found that there was no record evidence that Shields was fired because of his protected status as an HIV-positive male. Based on this state court finding, the federal district court…
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