Legal Opinion
Ann C. Schweiss, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Chrysler Motors Corporation, Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1993No. 92-2500, 92-2647PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Ann Schweiss worked for the Chrysler Motors Corporation from 1984 through early 1989, when she was discharged. The reason given for her discharge was chronic and excessive absenteeism. Ms. Schweiss sued Chrysler in state court in 1989, alleging that she had actually been fired because she had reported various health and safety violations to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and that her discharge was therefore tortious under state law. Chrysler removed the case to federal court.
On motion, the trial court held that Ms. Schweiss’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rath v. Selection Research, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Julian E. VALDEZ, Appellant, v. MERCY HOSPITAL, an Iowa Non-Profit Organization and Corporation, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Ann C. Schweiss v. Chrysler Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Schweiss v. Chrysler Motors Corp.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1992
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- Kunzman v. Enron Corp.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1995
- Beckwith v. Career Blazers Learning Center of Washington, D.C., Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1996
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