Legal Opinion
Wardell Carter v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1997No. 96-3668PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Wardell Carter sued Ford Motor Company alleging that in discharging him, Ford violated the Family Medical Leave Act, breached its collective bargaining agreement, intentionally discriminated against him because of his race, and committed various state law torts. The district court 2 granted Ford’s motion for summary judgment. Carter appeals and we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Carter began working for Ford Motor Company in 1988. He was a member of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 325 and the UAW International, and was covered by the union’s collective bargaining agreement with…
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