Legal Opinion
Ruffin v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 10, 2002No. 2001 CA 0613PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
818 So.2d 965 (2002)
Gloria Mae RUFFIN
v.
WAL-MART STORES, INC.
No. 2001 CA 0613.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
May 10, 2002.
Johnnie A. Jones, Sr., Baton Rouge, for PlaintiffAppellant Gloria Mae Ruffin.
Thomas P. Anzelmo, Ken D. Brown, Metairie, for DefendantAppellee Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Before: WHPPLE, FOGG, and GUIDRY, JJ.
FOGG, Judge.
In this defamation action against an employer, the plaintiff appeals a judgment granting the defendant's motion for summary judgment and dismissing her lawsuit with prejudice. For the following reasons, we affirm.
The facts are undisputed. On March 15,…
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