Teamsters Local Union No. 89 v. Kroger Co.
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- III, Simpson
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- summary judgment
- State
- Kentucky
- Circuit
- Sixth Circuit
Related Laws
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Claim Types
Outcome
The court granted Kroger's motion for summary judgment, holding that Kroger was not obligated to arbitrate a grievance filed by the Teamsters union on behalf of a former employee. The court found that Kroger had no contractual duty to arbitrate because the employee was hired by a vendor contractor, not Kroger, and the collective bargaining agreement did not apply to the grievance.
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Judgment affirmed. Although the appellant designated only the trial court's final judgment in his notice of appeal, this court could address the trial court's interlocutory rulings because interlocutory orders merge with a court's final judgment. The trial court did not err by denying the appellant's motion to compel, motion for sanctions, motion to strike, or motion in limine. The appellant failed to demonstrate that his employer either waived its ability to rely on, or was prevented from relying on, his criminal background as the grounds for terminating his at-will employment. The trial court did not err by denying appellant's motion for judicial notice or motion for summary judgment. The trial court properly granted appellees summary judgment on appellant's claims of race discrimination, disability discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, unlawful aiding and abetting of discrimination, and defamation.
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