Kentucky Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

In September of 2010, the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky heard a case involving a woman who slip and fell and suffered injuries from that fall. The case is Karrer v. Mac’s Convenience Stores, LLC, 2010 W 3781711 (W.D.Ky.)). In Karrer the facts are as follows.

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In August of 2010, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky decided a case regarding a former Lexington, Kentucky employee who sued his former employer alleging race discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation. (See Meads v. Dixie consumer Products, LLC, 2010 WL 3168091 (E.D.Ky)). In Meads, the Plaintiff worked for Defendant from October of 2007 until November 2008. Early on, Plaintiff was involved in an incident and was required to sign a Last Chance Agreement on March 12, 2008.

Even so, Plaintiff’s career with Defendant advanced. Plaintiff went from auto/packer to training for the treater mechanic position. But, Plaintiff during the qualifying time for the new position did not do as well as his employer would have liked and thus it was determined that Plaintiff would continue on the qualification period for a little while longer. Because he was required to work a little longer in this qualification period Plaintiff called the company hotline and raised issues regarding his advancement and Kentucky racial discrimination.

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In September of 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard a case involving a Regional Rehab Director who claimed he was fired due to his age and retaliated against. (See Eades v. Brookdale Senior Living, inc., 2010 WL 3927240 (C.A.6 (Tenn))). In Eades, Plaintiff filed age discrimination and retaliation claims against his employer for violations arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and Title VII along with similar state law claims under the Tennessee Human Rights Act. In the lower trial court, Plaintiff lost on summary judgment. Plaintiff in this age discrimination case appealed only the retaliation claim arguing that his employer offered a pretextual reason for dismissing him. This appellate court reversed the lower court on that issue and Plaintiff in his age discrimination retaliation claim was allowed to go back to court and fight-on on that issue. Plaintiff was 41 years old when he was hired and 42 when he was fired.

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