Law360, New York (June 08, 2012, 4:43 PM ET) -- The Eighth Circuit on Friday found that a woman who had accidentally given a customer a receipt with a racial slur on it could sue for defamation after her employer, Genesco Inc., published statements implying the slur was intentional.
In a published decision, the Eighth Circuit upheld a lower court's decision to toss a false light invasion of privacy claim filed by former Genesco employee Jessica Cockram. But it also revived and remanded a defamation claim that had been tossed, finding that statements made by the...
8th Circ. Revives Employee's Racial Slur Defamation Claim
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