Legal Opinion
Everett Chattman v. Toho Tenax America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 13, 2012No. 10-5306PublishedCited by 190 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.
Everett Chattman appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to his employer on his claims of racial discrimination. Following recent Supreme Court precedent, we REVERSE and REMAND for trial.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background
It is undisputed that Plaintiff-Appellant Everett “Sly” Chattman had been an able employee at the Rockwood, Tennessee plant of Defendant-Appellee Toho Tenax America, Inc. (“Toho”) for 20 years at the time the events giving rise to this litigation took place. During the relevant time period, Chattman, an African American,…
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