Legal Opinion
Jeremy Thayer v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 8, 2009No. 09-5185UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Jeremy Thayer claims that his former employer, Tyson Foods, Inc. (“Tyson”), fired him in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. Tyson claims it terminated Thayer for altering a doctor’s form stating that his illness was not work related. Thayer appeals the District Court’s summary judgment dismissal of his retaliatory discharge claim. The issue before us is whether any reasonable juror could find that Tyson fired Thayer in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. Because Thayer has not pointed to facts sufficient to overcome Tyson’s…
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