Legal Opinion
Dennis Epps v. The City of Pine Lawn
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 19, 2003No. 02-3064PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Dennis Epps appeals the district court’s 1 summary judgment in favor of the City of Pine Lawn, Missouri (“Pine Lawn”), in Epps’s discrimination and workers’ compensation claims. We affirm.
I. Background
Epps served the City of Pine Lawn as a police officer for over thirteen years. Epps suffered numerous injuries during his employment. Epps filed workers’ compensation claims for at least two of the injuries. Eventually, Epps’s injuries left him unable to perform his job duties. Thereafter, Pine Lawn terminated him. 2
Epps’s first pertinent injury occurred August 1,1998, when…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Ronald J. Fenney v. Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Company, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus on Behalf of TheCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Martin v. City of WashingtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Robert v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2012
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